COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) 鈥� With help from Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins are on the verge of sweeping their opening playoff series against Columbus.Crosby played keep-away with three Blue Jackets players behind the net before passing the puck to a ...
CRANBERRY TWP. 鈥� Toward the end of Game 2 of the quarterfinal playoff series between the Penguins and Blue Jackets on Friday, Matt Calvert appeared to take out his frustrations on Tom Kuhnhackl.After the game was in hand for the Penguins, Calvert, a Blue Jackets forward, broke his stick on ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Marc-Andre Fleury will remain in net for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their playoff series against Columbus while Matt Murray deals with a lower-body injury.Murray was scheduled to start Game 1 but left after suffering a lower-body injury in warm-ups. Fleury came on ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� On a recent spring morning, Mike Sullivan stood stoically at center ice at PPG Paints Arena shouting instructions to his players. Through his thick New England accent, Sullivan was dropping R鈥檚 -- 鈥渟kate hahd!鈥� 鈥渇astuh!鈥� 鈥� and knowledge on the Penguins.The players ...
Scott Wilson has been a chameleon for the Penguins this season. He鈥檚 played on the top line, slid down into a checking role and even logged some time on the power play, blending in wherever he鈥檚 been needed.Though he鈥檚 been used in different ways, it seems like he鈥檚 still in search of ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to balance desperation and cool heads as they make a last-gasp, late-season run at a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Jakub Voracek and Dale Weise sparked Philadelphia鈥檚 four-goal third period and the Flyers finished a four-game road trip ...
