Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Pittsburgh: Stronger than Hate

By: MF, 

I am glad to be back and able to cover the game tonight. My new full-time job has kept me from doing the website every night, but I am doing better at working out a time schedule that will help me in covering the site while also being able to get some sleep for work.

Now onto tonight's game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders. The city will be united together not only for this hockey game, but as a city united against hate. Though we are wounded, Pittsburgh will never bow down to hate. It's an emotional time for the city.

Let's now turn our minds to this game. Sit back and take some time to get away from the world. Lets Go Pens!

The Pens lineup is as follows:

Forwards
Guentzel - Crosby - Simon
Hagelin - Malkin - Kessel
Sheahan - Cullen - Hornqvist
Rust - Grant - Sprong

Defense
Dumoulin - Riikola
Johnson - Ruhwedel
Maatta - Oleksiak

Murray in the net!

*Kris Letang is out of the lineup tonight due to a lower-body injury*


Play-by-Play
Pens 3 Islanders 6

3rd Period
0:00 - That does it. The Islanders take this game 6-3 over the Pens.

2:35 - Empty net for the Pens.

3:07 - Power play time expires.

5:07 - Late power play chance for the Pens.

5:44 - Back and forth hockey right now.

9:45 - Riikola takes a seat in the box for holding and the Islanders get a power play chance.

10:16 - Tom Kuhnhackl scores. Kuhnhackl spins and puts the puck in front of the net. The puck goes off Oleksiak's skate and past DeSmith. 6-3 Islanders

11:37 - The Islanders have pushed back. Nothing much to update on right now. Islanders playing good defensively at the moment.

16:16 - DeSmith shuts the door on Nelson, which sends the Pens down the ice. Kessel finds Malkin flying down the wing, but his shot goes wide of the net.

18:37 - MALKIN SCORES! He spins around in front of the net and backhands the puck past Greiss. 5-3 Islanders

20:00 - Time for the third period! The Pens have to step their game big time if they want to get back into this one. Thomas Greiss is in the net for the Islanders to start this period. No sign of Lehner. Lets Go Pens!


2nd Period
0:00 - That does it for the second period and the Islanders hold the 5-2 lead.

3:18 - DeSmith with a solid save to deny Filppula.

5:11 - Penalty is over.

6:11 - Eberle scores his second goal of the night. The Islanders get an odd man rush and that leaves Eberle alone with an open net. The Pens challenge for off-sides and it was a close call. The referees end up ruling that the goal stands, which means the Pens will now have to kill off a delay of game penalty. 5-2 Islanders

8:03 - DeSmith will replace Murray between the pipes.

8:04 - Jordan Eberle scores on the power play. Eberle gets the puck down low and in front of the net. He elevates the puck over the glove of Murray. 4-2 Islanders

9:13 - Guentzel is called for interference and will take a seat in the penalty box. Penalty killing time for the Pens.

10:28 - Matt Martin scores. Casey Cizikas draws two Pens on him, which leaves Martin open on the wing. He passes over to Martin that beats Murray up high. 3-2 Islanders

14:23 - That does it for the power play. The Pens had some great chances, but couldn't get the puck past Lehner.

16:23 - Ladd will head over to the sin bin for slashing and the Pens head onto the power play.

19:20 - Power play time expires for the Islanders.

20:00 - We are back for the second period! There is still 40 seconds left on Johnson's penalty that the Pens have to kill off. Lets Go Pens!


1st Period
0:00 - The first period comes to an end and things are tied 2-2.

0:02 - Murray with a huge save right before the end of the period.

1:20 - Now the Pens will head onto the penalty kill as Johnson is called for holding.

2:01 - CROSBY SCORES! Crosby comes flying into the offensive zone with the puck. He fires the puck above the glove of Lehner into the net. Perfectly placed shot. 2-2 tie game

2:39 - The Pens are doing some good stuff on the ice right now.

5:36 - SIMON SCORES! Crosby makes a pass from the goal line out to Simon. Simon slides the puck to the front of the net looking for Guentzel instead the puck goes off the skate of Ryan Pulock past Robin Lehner into the net. 2-1 Islanders

7:32 - Brock Nelson scores. Nelson puts a quick shot past Murray, short-side. 2-0 Islanders

9:17 - Andrew Ladd scores. The Pens are caught during a change and Ladd is wide open at the side of the net. Valtteri Filppula slides a pass over to him and Ladd puts it in the open net. 1-0 Islanders

11:37 - Good puck movement by the Pens on that power play. Not many shots on net though.

13:37 - Power play for the Pens as Josh Bailey goes to the box for slashing.

16:30 - Solid start for the Pens. 

20:00 - The puck has dropped and this game is underway! Lets Go Pens! 

Thursday, October 11, 2018

A Golden Knight in Pittsburgh

PPG Paints Arena / MF
By: MF, 

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Vegas Golden Knights. Follow the game action below:

The Pens lineup is as follows:

Forwards
Guentzel - Crosby - Hornqvist
Hagelin - Malkin - Kessel
Simon - Brassard - Rust
Cullen - Sheahan - Sprong

Defense
Dumoulin - Letang
Johnson - Schultz
Oleksiak - Riikola

DeSmith in the net!

