MAY 13, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
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2021 NHL Playoffs: Penguins vs. Islanders schedule, TV channel, games, scores, guide to the first-round series In this East Division matchup, the No. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins will face the No. 4 New York Islanders in the first round.
Fifteen years, 3 Stanley Cups and a brotherhood: Inside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin's powerful, quiet friendship Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin aren't just a superstar duo, they're also the closest of friends. Here's their story.
MAY 13, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
2021 NHL playoff preview: Penguins vs. Islanders Though the Islanders enter the series as underdogs — deservedly so as the fourth seed — it’s in one of the closest series of the first round
MAY 13, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Penguins notes: Healthy and motivated, Sidney Crosby takes aim at fourth Stanley Cup Sidney Crosby’s 33rd birthday party had just been crashed by the Montreal Canadiens, ending the Penguins' brief stay in the 2020 postseason...
MAY 12, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Chemistry 101: COVID-19 protocols helped Pens bond quickly
The Pittsburgh Penguins say the NHL's COVID-19 protocols may have helped their march to a division titleMAY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
‘He’s fired up’: Could Jeff Carter complete Penguins’ championship puzzle? It was still April 11 in L.A. and Jeff Carter would have to finish packing soon. The Penguins had just acquired the 36-year-old forward from...
MAY 12, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Tim Benz: Is Barry Trotz already playing mind games with Penguins' goalies? Or just telling the truth? I don’t think what New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said about the Pittsburgh Penguins exactly qualifies as “trash talk.” Hardly “s...
MAY 12, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
2019 series sweep not on the mind of Penguins as they prepare for Islanders It’s been 43 days since the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the New York Islanders and 102 days since the teams completed a stretch of six meeting...
MAY 11, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
With playoffs on tap, Wolf easing of venue capacity limits ‘exciting news’ for Penguins It’s been more than 14 years since the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t sell every ticket available for any given game. To keep their sellout stre...
MAY 11, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
A look back at the Isles-Penguins regular-season series The Islanders went 2-4-2 against the Penguins, their first-round playoff opponent, but six of those games were played in February. Both team...
MAY 11, 2021 • NEWSDAY.COM
Joe Starkey’s mailbag: Is Jeff Carter the new version of Bill Guerin? Welcome to Joe Starkey’s mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life, La...
MAY 11, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Brian Dumoulin the unsung hero of Penguins' surge The Penguins players have spoken, electing Sidney Crosby as their team MVP for the ninth time. They also gave him their prestigious Players’...
MAY 11, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Analysis: Penguins could face tough test in Islanders The series wasn’t gone in 60 seconds, but looking back it sure feels like it. When the puck dropped on Game 1 at a raucous Nassau Coliseum i...
MAY 11, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Penguins found steady improvement over the regular season With at least a week between their regular-season finale and the first game of their postseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins will use the luxury...
MAY 10, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Evgeni Malkin, Tristan Jarry, Mike Matheson among banged-up Penguins taking part in skate With the start of the postseason looming for the Pittsburgh Penguins, six regular members of the lineup have questions about their injury st...
MAY 10, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Goaltender Casey DeSmith selected as Penguins' nominee for Masterton Trophy Backup goaltender Casey DeSmith was named as the Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by members of the Pittsburgh Chapt...
MAY 10, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
How a former Navy SEAL helped Casey DeSmith get back to the NHL and on top of his game Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith opened training camp ahead of the 2019-20 season enjoying a brand-new, three-year contract extension and what...
MAY 10, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Evgeni Malkin skates with Penguins after injury scare Evgeni Malkin was on the ice Monday in Cranberry as 13 skaters and three goalies took part in what appeared to be an optional practice for t...
MAY 10, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Yohe: Presenting the 2021 Penguins' regular-season report card The Penguins overcame considerable injury issues, front-office turnover and the NHL's deepest division to become a legitimate Cup contender.
MAY 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Six stats that shaped the Penguins’ season Before the season began, we identified the key areas that could swing the Penguins’ season in one direction or the other. We called it, “Six...
MAY 10, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Penguins recall Juuso Riikola, Yannick Weber, Emil Larmi from taxi squad The Penguins’ taxi squad is no more. With NHL’s rosters expanded for the postseason, the Penguins essentially dissolved their taxi squad. De...
MAY 9, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Ron Cook: Evgeni Malkin holds key to Penguins' playoff success You would think I would have learned my lesson. Before the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, I wrote the Penguins couldn’t win the Cup without inju...
MAY 9, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 1, Sabres 0 Observations from the Penguins’ 1-0 win against the Sabres: First things first, there wasn’t really much of an update on Penguins forward Ev...
MAY 9, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Capitals beat Flyers in overtime, Penguins win East Division
Conor Sheary scored the overtime winner and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 to guarantee they’ll open the playoffs at homeMAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maxime Lagace shuts out Sabres as Penguins clinch home ice in first round of playoffs PITTSBURGH — When the Penguins embarked upon this unprecedented season staged in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coaching staff prea...
MAY 9, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
