Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference No. 2 Seed
47-27-8, 1st Atlantic
Penguins defense carrying club through playoffs
Penguins defense carrying club through playoffs
IRA PODELL,
May 14, 2008
A little more than two years ago, coach Michel Therrien -- 11 games into his tenure behind the Pittsburgh Penguins bench -- ripped his club for its evident indifference to defense. Now, one win away from the Stanley Cup finals, the hard-nosed taskmaster looks back fondly on the night his club bought into the rough message he sent. ...More |
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Penguins Team Report
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Penguins Team Report May 15, 2008
So much for talk that Sidney Crosby was not his usual dominant self.
With two assists against Philadelphia in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final, Crosby took the NHL playoff scoring lead with 19 points. He has five points in the series.
Crosby was strong in an opening-round sweep of Ottawa but appeared to be slowed by a nagging high right ankle sprain in the second round against the New York Rangers.
However, he has tortured the Flyers, who are without top defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn and lack the mobility on defense to keep up with Crosby.
"I kind of laugh at the talk that he's not playing well," right wing Marian Hossa said of Crosby, his center on the Penguins' top line. ...More |
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PK% |
SHG |
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| Special Teams | 20.4 |
77 |
81.0 |
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