The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries. TheyÎÞëÊÓƵ™re not the only perennial contender to miss the playoffs, either, with the Buffalo Sabres among the roughly half dozen newcomers in the 16-team ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ÎÞëÊÓƵ” For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beating New Jersey, ending their postseason drought that lasted three seasons. They had made 16 postseason appearances ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) ÎÞëÊÓƵ” It might be a stretch to say that the rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin saved the NHL. There is no doubt their arrival ushered in a new era for a league desperately in need of a jolt after losing the 2004-05 season to a lockout. Separated by a year in the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) ÎÞëÊÓƵ” The Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida from playoff contention with their second win in as many days over the Panthers while moving closer to clinching a spot in the postseason themselves. Rickard Rakell scored twice and Sidney ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) ÎÞëÊÓƵ” Evgeni Malkin had his 14th career hat trick and added an assist to become the 23rd player in NHL history to reach 1,400 career points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Florida Panthers 9-4 on Saturday to eliminate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions from ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ÎÞëÊÓƵ” Anthony Cirelli registered his second career hat trick, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved into first place in the Atlantic Division after a 6-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Zemgus Girgensons ...
