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 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Embattled goaltender Jaroslav Halak is glad to be back and contributing to the New York Islanders' run to the playoffs.Halak, after spending time in the American Hockey League, won for the first time since December when John Tavares scored in the shootout to lead the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� A moment of reconciliation more than 15 years in the making allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to pay tribute to an important part of their past.Then Sidney Crosby and the precocious kids who play alongside him provided a thrilling reminder of just how good the defending ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Their MVP candidate center, the one that's not Sidney Crosby, is hurting. Four of their top seven defensemen are in street clothes dealing with a variety of injuries.And yet the Pittsburgh Penguins keep rolling anyway.Their 6-4 victory over New Jersey on Friday night ...
Marc Andre Fleury is a better goaltender than Matt Murray.I know the stats don鈥檛 back me up right now, but I鈥檓 basing it on what I鈥檝e seen the last few weeks and the last 12 years.Murray is still a rookie and he was the Penguins' No. 1 goalie in their Stanley Cup run last year. The ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� You can slice and dice the Pirates 2017 outlook countless ways, but it all comes down to this:They need a rebound season from Gerrit Cole.More than anything else, that will determine whether they recover from the 20-game decline they experienced last season.Starting pitching is ...
