The Penguins and Red Wings were both one point outside of the final Wild Card spot—which had been held by Washington—with four games remaining heading into their matchup on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, which meant it had massive playoff implications. After Detroit battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, the game headed to overtime. With their backs against the wall, and maybe even their season on the line, Erik Karlsson stepped up and netted the winner to give Pittsburgh a...
The Presidents' Trophy winners will take on the Capitals in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Pittsburgh entered the night needing both the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings to lose on Tuesday.
The Atlanta Braves will go for a seventh straight win Sunday night when they wrap up a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. Atlanta took the opener Friday 8-3 behind some good pitching from Chris Sale and three home runs from catcher Travis d’Arnaud. Charlie Morton pitched well Saturday while d’Arnaud homered again to give Atlanta a 5-2 win. Darius Vines will make his second start of the season for the Braves Sunday while the Rangers will go with right-hander Michael Lorenzen. Vines...
Following a win by the Washington Capitals Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Penguins kept their playoff hopes alive last night but now have their backs against the wall and need some help to make the postseason. The Penguins held off elimination with their 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators last night, but other games around the league didn't go Pittsburgh's way and they will now have to rely on scoreboard watching tonight. Pittsburgh is 8-0-3 in their last 11 games and have closed an enormous gap in the race for the final wild card spot in...
PITTSBURGH -- The Boston Bruins had six different goal-scorers and ended the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 10-game point streak with a 6-4 win at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday.Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle each had two assists for the Bruins (47-18-15), who have won five of six. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves. Boston is first in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of the Florida Panthers, who defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime Saturday. “We're...
Get ready, New York sports fans. The Knicks and Rangers kick off their 2024 playoff runs this weekend. To build hype ahead of the round one games, the teams will host a free “playoff palooza” on Saturday with appearances from alumni from both teams, fun activations, face painting, a t-shirt press, photo ops, and more. [] The post Kick off the Knicks and Rangers postseason runs at ‘Playoff Palooza’ first appeared on 6sqft.
The Pittsburgh Penguins needed a big win and got it against the Nashville
Saturday started off as a great day for hockey, with the warm sun shining down on PPG Paints Arena and the feel of playoff hockey in the air around Pittsburgh. The
Remember when Kyle Dubas took the precaution of making the first-round draft the Pittsburgh Penguins sent to San Jose in the Erik Karlsson trade last summer “top-10 protected?” Turns out that wasn’t necessary, after all. That provision in the deal gave the Penguins the option of retaining their No. 1 pick in 2024 if they
As of Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins have yet to secure a playoff berth as they enter the final days of the regular season. “I feel like for the last two or three weeks here, we’ve been right in it,” Penguins forward Sidney Crosby said Wednesday in Cranberry. “It’s brought out