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Perhaps This Explains Why Petr Sykora Isn't Returning to the Penguins

Since taking over the behind the Penguins' bench in mid-February, Dan Bylsma could do no wrong during his head coaching debut in Pittsburgh. His hiring, combined with the return of defenseman Sergei Gonchar, and the in-season acquisitions of Chris Kunitz, Bill Guerin and Craig Adams, helped the Penguins win their first...

Constructing the Stanley Cup Champs

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended a 17-year Stanley Cup drought on Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, giving the franchise its third championship. While current general manager Ray Shero will get his name on the cup for overseeing the hockey operations the past three seasons, former general manager Craig...

New Faces in New Places in Cup Finals

So the rematch is set: Pittsburgh vs. Detroit. For the first time in 25 years, the same two teams will meet in back-to-back years for the right to fight for Lord Stanley's Cup, and while one of these teams is relatively similar to last year's version (with one big exception) the other is very, very different.Pittsburgh...

Blackhawks' Joel Quenneville Fined $10K

After watching his team get thumped on its home ice, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville sounded off in the postgame press conference, berating the officiating crew of Marc Joannette and Kevin Pollock for issuing Matt Walker a roughing penalty at the end of the first period, leading to...

Evgeni Malkin Steps Up for Pittsburgh

After Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward put on a goaltending clinic on Monday, prompting the discussion of whether or not they're legitimate franchise goaltenders, the two players, along with their collective defenses, seemingly took the night off on Thursday as Pittsburgh picked up a 7-4 win in Game 2 of the Eastern...

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04/07/12 NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 Source: United Press International (UPI) Evgeni Malkin scored his 50th goal of the season Saturday to finish off Pittsburgh's 4-2 win over Philadelphia, a prelude to their first-round playoff series.
04/07/12 Mike Mottau Maintaining His Allegiance to Boston... Source: NESN Mike Mottau is loving life in a black and gold world these days since the Avon, Mass. native came back home to the Bruins in a deal at the NHL trade deadline.
04/06/12 Three regulars don't play due to injuries Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA The Penguins played without three regulars Thursday night against the New York Rangers and likely will be without them again Saturday afternoon when Philadelphia visits Consol Energy Center for the regular-season finale.
04/05/12 Bruins beat Bishop, Senators 3-1 Source: Bangor Daily News - Bangor ME Anton Khudobin stopped 44 shots in his Bruins debut and Boston defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 Thursday night.
04/05/12 Pens clinch No. 4 seed with 5-2 win over Rangers Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune PITTSBURGHâMarc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.