Evgeni Malkin

Penguins Practice Notes: Players Shave In Preparation For Yotes

BREAKING NEWS: The Pittsburgh Penguins players in scoring droughts have shaved. Forward Jeff Carter got a haircut and is now clean-shaven, Jason Zucker’s beard got all trimmed up, and Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen each got a haircut. Ok, back to the big news. The Penguins will be without defenseman Kris Letang tonight against the […]

The Problems Plaguing Penguins Right Now

The Pittsburgh Penguins have dropped their past four games. Last week was an overtime loss to a Hurricanes team that has seemed to have the Penguins’ number this season. It was a close game, as it usually has been between the Canes and Pens this season, but once again, the Canes came out on top. […]

Penguins Fall to Devils 4-2, Lose Fourth Straight Game

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the New Jersey Devils last night 4-2 at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Jack Hughes had two goals, defenseman Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, forward Nico Hischier had a shorthanded goal, and goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves for the Devils. The Devils improve to 23-11-2 after losing […]

Game Preview: Penguins vs Hurricanes

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 5 PM eastern. The Penguins are currently 18-8-4 and sit third in the Metropolitan division with 40 points. The Hurricanes are currently 18-6-6 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 42 points. The game will be shown on AT&T […]

Penguins Defeat Sabres 4-3 In Overtime

The Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres last night at KeyBank Center 4-3 in overtime. Forward Rickard Rakell had a goal and assist, forward Evgeni Malkin had two assists, extending his assist streak to four games, and goalie Tristan Jarry, who is now 8-0-2 in his past ten starts, made 28 saves to help improve the […]

Pens Defeat Flames In Shootout To Win Fourth Straight Game

The Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames last night at PPG Paints Arena for their fourth straight win. Tristian Jarry made 33 saves and got his 100th NHL win. Two minutes and nine seconds into the game, defenseman Jan Rutta gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. Rutta would score his third goal of the season in […]

Penguins Beat Blackhawks In Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th Game

Recap The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 in a very eventful night at the United Center. Before the game, the Blackhawks honored former player Marian Hossa by retiring his number 81 during a 90-minute pregame ceremony that delayed the game by almost half an hour. During the warmups, the Penguins did Evgeni Malkin’s […]

Penguins Fall to Canadiens in Overtime 5-4

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Montreal Canadiens in overtime last night. The Penguins won the last two games that they played before last night and got five out of the six points available in the past three games. One minute and 48 seconds into the game, Habs forward Josh Anderson, back from his two-game […]

Bruins Wild Comeback Extends Win Streak To Six Games

Hanpus Lindholm scored the game-winning goal at 3:37 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins an improbable 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Lindholm finished a four-point night and factored in the last four goals to help Boston move to a franchise-best 9-1-0 on the season. Sidney Crosby scored […]

Penguins: The Story Behind Each Player’s Jersey Number

As a hockey fan growing up with the NHL video games, I was obsessed with changing players’ numbers, wearing different jerseys, editing rosters and teams, and making things my own in my little world. Those players never got a say in what number they wore, as I forced them to wear a certain number for […]