PITTSBURGH (DM360 — 151) — If anyone left CONSOL Energy Center with a hat on their head Friday night, chances are that it was purchased after the game. Dueling hat tricks from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin powered the Pittsburgh Penguins to a wild 8-5 win over the Calgary Flames and made certain that any hat that entered the arena, stayed in the arena. In total, over 3,000 hats found their way onto the ice following the hat-trick goals. No word on if Crosby or Ma ... [Read more]

PITTSBURGH (DM360 — 150) — When plans for CONSOL Energy Center were finally approved, the building quickly gained the moniker “The House that Crosby Built.” On Wednesday, CONSOL Energy Center was “The Place that the A-Team Rocked.” Wingers Ales Hemsky and Alexander Frolov had two goals and one assist apiece as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the struggling Ottawa Senators 5-3. ... [Read more]

  PITTSBURGH (DM360 — 149) — Using the shootout work of Ryan Miller and Marek Svatos, the Buffalo Sabres handed the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 loss Monday night at CONSOL Energy Center. Miller made 38 saves in the 65 minutes before the shootout and stopped all three Pittsburgh shooters during the final frame to give his squad a long-awaited win.  Miller teamed up with the right post to stop Sidney Crosby and used padstacks to turn away Evgeni Malkin and Ales Hems ... [Read more]

NEWARK, N.J. (DM360 — 148) — The five-minute stretch that Alexander Frolov had to close out Saturday night’s game at Prudential Center may have been one of the most prolific in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Starting at the 14:18 mark of the third period and wrapping up with 7.3 seconds remaining, Frolov scored four times to turn a one-goal lead by the New Jersey Devils into a 5-2 Penguins win, snapping the Devils’ streak at four wins. ... [Read more]

WASHINGTON (DM360 — 147) — With the superstar talent amassed on the rosters of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, a youngster like Alex Goligoski easily gets lost in the shuffle. At times that can play to his advantage. Goligoski, a defenseman with a scoring touch, proved to be Wednesday night’s biggest hero when he netted the game-winning goal just 16 seconds into overtime as the Penguins edged the Capitals 3-2 at Verizon Center. ... [Read more]

RALEIGH, N.C. (DM360 — 146) — Heading into Monday’s game at RBC Center, the Pittsburgh Penguins had not allowed a goal in the third period. Over the course of the previous three games, the Penguins had outscored opponents by eight goals after the second intermission. That success was not to be found against the Carolina Hurricanes. Two goals scored within a minute of each other during the third period pushed the hosts to a 4-3 win over the Penguins. The win snapped Pit ... [Read more]

SUNRISE, Fla. (DM360 — 145) — The Pittsburgh Penguins scored four times in the third period to break a 3-all tie and skate away with a 7-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday at BankAtlantic Center. Sidney Crosby scored twice and added an assist while it was Evgeni Malkin who propelled the Penguins to a win with the game-winning goal at 10:10 of the third when he spun through a pair of Panthers defenders before roofing a shot over the glove of goaltender Tomas Vo ... [Read more]

ATLANTA (DM360 — 144) — Another game or two like Friday night’s at Philips Arena and the Pittsburgh Penguins may have another legitimate rivalry on their hands. As far as the Atlanta Thrashers are concerned, that rivalry is already established. Using last season’s playoff disappointment, Atlanta challenged the Penguins physically and strategically for over 60 minutes. In the end, the team that ended Atlanta’s season in the first round of the playoffs g ... [Read more]

PITTSBURGH (DM360 — 143) — The raising of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2010 Stanley Cup Champions banner was only part of the excitement preceding Tuesday night’s 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. While the members of last season’s squad were honored on the ice in a pre-game ceremony, there was also the matter of opening the CONSOL Energy Center in proper fashion. The arena, which housed over 18,000 fans as the Penguins skated to victory over the Islande ... [Read more]

PITTSBURGH (DM360 — 131) — It was a bit of a psychological move by Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma and equipment manager Dana Heinze to have the Penguins’ white jerseys waiting in their Mellon Arena locker room before the players arrived for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday. After all, the three previous championship-clinching wins in club history all came on the road and the Penguins’ had worn the same style white jersey last year when clinching in ... [Read more]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (DM360 — 130) — The table was set Wednesday for another on-ice coronation of the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, the Penguins bounded out to a four-goal lead in just 10 minutes during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at HP Pavilion. With a 3-0 lead in the series, it appeared that the Penguins’ stranglehold on the series had all but knocked out the San Jose Sharks. For at least another game, the Sharks have life. San Jose rallied to take a 6-5 win over ... [Read more]