Almost every single time the 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins have needed a lift, or a big goal, or somebody to just do something to swing the momentum of a game, it seems like Jason Zucker has been the person to deliver it. Maybe he is not quite the Penguins’ MVP this season, simply because Sidney Crosby…… read more »
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SvoNotes: Blue Jackets slowly but surely getting back to health
“It’s good,” said Werenski, who suffered his season-ending injury Nov. 10. The even better news for the Blue Jackets is Werenski isn’t the only one who feels that way. Teammates Justin Danforth and Jake Bean also suffered season-ending shoulder injuries early in the season — Danforth on Oct. 22, Bean on Nov. 15 — but…… read more »
Big Deal, Little Deal, No Deal: Nylander’s debut, lineup mis-alignment
Jason Zucker is having a great time for a great season. Zucker has been huge for the Penguins lately, often driving them on and helping them re-find footing in tough times. It’s a contract year for Zucker, who isn’t young (then again, not many on this team are).… read more »
Pens Points: A Rollercoaster
The Penguins on Tuesday managed to play one of their worst games of the season but also rebounded to earn two points against the basement-dwelling Blue Jackets.… read more »
Monessen School Board says thanks but no thanks to Penguins, paying for charter bus itself
The Monessen girls basketball team is bound for the PIAA playoffs — and now the school board says they’ll pay for a charter bus to get the team there.… read more »
Penguins host the Islanders after overtime victory
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Islanders after the Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime.… read more »
Penguins escape 4-goal hole, down Blue Jackets in OT
Sidney Crosby’s third point Tuesday was a power-play goal on a blast from the right circle at 2:45 of overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins scored five unanswered goals to top the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4. Jason Zucker scored twice, Jake Guentzel and Danton Heinen also scored, Evgeni Malkin had three assists and Rickard Rakell…… read more »
Crosby scores in OT as Penguins rally by Blue Jackets 5-4
Call it one of the fringe benefits of having the NHL’s oldest team. Sidney Crosby capped a frantic rally with a blast from the right circle that beat Blue Jackets backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson 2:45 into the extra period as the Penguins scrambled to a 5-4 win. “We’ll take those two points but we know…… read more »
NHL roundup: Penguins erase 4-goal deficit, drop Jackets in OT
Sidney Crosby’s third point Tuesday was a power-play goal on a blast from the right circle at 2:45 of overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins scored five unanswered goals to top the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4. Jason Zucker scored twice, Jake Guentzel and Danton Heinen also scored, Evgeni Malkin had three assists and Rickard Rakell…… read more »
Columbus Blue Jackets overwhelmed by Pittsburgh Penguins’ push, fall in OT
A different plot ends the same in Pittsburgh for the Blue Jackets, whose four-goal lead vanishes in 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins… read more »