The Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay sits as the first wild card team in the Eastern Conference at 43-26-7 (93 pts). The Lightning are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games as they work towards a post-season berth for a seventh consecutive season. The Lightning…… read more »
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Neal Brown picks up a pair of commitments, Darian DeVries adds his first high school recruit, and WVU baseball travels to Kansas
Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Good morning! This is the Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure…… read more »
Nashville Predators’ Michael McCarron nominated for Masterton Award
Nashville Predators’ Michael McCarron has persevered through personal struggles to get where he is today, making him the perfect Masterton nominee.… read more »
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby sounds off on key moment that led to crucial Capitals win
Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery called Thursday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins the team’s “biggest game of the year” — but it was Sidney Crosby and co. who came out on top in a critical matchup at Capital One Arena. The Pens beat the Caps 4-1, in the process moving to just one point back…… read more »
Could this Stanley Cup champion — with ties to Devils’ GM — fill NJ’s coaching void?
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma, center, and assistant coaches Tom Fitzgerald, right, and Mike Yeo, left, are shown with players Bill Guerin, seated left, Sidney Crosby, center, and Tyler Kennedy, right, in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) AP By Ryan…… read more »
Lightning visit the Penguins after Paul’s 2-goal game
Tampa Bay Lightning (43-26-7, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (35-30-11, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after Nicholas Paul scored two goals in the Lightning’s 7-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Pittsburgh has a 35-30-11 record overall and…… read more »
Caps, out of playoff spot, aim to rebound vs. Hurricanes
Following a 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, the Capitals are in a 0-3-1 swoon that has them one point behind the Philadelphia Flyers for third place in the Metropolitan Division and one point back of the New York Islanders, who hold the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot. The Capitals (36-29-10, 82…… read more »
New faces help the Penguins beat the Capitals 4-1 and move closer to a playoff spot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin carried the Pittsburgh Penguins back into contention with starring performances over the past couple of weeks. When they were held off the scoresheet Thursday night in arguably the team’s biggest game of the season, a handful of new faces stepped up to deliver a 4-1 victory at…… read more »
Penguins jump out early, roll to win over Capitals
The visiting Pittsburgh Penguins scored twice in the first period Thursday and held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 in a game with large implications on the playoff race. Ryan Shea, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Michael Bunting and Lars Eller scored, and Reilly Smith added two assists for the Penguins (35-33-11, 81 points), who extended their…… read more »
Former BC High star from Milton scores first career NHL goal with Penguins
The ex-Northeastern defenseman opened the scoring Thursday night in a key showdown against Washington.… read more »