Evegni Malkin

The Stanley Cup opened with a thud last night for the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The thud they heard was the sound of themselves falling on their collective asses.  Detroit came out using their depth and experience to control the Penguins from start to finish.  When the clock hit 0:00 the final score was 3-1 in favor [...]

So here we are again a year later and the same teams have found their way back to the Stanley Cup Finals.  The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings once again to see who deserves the honor of hoisting the Stanley Cup above their heads and [...]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Tuesday night at the RBC Center in Raleigh-Durham.  With the win the Penguins complete a sweep of the Canes and now move on to the Stanley Cup Final where they await there opponent, either Detroit or Chicago.  At first it looked like Carolina was [...]

After a night off, play resumes in Carolina tonight where the Hurricanes have their backs up against the wall.  They trail the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in the best of seven Eastern Conference Final.  Carolina has got to figure a way to slow down the Penguins juggernaut offense.  Sidney Crosby and Evegni Malkin have been on [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are showing everyone why they deserve to be the Eastern Conferences representitive in the Stanley Cup finals.  Last night on the Hurricanes’ home ice the Penguins crushed the Hurricanes 6-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best of seven series.  They are one game away from becoming the first team [...]

Last night we saw a great game. Playoff fever was at a high point and the energy in the Mellon Arena was electric.  Pittsburgh downed the Canes 7-4 to give us a little more than a tight low scoring game which is usually expected in the playoffs.  Pens super forward and Art Ross Trophy winner [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins got the boost they needed from star forward and Art Ross Trophy winner Evegni Malkin.  Malkin had a goal and an assist as he led his team to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in game 1 of the Eastern Conference final.  Miroslav Satan scored Pittsburgh’s opening goal.  Satan and [...]

This is a matchup not to many people thought would materialize, well those people were dead wrong.  The Carolina Hurricanes are a strong team that has shown the ability to win big pressure games on the road.  The Pittsburgh Penguins will definitely have their hands full.  Sidney Crosby who seems to be maturing before our [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1995, with a 7-5 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night at the United Center. This was a wild game from start to finish.  It seemed that every goal was scored a minute or two apart with no team really taking [...]

Once again the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in an overtime thriller.  Evgeni Malikin scored 3:28 into overtime to break the 3-3 tie.  Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the first time since Game 5 of the Conference Quarterfinals and for just the second time in his last 15 playoff games.  [...]