Sidney Crosby

Penguins New Lineup Changes, Unexpected Physicality Help Pens Defeat Flyers

After a quiet first two matchups against the Flyers, last night was a more classic, old-fashioned Pens-Flyers rivalry game. Anger, blood, and hatred seemed to spring back to life with these two teams. In what is likely the biggest win of the season so far, the Pens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Wells Fargo […]

NHL Game Recap: Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins| 01/04/2024

When the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings on New Year’s Eve Jeremy Swayman, who was in net for the Bruins, shared his thoughts on a surprisingly physical affair. “We don’t care who we play when we play them, we want to be piss and vinegar every time.” If nothing else, it highlighted how, […]

Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star Game Representative

For the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto on February 3rd, 32 NHL All-Star representatives were named during the broadcast of the Pens-Bruins broadcast tonight, one for each team. 12 more players will be chosen through a fan vote. For the Penguins, Captain Sidney Crosby was named the representative for the Pens. This is Sidney […]

Game Preview: Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins| 01/04/2024

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 37: Pittsburgh Penguins (18-14-4) at Boston Bruins (23-7-6) Date: Thursday, January 4 Time: 7:07 pm EST TV: ESPN Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: Pittsburgh +1.5 Boston -1.5 O/U 6 Pittsburgh Penguins Notes: Pittsburgh has dropped three consecutive games to Boston (0-2-1). The Penguins […]

Opinion: Admiring Sidney Crosby

As someone who grew up rooting for the New York Rangers, it was seldom that I had favorite players on other NHL clubs. My favorite player of all time is/was Rangers great Mike Richter. I also enjoyed watching players like Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, Mark Messier, Alexei Kovalev, and several others. Nowadays, I consider myself […]

December 8: Penguins @ Panthers Game Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take the ice tonight at 7 PM EST against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena in Sunshine, Florida. The Penguins are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, with their only goal scored with less than a minute left to play. The Panthers, […]

November 30: Lightning vs. Penguins Game Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 30th, at 7 pm EST, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The Penguins are coming off a tough 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday and will be looking to take a step forward tonight in Tampa. The Lightning […]

Penguins Forward Bryan Rust Talking to Bench Before Face-off

Penguins: The Season So Far

Well, well, well…it is past US Thanksgiving. History says that if you aren’t at least four points out of a playoff spot by this time, you won’t likely make the playoffs. The good news for the Pens is that they are four points out exactly. The bad news is that they are 9-9-0 through their […]

Pens Game Preview: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into town tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena at 7:00 PM Eastern. The Leafs are currently 10-5-3 with 23 points, while the Pens are 9-10-0 with 18 points. Both teams are playing their second game of a back-to-back. The Leafs lost in overtime 4-3 to […]

Quick Continues to Shine in Rangers Crease

The New York Rangers have something interesting going on when it comes to their goaltenders. They have a Vezina Trophy-winning and All-Star goaltender Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin, 27, faltered in his second start since returning from injury in a 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars back on Monday night, November 20th. As of this writing (Wednesday […]