Taming Anderson: Pens have brutalized OTT so far
Ottawa's Craig Anderson has been Vezina worthy against the rest of the league, but the Pittsburgh Penguins have had his number this year.
Last Game
| Final - 5.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Stories
Mistakes doom Senators in 4-3 loss to Penguins
A recap of game 2 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.
Sid the Kid tricks the Sens ... with GIFs!
Our nightly NHL Playoffs GIF recap features a lot of Sidney Crosby goals.
Pens hang on for Game 2 win
Sidney Crosby led the way for the Penguins, who took a 2-0 series lead against Ottawa.
Atlantic Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
New Jersey
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
New York Islanders
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Philadelphia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
New York Rangers
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(updated 1.20.2013 at 3:12 AM EST)
Crosby unstoppable in the first
Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh lead the Sens 2-1 after one period.
Game Thread - Penguins vs Senators
Game two of the Penguin's 4 game sweep begins tonight at 7:30pm.
SCH Game Center 5/17
Ottawa Senators (GDT) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (GDT) Game 2 (PIT leads 1-0) 6:30pm NBCSN
Bylsma adjusts lines a lot and why that's OK
A lot of fans wondered why Jarome Iginla was skating with Evgeni Malkin in practice yesterday. Why would the coach meddle with successful lines? A look at why it makes sense (which starts and ends with Kunitz and Crosby)
Pens Points: Quick looks around the team
Tidbits about adjustments, Pascal Dupuis, lines, Paul Martin, and how many shots are too many shots?
Pens offense keeps rolling
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their high offensive output in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Shock and Awesome. Pens Strike Early in 4-1 Win
Pittsburgh's power play is made of cheat codes. The unit struck twice on three chances in the Pens' 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 1.
Penalties doom Sens in 4-1 loss to Pens
The Ottawa Senators took some untimely penalties in Game One against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Pens' snipers made them pay.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
Pre-Season
Regular Season
| January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Philadelphia Flyers | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| @ New York Rangers | Sunday, January 20 2013 | win 6 - 3 | coverage |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 2 - 5 | coverage |
| @ Winnipeg Jets | Friday, January 25 2013 | loss 2 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Ottawa Senators | Sunday, January 27 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| @ New York Rangers | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| February | |||
| New Jersey Devils | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 5 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Washington Capitals | Sunday, February 03 2013 | win 6 - 3 | coverage |
| @ New York Islanders | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 4 - 2 | coverage |
| Washington Capitals | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 5 - 2 | coverage |
| @ New Jersey Devils | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 1 - 3 | coverage |
| New Jersey Devils | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 1 - 3 | coverage |
| Ottawa Senators | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 4 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Winnipeg Jets | Friday, February 15 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Buffalo Sabres | Sunday, February 17 2013 | win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 5 - 6 | coverage |
| Florida Panthers | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 5 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Florida Panthers | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | loss 4 - 6 | coverage |
| @ Carolina Hurricanes | Thursday, February 28 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Montreal Canadiens | Saturday, March 02 2013 | OT win 7 - 6 | coverage |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Monday, March 04 2013 | win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia Flyers | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 5 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Toronto Maple Leafs | Saturday, March 09 2013 | SO win 5 - 4 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 6 - 1 | coverage |
| Boston Bruins | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 3 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Toronto Maple Leafs | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| New York Rangers | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| Boston Bruins | Sunday, March 17 2013 | win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| Washington Capitals | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ New York Islanders | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 4 - 2 | coverage |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sunday, March 24 2013 | OT win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| Montreal Canadiens | Tuesday, March 26 2013 | win 1 - 0 | coverage |
| Winnipeg Jets | Thursday, March 28 2013 | win 4 - 0 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Saturday, March 30 2013 | win 2 - 0 | coverage |
| April | |||
| Buffalo Sabres | Tuesday, April 02 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| @ New York Rangers | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 1 - 6 | coverage |
| New York Rangers | Friday, April 05 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Carolina Hurricanes | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | win 5 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Tampa Bay Lightning | Thursday, April 11 2013 | win 6 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Florida Panthers | Saturday, April 13 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Montreal Canadiens | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | win 6 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Boston Bruins | Friday, April 19 2013 | PPD | coverage |
| @ Boston Bruins | Saturday, April 20 2013 | win 3 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Ottawa Senators | Monday, April 22 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Buffalo Sabres | Tuesday, April 23 2013 | loss 2 - 4 | coverage |
| @ New Jersey Devils | Thursday, April 25 2013 | loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Saturday, April 27 2013 | win 8 - 3 | coverage |
| May | |||
| New York Islanders | Wednesday, May 01 2013 | win 5 - 0 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Friday, May 03 2013 | loss 3 - 4 | coverage |
| @ New York Islanders | Sunday, May 05 2013 | OT win 5 - 4 | coverage |
| @ New York Islanders | Tuesday, May 07 2013 | loss 4 - 6 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Thursday, May 09 2013 | win 4 - 0 | coverage |
| @ New York Islanders | Saturday, May 11 2013 | OT win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| New York Islanders | Sunday, May 12 2013 | 7:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| Ottawa Senators | Tuesday, May 14 2013 | win 4 - 1 | coverage |
| Ottawa Senators | Friday, May 17 2013 | win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Ottawa Senators | Sunday, May 19 2013 | 7:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Ottawa Senators | Wednesday, May 22 2013 | 7:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Ottawa Senators | Friday, May 24 2013 | 7:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Ottawa Senators | Sunday, May 26 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Ottawa Senators | Tuesday, May 28 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
Pittsburgh Penguins Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H |
|---|
Stats
Offense
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 36 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | ||
| Chris Kunitz | 48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 113 | ||
| Pascal Dupuis | 48 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 140 | ||
| Kris Letang | 35 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | ||
| James Neal | 40 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 136 | ||
| Jarome Iginla | 44 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -5 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 134 | ||
| Evgeni Malkin | 31 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 99 | ||
| Brenden Morrow | 44 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | ||
| Paul Martin | 34 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||
| Jussi Jokinen | 43 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 74 | ||
| Matt Cooke | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | ||
| Brandon Sutter | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 82 | ||
| Matt Niskanen | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | ||
| Beau Bennett | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Tyler Kennedy | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Craig Adams | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | ||
| Brooks Orpik | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| Simon Despres | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| Dustin Jeffrey | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Douglas Murray | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Deryk Engelland | 42 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Joe Vitale | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Robert Bortuzzo | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Tanner Glass | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| Tomas Vokoun | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve MacIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dylan Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Trevor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Eaton | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Goaltending
| GP | MIN | W | L | EGA | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 33 | 1858 | 23 | 8 | 74 | 2.39 | 881 | 807 | .916 | 1 | |
| Tomas Vokoun | 20 | 1029 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 2.45 | 519 | 477 | .919 | 3 |
