Posts Tagged ‘Evgeni Malkin’
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Detroit Red Wings 1
Steel City is host to a bowl: the Super Bowl (or at least the trophy). Today, the city is now host to a cup: the Stanley Cup. With a 2-1 victory over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won their first Stanley Cup since 1992. In the two most recent Stanley Cup Finals between the Penguins …
by Derek Johnson on June 12th, 2009 3 Comments »
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Detroit Red Wings 2
Just like last year’s Stanley Cup Finals, the Penguins found themselves down two games to one heading into Game 4. Unlike last year’s series, Pittsburgh ended up on top to avoid a must-win situation. Behind three second-period goals from Jordan Staal, Sidney Crosby, and Tyler Kennedy, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Red Wings by a score of 4 to 2 …
by Derek Johnson on June 5th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Detroit Red Wings 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
You might as well have replayed Game 1 if you wanted to watch Game 2. Pavel Datsyuk gets sidelined. Justin Abdelkader scores the last goal of the game. Red Wings win 3 to 1. This time, however, it was Pittsburgh who scored the first goal of the game on an Evgeni Malkin power play marker; it was Malkin’s 13th goal …
by Derek Johnson on May 31st, 2009 1 Comments »
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Carolina Hurricanes 1
Just like last year, the Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unlike last year, Sidney Crosby actually TOUCHED the Prince of Wales Trophy. Actually, make it Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, AND Sergei Gonchar HOISTED the trophy. “We didn’t touch [the trophy] last year, and things didn’t go the way we wanted,” said Crosby. “I thought we’d change it …
by Derek Johnson on May 27th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Carolina Hurricanes 2
Two three-goal periods helped the Pittsburgh Penguins move just one game closer to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive year. With a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins now find themselves one game away from holding on to the Prince of Wales trophy. The game got off to a good start for the Hurricanes when Matt …
by Derek Johnson on May 24th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4
Evgeni Malkin lit the lamp not once, not twice, but THREE times to help lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a three-goal victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. With this win, the Penguins now take a two games to none lead in the series. Malkin’s second goal of the game broke a 4-4 tie midway through the third period, and his lethal …
by Derek Johnson on May 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 23 saves on 25 shots, is now 5-for-5 when hosting a Game 1 of a playoff series. Miroslav Satan scored the first goal of the game 9:17 into the first period to draw first blood. A minute-and-a-half later, Evgeni …
by Derek Johnson on May 19th, 2009 Leave a comment »
2009 NHL All-Star Game: East 12 West 11 (SO)
First period scoring: 1:16 West: Keith Tkachuk. Assists: Rick Nash & Milan Hejduk 6:26 East: Alexander Ovechkin. Assist: Marc Savard 9:30 East: Eric Staal. Assists: Jay Bouwmeester & Alexei Kovalev 16:34 East: Alexei Kovalev. Assist: Tomas Kaberle 19:23 East: Andrei Markov. Assists: Alexander Ovechkin & Marc Savard 19:48 West: Patrick Marleau. Assists: Joe Thornton & Scott Niedermeyer Score after First …
by Derek Johnson on January 26th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Results Of NHL SuperSkills Competition
The following information will show the event and the winner of the competition: Fastest Skater: Andrew Cogliano EDM (14.31 s) Breakaway Challenge: Alexander Ovechkin WSH (Won 42.9% of fan voting) YoungStars Game: Rookies 9 vs. Sophomores 5 (MVP Blake Wheeler BOS – 4 goals) Accuracy Shooting: Evgeni Malkin PIT (Round 1: 4-for-4, Round 2: 3-for-4) Hardest Shot: Zdeno Chara BOS …
by Mike Cosentino on January 25th, 2009 1 Comments »
Starting Lineups for 2009 NHL All-Star Game
Eastern Conference: C Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) C Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) RW Alexei Kovalev (Montreal Canadiens) D Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadiens) D Mike Komisarek (Montreal Canadiens) G Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens) Western Conference: RW Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) C Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) C Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) D Brian Campell (Chicago Blackhawks) D Scott Niedermeyer (Anaheim Ducks) G …
by Derek Johnson on January 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment »