When the Penguins were chosen to participate in the NHL鈥檚 inaugural Winter Classic to be held at Buffalo鈥檚 Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2008, there weren鈥檛 many guys on the roster who knew what to expect. That鈥檚 because those games just didn鈥檛 happen all that often.The NHL had gone ...
The Penguins took the ice Sunday with a chance to pull within three points of the Washington Capitals for first place in the Metropolitan Division.That didn鈥檛 happen.The mood was light after a pregame ceremony that recognized Sidney Crosby for finally picking up his 1,000th NHL point last ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Admittedly not where they want to be in the standings, the Detroit Red Wings still have plenty of fight left.That much was evident this weekend with back-to-back wins against two of the NHL鈥檚 best teams.Tomas Tatar and Thomas Vanek scored early third-period goals to lead ...
Nothing polarizes groups of people like a 鈥渂est of鈥� list.Anytime an individual or group comes together to decide the top, the best, or most outstanding of something, there are going to be omissions that lead to great debates.The 鈥樷��100 Greatest NHL Players鈥欌�� announced Friday during a ...
On Sept. 4, 2016, I took a long, hard look at Penguins forward Conor Sheary in this space. I pointed to his production alongside Sidney Crosby during the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a sign that he could potentially thrive in that role moving forward, but I also spent time being a critical of the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Conor Sheary is in the midst of a career-best stretch 鈥� and he enjoyed another big game against his hometown team.The Pittsburgh forward scored two goals, Sidney Crosby added his league-leading 28th and the Penguins won their fourth straight game, 5-1 over the Boston ...
