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Wednesday | The Globe and Mail

Pens and Sens understand the stakes ahead of Game 4

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, left, talks with teammate Evgeni Malkin during practice at Scotiabank Place ahead of game five of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, NHL Players, Evgeni Malkin, Kristopher Letang, Jussi Jokinen

Thu May 16, 2013

The Citizens' Voice

Merth moves up the depth chart

In the middle of January, it would have taken a swine flu pandemic to get Peter Merth into the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lineup.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Joe Morrow, Robert Bortuzzo, Warren Peters, Carl Sneep, NHL Players

Tue May 14, 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penguins Notebook: Crosby one of 3 Masterton finalists

Sidney Crosby heads toward the net to score a goal against the New York Islanders in a May 9 game at Consol Energy Center.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Robert Bortuzzo, Beau Bennett, Tanner Glass, Mark Eaton, NHL Players

Habs Eyes On The Prize

Why Montreal Canadiens fans should cheer for the Pittsburgh Penguins

After a quick exit, Habs fans find themselves without a team to cheer for in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Matt Cooke, NHL Players, Pascal Dupuis, Jarome Iginla, Marc-Andre Fleury

Mon May 13, 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Matchup: Penguins vs. Senators

The Penguins' top two lines are full of guys who can change the course of a game -- even a series -- and D Kris Letang has the ability to be a major force on the blue line.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Paul Martin, Matt Cooke, Pascal Dupuis, Jarome Iginla, NHL Players

BleacherReport

5 Moves That Saved the Pittsburgh Penguins in Round 1

The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in a difficult position following a Game 4 loss to the New York Islanders .

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pascal Dupuis, NHL Players, Tomas Vokoun, Beau Bennett, Mark Eaton

Sun May 12, 2013

The York Daily Record

Orpik's OT goal sends Penguins to 2nd round

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin , of Russia, celebrates with center Tyler Kennedy and defenseman Brooks Orpik, below, after Orpik scored the winning goal in overtime of Game 6 of the Penguins' first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series against the New York Islanders, in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, May 11, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL Players, Evgeni Malkin, Brooks Orpik, Tyler Kennedy, Paul Martin

Sat May 11, 2013

Newsday

Isles No. 1 pick Nelson gets his playoff chance

Brock Nelson of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers prepares for a face off during an American Hockey League game against the Manchester Monarchs at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL Players, New York Islanders, Jesse Joensuu, Frans Nielsen

WUSA-TV Washington

Pens aim to eliminate Isles in Game 6

A switch in net helped give the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins an edge in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, and they'll try to end the series when they visit the New York Islanders for Saturday's Game 6 at Nassau Coliseum.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, Jussi Jokinen, Mark Eaton, NHL Players

Thu May 09, 2013

USA Today

Vokoun gets shutout as Penguins rout Islanders

Tomas Vokoun made coach Dan Bylsma's goalie switch look like a series-changing move by posting 31 saves to spark the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-0 win against the New York Islanders in Game 5 of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun and New York Islanders center Josh Bailey battle for the puck behind the net.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tomas Vokoun, NHL Players, Joe Vitale, Tanner Glass, Mark Eaton

Wed May 08, 2013

BleacherReport

5 Reasons Why the Penguins Had to Bench Marc-Andre Fleury

After struggling in last year's first round matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers , a series in which he surrendered 26 goals in 6 games, Marc-Andre Fleury entered this year's playoffs seemingly at the top of his game and looking to improve on his subpar playoff record of 12-14 since 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Marc-Andre Fleury, NHL Players, Tomas Vokoun, New York Islanders, Casey Cizikas

Tue May 07, 2013

PittsburghLive.com

On location: Penguins-Islanders, Game 4

And here are a couple vids from this morning's skate, where you can hear from both of the prominent players who might be returning to the lineup tonight.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tyler Kennedy, NHL Players, Deryk Engelland, Robert Bortuzzo, Beau Bennett

Mon May 06, 2013

CBS Local

Errey: 'Islanders Are Beginning To Believe'

The motto for the New York Islanders in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs is "Believe." Bob Errey joined the Fan Morning Show on Monday and said that the Isles are beginning to do just that.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bob Errey, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Marc-Andre Fleury

Sun May 05, 2013

Pensburgh

Baby Pens: Cracking the NHL roster? Part 2 - Defensemen

In a regular 82-game season, the Pittsburgh Penguins normally carry 7 D on their active NHL roster.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Brooks Orpik, Paul Martin, Deryk Engelland, Mark Eaton, NHL Players

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Post-gazette.com

Penguins Notebook: Malkin is excited by arrival of playoffs

It has been a long season for Penguins center Evgeni Malkin , but he seemed thrilled Tuesday to arrive at the eve of the NHL playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Brooks Orpik, Robert Bortuzzo, Beau Bennett, NHL Players, Evgeni Malkin

Sat Apr 27, 2013

Cardiac Cane

Hurricanes Lose Big To Penguins In Final Game Of Season

The Carolina Hurricanes fought hard all game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but their effort fell by the wayside losing 8-3, in the team's final game of the season on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Paul Martin, Jussi Jokinen, Pascal Dupuis, NHL Players

Fri Apr 26, 2013

MSNBC

After 12-game absence, Martin expected back for Pittsburgh tomorrow

Nobody's guaranteeing anything yet, but it sounds as though the Penguins will get back defenseman Paul Martin for their regular-season finale against Carolina on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Paul Martin, NHL Players