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Alexei Kovalev Traded to Penguins

By Adam GretzFeb 24th 2011 – 12:58PM

In the aftermath of Monday's trade that saw the Penguins send Alex Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal and Matt Niskanen, Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero made it pretty clear he would still like to add another forward to his roster. On Thursday, he did just that by sending a conditional draft pick to the Ottawa...

NHL Trade Deadline: Pittsburgh Penguins

By Adam GretzFeb 21st 2011 – 12:15PM

When all is said and done with this season the question asked about the Pittsburgh Penguins may turn out to be what if? As in, what if this team wasn't ravaged by a series of mid-season injuries that depleted their collection of forwards? Sidney Crosby, having perhaps the best year of his career, hasn't played a game...

Evgeni Malkin Out With Injury, Penguins Depth Gets Major Test

By Adam GretzJan 19th 2011 – 3:56PM

Over the past four years the Pittsburgh Penguins have constructed their lineup around what has arguably been the best collection of centers in the NHL: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. When all three are in the lineup, there's not many -- if any -- teams in the league that can match up with them down the...

Marc-Andre Fleury Mocks Carey Price Celebration (Video)

By Adam GretzJan 12th 2011 – 10:36PM

A week ago the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout, 2-1, which ended when Carey Price stopped Chris Kunitz in the fifth round of the shootout. To celebrate, Price instantly stood up, folded his arms, and struck a celebratory pose. (It wasn't the first time he's done it, as he made a different...

Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos: Comparing the Numbers

By Adam GretzJan 5th 2011 – 3:15PM

Barring injury, or a sudden surge from somebody down the list, the race for the NHL's goal-scoring crown appears as if it's going to come down to Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos, the two players that shared the top spot a year ago with 51 goals. The two will face off Wednesday night in...

chris kunitz News From the Web

  • 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 PITTSBURGH—Marc-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.

Background on chris kunitz

Christopher Kunitz (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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