The non-playoff Pittsburgh Penguins came to Nationwide to take on the last place Blue Jackets. The game was not meaningless, however, because a last place finish and the best chance at winning the draft lottery was still on the line for the home team. Four Blue Jackets made their NHL debuts – Pyyhtia, Svozil, Angle,…… read more »
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Emil Bemstrom with a Goal vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Emil Bemstrom (Columbus Blue Jackets) with a Goal vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 04/13/2023… read more »
Welcome to a rare NHL postseason without Crosby and Ovechkin
There’s a significant change in the Eastern Conference playoff landscape this year. For one, it’s the first time since Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby’s rookie seasons in 2005-06 that Pittsburgh will not be in the playoffs. It’s also the first time since 2007-08 that both Ovechkin and Crosby will not compete for the Stanley Cup.… read more »
NHL playoffs full of NYC teams: Rangers, Islanders, Devils
Keith Yandle walked into coffee shops when he played hockey in New York and would hear people talking about the next Rangers game against the Islanders or the New Jersey Devils. All three New York-area teams are in the NHL playoffs this year — just the fourth time that has happened and the first since…… read more »
Hartford Whalers played their last game 26 years ago today. Why the team still matters in Connecticut
It was 26 years ago Thursday when the Hartford Whalers played their last game before relocating to North Carolina. The Whalers originated in Boston and played in Hartford from 1974 to 1997, starting as a WHA franchise before moving to the NHL in 1979. Owner Peter Karmanos Jr. moved the franchise to Raleigh, N.C. in 1997 and…… read more »
The streak is over: Penguins not in playoffs for first time since 2006
The Penguins haven’t won a playoff series since 2018. With a victory over Montreal on Wednesday night, the New York Islanders clinched a wild-card spot and eliminated Pittsburgh from the postseason race. It ends the Penguins’ run of playoff appearances at 16 years, which was the longest active streak in major North American professional sports.…… read more »
Penguins’ Woes Are Many And It’s Only Going To Get Worse
In the end all the Penguins had to do to extend their NHL playoff streak from 16 seasons to 17 was to beat the two worst teams in the league. “If you look at the first 40 (minutes), we missed so many chance,” defenseman Kris Letang lamented late Tuesday night after Blackhawks 5, Penguins 2…… read more »
Who owns the Penguins and do they really care?
The “Fire Hextall” chants rang out in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ final home game of the 2022-23 NHL season Tuesday.… read more »
Births, deaths and a viral video: KC Zoo’s penguin exhibit draws acclaim and scrutiny
“Animal care and welfare is at the very base of what we do, and we’re continuing to look for ways that we can get better and better with each passing year,” said the zoo’s CEO.… read more »
Tre Mitchell and Joe Toussaint to return to West Virginia
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Forward Tre Mitchell and guard Joe Toussaint have announced that they will be returning to the West Virginia men’s basketball…… read more »