The Pittsburgh Penguins made a statement Thursday, moving within one win of a second straight NHL Stanley Cup title with a 6-0 drubbing of the Nashville Predators. Back home in Pittsburgh after two defeats in Nashville, the Penguins poured it on to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. Six different players scored … Read more
Nick Ritchie scored the game winner and the Anaheim Ducks ended a game seven jinx by beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Wednesday to book their spot in the NHL Conference finals. The Ducks won their first game seven after losing home deciders the last four seasons in a row. They also came back from being … Read more
Marc-Andre Fleury on Wednesday stopped 29 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins punched their ticket to the NHL Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 win over the Washington Capitals. The Sidney Crosby-led Penguins continued their playoff domination of Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals, winning the second round series in the seventh and deciding game. Bryan Rust and Patric … Read more
The rivalry between two of the National Hockey League’s best players, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals counterpart Alexander Ovechkin, is about to heat up the Stanley Cup playoffs. Reigning champion Pittsburgh will face season points leader Washington starting Thursday in a second-round showdown between the NHL’s two victory leaders of the campaign, … Read more