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2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Five reasons Pens are the faves
The Penguins are more than Sidney Crosby and a dynamic offense, and that is just one of five reasons Scott Burnside cites for Pittsburgh being the favorite going into the playoffs.
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First-round preview: Pittsburgh Penguins versus New York Islanders
You have to imagine that at least some of the excitement stemming from the New York Islanders' first playoff appearance in six years was dampened just...
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2013 NHL playoffs - Penguins still await Crosby's return
The Penguins still do not know whether they will be without Sidney Crosby in Wednesday's playoff opener against the New York Islanders, but there's no panic in Pittsburgh, writes Scott Burnside.
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Tomas Vokoun of Pittsburgh Penguins to start Game 5 against New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the struggles of their Stanley Cup-winning goaltender.
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Simply shocking to see Pens in such peril
PITTSBURGH -- Everything we thought we knew about these Eastern Conference finals and how they might play out has now been blown to smithereens. Ka...
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Matt Read, Flyers shut out short-handed Penguins
Matt Read scored a pair of goals to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 victory over the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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Mark Streit's OT goal lifts Flyers, firms up playoff picture
Mark Streit beat Marc-Andre Fleury 2:10 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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NHL Playoffs 2014 - How goalies in playoffs stack up
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index to project which netminders can get hot and steal a series in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Pens know they can't take the Jackets' bait
PITTSBURGH -- One of the characteristics of the Pittsburgh Penguins in recent playoff losses has been the under-the-skin factor. As in, they've let...
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Uneven goaltending has become theme in...
Spotty goaltending has been a theme so far in the first round of the playoffs for various reasons, but it's a trend that's likely coming to an end, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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Offseason plans for teams eliminated from the postseason - NHL Playoffs 2014
As each team is eliminated from the NHL playoffs, ESPN Insider Craig Custance identifies the three pivotal steps the team must make this offseason in order to raise their chances of contending for the...
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Intensity building ahead of Pens-Rangers
PITTSBURGH -- We can all pretty much agree that there's nothing quite like a Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins playoff series. Maybe it's the...
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Grouping the Eastern Conference coaching staffs into tiers - NHL
Rob Vollman puts every team's coaching staff into one of five tiers based on experience and their standings point performance against expectation. Three Eastern teams' staffs make the top tier.
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NHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Is Sidney Crosby a serious Hart Trophy candidate?
Sidney Crosby has come alive in recent weeks, leading the way at both ends of the ice as the Penguins chase a playoff spot. Does that put him in the Hart Trophy conversation?
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