Penguins blank Rangers 2-0 (21-Feb-12)
Marc-Andre Fleury gets his third shutout of the season as the Penguins defeat the Rangers 2-0 in front of 18,580 at CONSOL Energy Center. Evgeni Malkin got the eventual game-winner with a nice breakaway goal at 1:05 of the second period. Malkin then notched his 400th NHL career assist as he got the primary assist on Steve Sullivan's power play goal at 11:14 of the second. Fleury now has 22 career shutouts tying Tom Barrasso for the club record.
Penguins sign Neal to a six-year contract extension (19-Feb-12)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward James Neal to a six-year contract extension. The deal begins with the 2012-13 season and runs through the 2017-18 campaign, and has an average annual value of $5 million.
Penguins lose 2-1 to Ducks (15-Feb-12)
The Penguins lose 2-1 to the Ducks in front of 18,482 at CONSOL Energy Center. Pittsburgh's lone goal was scored on a nice shot by Jordan Staal at the 6:27 mark of the first period. Anaheim tied it late in the second with a Corey Perry goal. Teemu Selanne got the game-winner at 7:51 of the third with a nice individual forehand-to-backhand move before beating Marc-Andre Fleury to the short-side.
Penguins win pair over the weekend (12-Feb-12)
The Penguins win a pair of games over the weekend in which they trailed both games 2-0 before coming from behind for the victories. On Saturday, the Pens trailed and then it was the Evgeni Malkin Show as he put up a five-point game with one goal and four assists in a defense-free 8-5 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. On Sunday, Pittsburgh trailed and then got two goals from Malkin and Kris Letang figurend in on all four goals as he score once and had three assists in the Pens' 4-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Penguins lose 3-2 to Canadiens in shootout (7-Feb-12)
The Penguins lose 3-2 in a shootout to the Canadiens in front of 21,273 @ Centre Bell. Pittsburgh's first of the game was a shorthanded goal from Pascal Dupuis 1:03 into the third period which tied the game at one. Montreal recaptured the lead just under two minutes later with a Lars Eller goal. James Neal's 28th goal of the season at 7:32 eventually forced overtime and a shootout. Tomas Plekanec scored in the eighth round of the shootout and Jason Williams was stopped giving the Habs the win.
Penguins split pair of games over the weekend (5-Feb-12)
The Penguins split their pair of games over the weekend. On Saturday, the Pens got goals from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke to defeat the Bruins 2-1. On Sunday, Pittsburgh ran into Martin Brodeur in New Jersey and lost 5-2 to the Devils.
Penguins re-sign Vitale to two-year extension (3-Feb-12)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Joe Vitale to a two-year contract extension. The deal begins with the 2012-13 season and runs through the 2013-14 campaign, and has an average annual value of $550,000.
Penguins winning streak ends with 1-0 loss to Toronto (1-Feb-12)
The Penguins' eight-game winning streak ends after a 1-0 loss to the Maple Leafs in front of 19,542 at Air Canada Centre. The goaltender duel between James Reimer and Brent Johnson was decided by Clarke MacArthur when he scored the game's lone goal at the 13:55 mark of the third period.
Penguins' winning streak hits eight with 5-4 shootout victory over the Leafs (31-Jan-12)
The Penguins mount a three-goal comeback in the third to eventual defeat Toronto 5-4 in a shootout in front of 18,550 at CONSOL Energy Center. Pittsburgh found themselves down 4-1 with just under twelve and a half minutes to go in the third. The Pens responded with three goals including Evgeni Malkin's game-tying arm deflection with 6.6 seconds to go. Malkin then scored the only shootout goal for the win. Marc-Andre Fleury was easily the game's number one star as he turned in a sterling 35 save performance.
Pittsburgh Penguins February Practice Schedule (25-Jan-12)
The Pittsburgh Penguins February Practice Schedule has been released. The Penguins have six open practices at Southpointe in February.
Penguins beat Blues 3-2 in shootout for seventh straight victory (24-Jan-12)
The Penguins beat the Blues 3-2 in a shootout in front of 18,471 at Scottrade Center. Pittsburgh built a 2-0 lead in the second on goals from James Neal and Steve Sullivan. St. Louis then got two from Patrik Berglund including a shorthanded penalty shot at 5:04 of the third. After a scoreless overtime, Chris Kunitz, playing in his 500th career game, won the shootout in the fourth round.
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