Drive to the Net
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3.7KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Penguins having devil of a time with Jersey’s kids, Hall
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:02 AM March 24, 2018If Friday night's game was any indication, a Penguins-Devils playoff series would make for great theater. But do the defending champions really want to take on this challenger?
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Drive to the Net: So Crosby … uh, how to describe it?
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 3:42 AM March 22, 2018Sorry, but I've got no words for this one. And far more telling, no one else could muster much, either.
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4.7KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Last comeback? Murray, Penguins can hope
in New YorkPOSTED: 1:46 AM March 21, 2018Everybody loves a comeback story and Matt Murray has authored a few, but here's hoping that this will be the last for the Penguins goalie.
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9.7KPenguinsDrive to the net: Hagelin, Hornqvist connect around NHL’s hottest player
in MontrealPOSTED: 4:00 AM March 16, 2018Carl Hagelin's always in a rush, and in this case late Thursday night low inside the Bell Centre, he was bound for the team bus.
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10.5KPenguinsDrive to the Net: How to analyze a collapse when Penguins’ focus, effort are at root
in New YorkPOSTED: 12:45 AM March 15, 2018Hockey, for all its speed and simplicity, can be slowed to a crawl when studied schematically.
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11.4KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Penguins’ offense, defense founded in simplest facet of all
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 3:20 AM March 12, 2018There hasn't been a fleeting moment since the calendar flipped that Evgeni Malkin hasn't been the NHL's premier player. His totals for 2018: 24 goals, 25 assists in 30 games.
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9.4KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Penguins’ OT success rooted in ‘instinctive’ chaos
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 3:34 AM March 6, 2018NHL coaches obsess over obtaining every possible point. NHL coaches seldom instruct anyone on how to play three-on-three.
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11.5KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Brassard’s reversal from Ottawa ‘isn’t easy’
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 11:12 PM March 3, 2018So I've learned that Derick Brassard's got a loud laugh. Louder, even, than whatever cacophony might have been coming from his mouth in maniacally celebrating his first goal.
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7.7KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Brassard’s debut fraught with ‘nerves and emotion’
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:31 AM February 28, 2018Derick Brassard's debut in a Penguins uniform didn't end in victory but the center showed why he can be a valuable contributor in the months to come.
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11.0KPenguinsDrive to the Net: There’s a lot more inside Brassard’s game than coming up clutch
in Cranberry Township, Pa.POSTED: 12:21 AM February 26, 2018Derick Brassard has been a very good No. 2 center, but he could make the Penguins great as a No. 3 behind Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
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6.5KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Reaves proves worth … with gloves on
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 3:02 AM February 16, 2018With Willie O'Ree, the first black player in NHL history watching, Ryan Reaves scores the biggest goal in the Penguins' latest win.
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10.2KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Penguins caught looking, while also continuing to look better
in DallasPOSTED: 1:06 AM February 10, 2018Defense, as with most sports, is generally about effort. Except when it isn't.
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6.1KPenguinsDrive to the Net: This power play’s got it all, measuring with best in franchise history
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 12:00 AM February 2, 2018The Penguins power play is clicking at 26.7 percent, which if it holds up, would be the second-best in nearly 30 years.
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6.0KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Murray shows mettle between the pipes and the ears
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:01 AM January 31, 2018Seriously, Matt Murray was telling us the other day that he doesn't play hockey. He plays goalie, he insisted.
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5.6KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Letang shows giving spirit at Christmas
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 1:24 AM December 24, 2017On a night, and really in a season, where little has gone right for the Penguins, it all just sounded and felt so ... wrong. The Penguins and Kris Letang...
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6.5KPenguinsDrive to the Net: Crosby’s OT goal began with a glance
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 3:38 AM November 28, 2017It's not possible to describe in any detail the overtime goal Sidney Crosby deflected Monday night, the one pushed the Penguins past the Flyers, 5-4, without delving into the past.
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8.9KPenguinsDrive to the Net: What makes Kessel’s shot so ‘different?’
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 4:04 AM November 26, 2017Phil Kessel's shot "comes off his stick a little different," as Mike Sullivan has recited countless times, and others have echoed.
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8.0KPenguinsDrive to the Net: When incompetent refs attack
in Calgary, AlbertaPOSTED: 1:25 AM November 3, 2017To be clear and fair, NHL officiating is awful across the board, no different for any of the league's 31 member teams.