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Penguins have '3-headed monster' at center 
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ two-headed monster hasn’t been slain. Far from it. But it’s been in hibernation through the first three games of their first-round series with the New York Islanders. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — long dubbed as a dual-craniumed leviathan at the center position for...
Mark Madden: Penguins overcame Islanders, officiating in Game 3, but can they really keep up this pace?
“Penguins ill-equipped for heavy hockey” — my column’s headline two days ago. So it was written. So it did come to pass. Don’t be blinded by Thursday’s result, as impressive as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ gutsy 5-4 win on Long Island was. That farce of a game displayed much that’s bad...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Islanders 4 
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-4 win against the Islanders in Game 3: Sidney Crosby has been limited thus far in this series, at least in terms of producing offense. Through three games, he has one stinking goal. In contrast, Islanders fourth-liner Cal Clutterbuck had two in Game 3 alone. But...
Ulf Samuelsson reflects on Penguins' 1991 Stanley Cup as 30th anniversary approaches
As the 2021 Penguins attempt to fight their way through the first round of this year’s NHL playoffs against the New York Islanders, Tuesday will mark the 30th anniversary of the franchise’s first championship. On May 25, 1991, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Minnesota North Stars...
Tim Benz: It's not just that the Penguins won Game 3. It's how they did it.
Not only did the Penguins need to win that game, they needed to win that game that way. They needed to win a game where they had to score a lot to do it. They needed to win a game where the offense carried the day. They needed to win...
Even in sparse ice time in return from injury, Evgeni Malkin makes impact on Penguins’ win
Among the 1,107 NHL regular-season and playoff games Evgeni Malkin has appeared in over his career, in only five did Malkin amass less ice time than he did during Thursday’s postseason contest on Long Island. Malkin didn’t need an abundance of time to make an impact. In his return to...
Penguins outlast Islanders in wild Game 3 as Evgeni Malkin returns
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The Penguins wanted a good start to Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. But they wound up with a chaotic conclusion. Most importantly, they got a win. With forward Evgeni Malkin returning to the...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin returns for Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup for Game 3 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders on Thursday at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Malkin had missed the first two games of the series with a presumed right knee injury. That ailment also...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin a 'game-time decision' for Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was a full participant in Thursday’s morning skate at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in advance of Game 3 in his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders. Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Malkin as a “game-time decision” during a video conference with media...
U mad, bro?: Fans take swings at JuJu Smith-Schuster, Devin Bush, Barry Trotz, Penguins goalies and ... this column
Steelers. Penguins. Players. Coaches. Sportswriters. None of us are spared from angry readers in the latest blood-thirsty edition of “U mad, bro?” Wait. Did someone even take a shot at … David Byrne? Wow! We are “burning down the house” this week. Kevin starts by taking a swat at Islanders...
Tim Benz: Evgeni Malkin's health, Islanders goaltending just scratch the surface for Game 3 topics
Many thoughts are sticking with me from Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins East Division playoff series against the New York Islanders. I’m wondering how much of that result will carry over to Game 3 on Thursday night after the Penguins evened the series at a game apiece with a...
Islanders creating more chances than Penguins on the power play 
It’s a laughably small sample size, to be sure. But through the first four days of the Stanley Cup playoffs, no team has had a worse power play than the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins are 0 for 5 with an extra man through two games of their first-round series against...
Blueger, Aston-Reese, Tanev have been better than a mere ‘4th line’ for Penguins 
To open his video conference call with media Wednesday, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was asked about the effectiveness of his “fourth line” during the team’s first-round playoff series. “You’re talking about Teddy Blueger’s line?” Sullivan asked. Purportedly, Sullivan politely was asking for clarification. But it’s also possible Sullivan was...
Evgeni Malkin to travel with Penguins to New York; Casey DeSmith will not
It’s the NHL. It’s the playoffs, and it’s Mike Sullivan. So any injury update provided Wednesday between Games 2 and 3 of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round series against the New York Islanders figured to be less than expansive. And while that was true, there was a morsel of good news...
Mark Madden: Penguins are ill-equipped for heavy hockey
The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 2 over the New York Islanders. That’s most important. But Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech slammed Jake Guentzel to the ice with a check that was a bit late. Who rushed to Guentzel’s aid? The last person who should have to: Sidney Crosby. Brian Dumoulin got...
Former Penguins forward Jussi Jokinen retires 
Former Penguins forward Jussi Jokinen has retired from professional hockey. The 38-year-old announced his retirement through his most recent team, Karpat of the Liiga, the top league in his native Finland. A veteran of 13 NHL seasons, Jokinen spent part of the 2012-13 campaign and the entire 2013-14 season with...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 2, Islanders 1 
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 win against the Islanders: It wasn’t Bryan Rust’s most elegant moment during his prolific postseason career. As the Penguins were protecting a one-goal lead against a desperate Islanders team, Rust tried to get the puck out of his own zone. And sure enough, he did...
Tim Benz: Tristan Jarry's bounce-back win wasn't the only important Penguins rebound in Game 2
The turnaround performance by Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry wasn’t the only bounce-back storyline between Game 1 and Game 2 of the East Division first-round series. Let’s talk about Jeff Carter’s, too. I won’t put Carter’s rebound effort during the Penguins’ 2-1 win over the New York Islanders Tuesday in the...
For Penguins' Tristan Jarry, it was ‘easy’ to be better in Game 2
NHL locker rooms remain closed to media, and Tristan Jarry was not made available to speak to media after Game 1 of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round series against the New York Islanders. But while he never publicly gave a self-assessment of his play during Sunday’s loss, what he said after...
Penguins defeat Islanders in Game 2, even series
If the Pittsburgh Penguins are to enjoy any success in this postseason — in the context of a single victory or the complete set of 16 required to claim the Stanley Cup — there is a baseline level of effort and execution required to gain those desired results. They largely...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin misses Game 2 against Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin remained sidelined for Game 2 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. A presumed right knee injury has kept Malkin out of the lineup, including a 4-3 home overtime loss in Game 1. He was...
Penguins recall 4 from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins recalled forwards Anthony Angello, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Drew O’Connor and defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. All four prospects will join a group informally dubbed the “Black Aces,” players who are on the NHL roster during the postseason to practice in the...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith remains sidelined for Game 2
Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith will remain sidelined for Game 2 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. DeSmith has not played since suffering an undisclosed injury May 3. His status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference Tuesday...
Penguins prospect watch: Kasper Bjorkqvist scores 1st goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In the American Hockey League (AHL), forward Kasper Bjorkqvist scored his first goal of the season in overtime for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms...
Tim Benz: Penguins too dismissive of 3rd-period struggles in Game 1 loss to Islanders
Tristan Jarry’s goaltending issues and Evgeni Malkin’s health weren’t the only concerns coming out of the Penguins’ Game 1 loss to the New York Islanders Sunday afternoon. So was the way the whole team finished that game. Despite leading 2-1 after the second intermission, the Penguins found themselves scrambling to...


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