So what happened? A slow start plagued the Pens tonight, along with some poor early goaltending by Marc-Andre Fleury. The Canes took advantage and jumped to a 3-0 lead. The Pens stormed back and made it 3-2 when Tim Gleason deflected an attempt into...

Game 31Hurricanes (6-17-5, 17 pts) at Penguins (20-9-1, 41 pts) Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh Why does it matter? In name only, this is a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals from last season. In reality, Carolina has been horrible so far this year....

So what happened? The Pens took their first OT loss of the season. The Blackhawks had some chances, but the Pens had more of them (and better ones, I think). The Pens just couldn't capitalize on those chances due to bad bounces, bad goal posts and...

Game 29Blackhawks (17-7-3, 37 pts) at Penguins (20-9-0, 40 pts) Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh The Blackhawks are excellent because they have depth and talent across their lines and on the blue line. Ladd and Seabrook are good examples of that. Why...

So what happened? Two more goals were scored with an empty net in an Avalanche game, but this time they weren't scored by the Avs. The Pens used a power play goal to gain the lead and then put it away when Budaj vacated the net. Don't look now, but...