Play-by-Play
PENS 4 Knights 2

3rd Period
0:00 - PENS GET THE 4-2 WIN OVER THE KNIGHTS! A great night for both Kessel and DeSmith! Solid win for the Pens and a good foundation to build a winning streak.

1:08 - Empty net for the Knights.

2:21 - Crosby's line pressures the Knights in their own zone. Crosby's puck handling skills are unreal.

3:04 - The penalty time comes to an end. Good penalty kill for the Pens.

5:04 - Not a good time for the Pens to take a penalty. A great chance for the Knights here and a big penalty kill for the Pens. Brassard is the one in the box for hooking.

6:00 - Nothing that DeSmith could do one that one. The Pens were caught puck watching and the Knights took advantage. They have been pressuring all period and finally got one. The Pens need to clean up their game.

6:25 - Reilly Smith scores. Marchessault draws the attention to him as he cuts to the front of the net. He outlets a pass to Smith, who is stationed at the side of the net all alone. He puts it behind DeSmith. 4-2 Pens

7:54 - Knights with some good pressure in this period. The Pens sitting back a bit.

10:37 - Can't forget the hard work of DeSmith to keep the Knights at one. He has stopped 29 of 30 shots so far tonight.

14:42 - DeSmith has settled into this game.

20:00 - We are back for the third period! The Pens need to keep their foot on the gas pedal and not allow the Knights any chance to get back in this one. Lets Go Pens!


2nd Period
0:00 - The second period comes to an end and the Pens hold the 4-1 lead over the Knights!

0:57 - Knights with a two-on-one chance, but DeSmith stretches out to deny Ryan Reaves with the blocker. What an unreal save.

3:10 - Now the crowd is chanting "Fleury."

3:20 - GUENTZEL SCORES! Rust with a beautiful pass across the ice to Guentzel and he fires a rocket shot past the blocker of Subban. 4-1 Pens

4:17 - HAT TRICK FOR PHILLLL KESSSELLL! Kessel finds his way up the middle all alone again. He snaps one past the glove of Subban. Another great shot by Kessel. 3-1 Pens

6:12 - Rust with an amazing play in front of the net. Poked the puck away from William Karlsson, which was a for sure goal for him otherwise.

7:34 - The lines have been switched up a little bit for the Pens. Hornqvist and Rust have swapped.

10:23 - KESSEL WITH HIS SECOND GOAL TONIGHT! Malkin feeds a perfect pass up to Kessel who is behind the Knights' defense. On the breakaway, Kessel rips a shot past the glove of Subban. 2-1 Pens

11:26 - Some nice puck movement by Crosby and Letang.

14:44 - DeSmith makes a save that hits him right in the chest. Hard shot, but DeSmith looks to be alright after that hard shot hit him.

18:04 - Subban fights off a shot by Simon. Solid start for the Pens.

20:00 - Time for the second period! The Pens need to clean up their game and get some offensive zone pressure going. Lets Go Pens!


1st Period
0:00 - Things are tied 1-1 after the first period.

0:26 - Power play time expires for the Pens.

2:26 - Late power play chance for the Pens as Jonathan Marchessault will head to the box for slashing.

3:25 - Nine shots for the Pens so far this period. Subban seemed to be fighting the puck early on.

4:22 - DeSmith with a great save to keep things tied up 1-1.

5:05 - Fast movement by the Knights. Some good shifts by the Pens.

8:09 - Knights are buzzing in the Pens' zone, keeping them pinned down. Some good puck movement by them.

11:57 - KESSEL SCORES! Malkin wins an offensive zone faceoff right back to Kessel. Kessel fires it immediately, through traffic and past Malcolm Subban. 1-1 tie game.

13:30 - Tomas Nosek scores. A bad turnover by the Pens leads the Knights down the ice. Karlsson drives the net and backs DeSmith deep into his night. Nosek is able to backhand a shot under the arm, blocker side, of DeSmith. 1-0 Knights

16:20 - Solid start for DeSmith. The Pens are able to kill off Simon's penalty. 


18:20 - First power play of the game goes to the Knights as Simon is called for high-sticking. 

20:00 - The puck has dropped and this game is officially underway. Marc-Andre Fleury is not between the pipes for the Knights as he played last night. A feel a bit better to have the Pens put the puck in the back of the net now. Lets Go Pens! 

Thursday, October 4, 2018

New Beginnings

PPG Paints Arena / MF
By: MF, 

Welcome back everyone for a new Pittsburgh Penguins' hockey season. For all the information on why I haven't been active this summer is on Twitter @PensHockeyShow.

We are now moving onto a new season and it starts with the Washington Capitals! The Capitals are coming off a 7-0 win over the Boston Bruins. It was a great way to start the season for the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Now it's time for the Penguins to assert some dominance and start their season with a big win over the Capitals.

Tonight, I will be updating Twitter and watching the opener with my family. So make sure to follow and have some fun. Next game I will be back to the normal routine of giving play-by-play updates on here and start a new season of trivia.

Time to start things off with a win! It's hockey night in Pittsburgh! Lets Go Pens!