Johnson and Letestu sent down (2-Feb-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forwards Nick Johnson and Mark Letestu to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Penguins come from behind to defeat Sabres 5-4 (1-Feb-10)
The Penguins get a Sidney Crosby hat-trick in the second period and defeat Buffalo 5-4 in front of 17,029 at Mellon Arena. Mark Letestu scored his first NHL goal 47 seconds into the game but the Sabres notched the game's next three goals to grab a 3-1 lead near the middle of the second period. Crosby scored three times for his third hat-trick of the season and Jordan Staal scored his 14th of the year giving Pittsburgh a 5-3 lead after two. The Sabres got a late power-play goal but were unable to score on another power-play advantage with the goaltender pulled.
Penguins defeat Red Wings 2-1 in shootout (31-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Red Wings 2-1 in shootout in front of 17,105 at Mellon Arena. Sidney Crosby opened the scoring late in the second period with a nice forehand-to-backhand move in tight. Detroit tied the game near the middle of the third to send the game to overtime and then a shootout. Crosby and Evgeni Malkin converted their attempts and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped both Detroit attempts for the win. Pittsburgh outshot the Wings 47-24.
Penguins recall Johnson and Letestu (30-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forwards Nick Johnson and Mark Letestu from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Conner and Johnson sent back down to WBS (29-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forwards Chris Conner and Nick Johnson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Penguins lose 4-1 to Senators (28-Jan-10)
The Penguins lose 4-1 to the red-hot Ottawa Senators in front of 17,084 at Mellon Arena. Evgeni Malkin scored 1:34 in for Pittsburgh but the Senators got two in the first and two in the third for their eighth straight win.
Penguins recall Johnson (28-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Nick Johnson from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Godard out 4-6 weeks (28-Jan-10)
Eric Godard will be out 4-6 weeks with a groin injury.
Conner recalled from WBS (28-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Chris Conner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Conner and Johnson sent down to WBS (26-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forwards Chris Conner and Nick Johnson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
Penguins defeat Rangers 4-2 (25-Jan-10)
Chris Conner, called up earlier in the day, scores twice including the game-winner as the Penguins defeat the Rangers 4-2 in front of 18,200 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers had a 2-1 lead near the middle of the third when the Penguins scored twice in a one-minute span thirty seconds after the Rangers second goal. Pittsburgh is now 4-0 versus the Rangers this season.
Penguins recall Conner (25-Jan-10)
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Chris Conner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In a related note, Bill Guerin and Alex Goligoski will both miss tonight's game against the Rangers due to injury.
Penguins' February Practice Schedule Released (25-Jan-10)
The Penguins have released their February Practice Schedule. The team has four open practices, including another rare evening practice during their post-Olympics mini-camp, at Southpointe.