Pens announce 2008-09 schedule (17-Jul-08)
The Penguins' 2008-09 schedule has been released. The Pens open the season with two games in Sweden on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th vs Ottawa. The home-opener is Saturday, October 11th vs New Jersey.
Pens announce 2008-09 pre-season schedule (16-Jul-08)
The Penguins have announced their 2008-09 preseseason schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 20 - TAMPA BAY - 7:30pm
Monday, Sept. 22 - at Tampa Bay - 7:30pm
Wednesday, Sept. 24 - TORONTO - 7:30pm
Friday, Sept. 26 - at Toronto - 7:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 2 - at Jokerit (Finland) - 11:30am EDT
Off-season transactions (8-Jul-08)
IN:
July 7 - Pens sign Finnish forward Janne Pesonen to a two-way one-year deal worth $875K.
July 5 - Pens sign forward Matt Cooke to a two-year contract worth $1.2M per year.
July 3 - Pens sign forward Miroslav Satan to a one-year $3.5M contract.
July 3 - Pens sign forward Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year $2.25M contract.
July 1 - Pens sign RW Eric Godard to a three-year, $2.25M deal.
RE-SIGNED:
July 3 - Pens re-sign G Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year, $35M deal.
July 2 - Pens re-sign D Brooks Orpik to a six-year, $22.5M deal.
July 1 - Pens re-sign D Mark Eaton to a two-year, $4M deal.
July 1 - Pens re-sign forward Pascal Dupuis to a three-year, $4.2M deal.
July 1 - Pens re-sign Evgeni Malkin to a five-year, $43.5M contract extension.
OUT:
July 3 - Georges Laraque signs with Montreal.
July 2 - Marian Hossa signs with Detroit.
July 2 - Jarkko Ruutu signs with Ottawa.
July 1 - Adam Hall signs with Tampa Bay.
July 1 - Ty Conklin signs with Detroit.
July 1 - Ryan Malone signs with Tampa Bay.
July 1 - Gary Roberts signs with Tampa Bay.
Pens file for salary arbitration with Fleury (13-Jun-08)
The Penguins have elected to file for salary arbitration with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.
Arbitration hearings are set by the National Hockey League and take place from July 20 to August 4. As a result of the filing, the Penguins retain his rights and he will not become a restricted free agent on July 1.
Red Wings win Cup with 3-2 victory (5-Jun-08)
The Penguins fall 3-2 to the Red Wings in Game 6 in front of 17,132 at Mellon Arena. Pittsburgh was done by two goals with under two minutes to go in the game when Marian Hossa scored a power play goal with Marc-Andre Fleury pulled at 18:33. The Pens nearly tied the game as the clock ran out but Hossa's backhander from the right-side of the net went across the face of the goal.
Congratulations to Detroit on a well-earned Stanley Cup win! On a personal note, I just want to thank everyone for checking out the site and message board this season.
2007 - First Round Playoff loss
2008 - Stanley Cup Final loss
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Pens beat Red Wings 4-3 in triple overtime (3-Jun-08)
Epic game! The Penguins remain alive with a 4-3 triple overtime victory in Game Five over the Red Wings in front of 20,066 at Joe Louis Arena. Pittsburgh had a 2-0 lead after one period on goals from Marian Hossa and Adam Hall.
The Wings cut the lead to 2-1 after two and then scored twice in the first half of the third period to seemingly clinch the Cup. The Pens pulled the goalie with one minute to go in their season and Max Talbot banged one home with 34.3 to go to send it to overtime.
Also, in the third Sergei Gonchar crashed into the boards and left the game and Ryan Malone took a puck in the face and re-broke his nose.
The Wings were all over the Pens in the first overtime outshooting them 13-2 but Marc-Andre Fleury was brilliant and was easily the game's number one star.
Petr Sykora told color analyst Pierre McGuire that he would score the game-winner. He ended up being correct as Sykora scored a power play goal at 9:57 of the third overtime to force a Game Six Wednesday at Mellon Arena.
Pens lose Game Four 2-1 (1-Jun-08)
The Penguins find themselves on the brink of elimination after losing Game Four 2-1 to the Wings in front of 17,132 at Mellon Arena. Marian Hossa got the Pens out to an early lead with a power play goal at 2:27 of the first period. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it at one at 7:06 of the first. After a scoreless second, Jiri Hudler scored the game-winner at 2:26 of the third after the Penguins had chances to clear the puck from the zone. Pittsburgh had nearly a minute and a half of a two-man advantage near the midpoint of the third but were unable to convert.
Pens finally score and beat the Red Wings 3-2 (29-May-08)
The Penguins get two goals from Sidney Crosby and defeat the Red Wings 3-2 in Game Three of the Finals in front of a loud 17,132 at Mellon Arena. Crosby scored the first Pittsburgh goal of the series at 17:25 of the first period. After Detroit turned the puck over in their own end and Marian Hossa had his shot blocked, Crosby picked up the puck and pushed it one-time by Osgood.
Crosby made it 2-0 with a power play goal early in the second period. Crosby, at the side of the goal, again got a Hossa rebound and slid it by Osgood. Johan Franzen cut the lead to 2-1 with a power play goal at 14:48 of the second.
Adam Hall regained the two goal lead at 7:18 of the third. Shortly after Gary Roberts leveled a Wing in the corner, Hall banked a shot in off the back of Osgood from behind the net. Brooks Orpik fired up the crowd near the midpoint of the period with a shift in which he had four crushing hits in the span of 16 seconds. The Wings did not quit and Mikael Samuelsson made it 3-2 at 13:37 with a wrist shot from the edge of the right circle. Detroit had chances, including a power play with six minutes to go, but were unable to tie the game up.
Pens shut out in Games One and Two (27-May-08)
The Penguins failed to score in either Game One or Two of the Stanley Cup Finals and find themselves in an 0-2 hole. On Saturday, the Red Wings easily defeated the Pens 4-0 and on Monday, the Wings won 3-0. Over the two games, Pittsburgh has been outshot 70-41.
