Posts Tagged ‘Marc-Andre Fleury’
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 2 Detroit Red Wings 1
Just like last year’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored two goals. Unlike last year, two goals was good enough to force a Game 7. With a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins did what they weren’t able to do last year, force a Game 7. Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy …
by Derek Johnson on June 10th, 2009 Leave a comment »
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 »
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Detroit Red Wings 2
Similar to last year, the Penguins were down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals heading into Game 3. Similar to last year, the Penguins won Game 3 to avoid a must-win situation. It was far from an easy task, however, for Pittsburgh as netminder Marc-Andre Fleury had to make 27 saves on 29 shots to keep his team in the …
by Derek Johnson on June 3rd, 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 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 »
Washington Capitals 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
The Ovechkin/Crosby rivalry heated up on Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center for Game 2 of their playoff series. Alexander Ovechkin’s hat trick was answered by Sidney Crosby’s hat trick. However, the difference-maker turned out to be Capitals forward David Steckel, whose second goal of the playoffs helped the Capitals take a two …
by Derek Johnson on May 4th, 2009 1 Comments »
Washington Capitals 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, and Shaone Morrisonn each scored one goal and one assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 18,277 fans at Verizon Center witnessed their Capitals defeat the Penguins for the third time this season; in the last five head-to-head matchups, Washington has come out on top in …
by Derek Johnson on February 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Not even a four-goal second period could help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat their Pennsylvania rival. Despite blowing a 3-0 lead, the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to come back and defeat the Flyers in a six-round shootout by a score of 5 to 4. Former Washington forward Matt Cooke scored the first goal of the game 7:06 into the first …
by Derek Johnson on November 14th, 2008 Leave a comment »