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Islanders bring home winning streak into matchup with the Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins (38-31-12, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (38-27-16, third in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Islanders +175, Penguins -227 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders will try to keep a four-game home win streak alive when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins.…read more »

Penguins 4-2 Predators (Apr 15, 2024) Game Recap

PITTSBURGH — — Sidney Crosby scored his 42nd goal and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins preserved their playoff hopes with a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Erik Karlsson also had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, and Reilly Smith and Emil Bemstrom also scored. Alex Nedeljkovic made…read more »

Predators 2, Penguins 4: Late rally not enough

The Penguins came out strong, and got an advantage when a sequence of desperate defensive plays culminated in Luke Schenn sending the puck over the glass. Outrage at the no-goal broke out in PPG Paints Arena, but was quelled when Sidney Crosby pounced on a rebound and got the goal right back, at 7:02 of…read more »

The Flyers Have a 6.4% Chance to Make the Playoffs

On April 15th, the Philadelphia Flyers are Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber. …the New York Islanders can clinch a spot by winning at rival New Jersey. Meanwhile, the Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins against Nashville and Detroit Red Wings against Montreal are all trying to stay in the mix. If the Capitals, Penguins and Red Wings…read more »

Manic Monday in NHL could have all kinds of playoff implications

Washington Capitals players run the gamut from being plugged into all the NHL playoff scenarios to having no clue what else is going on. “It’s a really big game for us and them,” rookie defenceman Vincent Iorio said Sunday ahead of facing the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Seven of the eight games around the…read more »

West Virginia sweeps No. 17 UCF and Darian DeVries begins assembling his staff

West Virginia sweeps No. 17 UCF and Darian DeVries begins assembling his staff

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 to talk about it in…read more »

Flyers holding out hope for 2nd wild card in Eastern Conference

Scott Laughton found something that trumps the race for the final spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. There will be plenty to update as Monday progresses, with the teams around the Flyers (38-32-11, 87 points) fighting for the second wild card in the East — the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins…read more »