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Drive to the Net: Conference-clinching goal was in the making all night

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 4:52 AM Friday

Along the serpentine course of a four-hour thriller, Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Conor Sheary made their coach look pretty smart.
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Drive to the Net: Critical mistakes can spoil outstanding performance

By Matt Gajtka

in Ottawa

POSTED: 1:26 AM Wednesday

Let's be frank. The better team didn't win Tuesday night at Canadian Tire Center.
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Drive to the Net: The epic shift(s) that shifted the East final

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 10:37 PM Sunday

Eighty-four seconds isn’t much in the context of a playoff series, or even a single game. On the other hand, what the Penguins did over an 84-second span late in...
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Drive to the Net: Dishing out some love to a dominant, decisive penalty kill

By Matt Gajtka

in Ottawa

POSTED: 2:56 AM May 20, 2017

Let's chat about the unit that has held Ottawa completely off the board in 11 power-play opportunities in this series.
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Drive to the Net: Missed coverages, misfortune put champs in jeopardy

By Matt Gajtka

in Ottawa

POSTED: 1:41 AM May 18, 2017

What can you do about some old-fashioned bad luck? Let's start in the first minute, which was a sign of things to come.
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Drive to the Net: On tight night, winning rush a culmination of sweat, toil … and patience

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:47 AM May 16, 2017

With 25 seconds gone in the second period of Monday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final, the Penguins got their lone odd-man rush of the night.
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Drive to the Net: Cute won’t cut it against stay-at-home Senators

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:55 AM May 14, 2017

Following a 2-1 overtime loss Saturday night, Mike Sullivan didn't much care for the Penguins' self-styled image over most of the 65 minutes.
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Drive to the Net: Karlsson imposing, but beating Senators means breaking their 1-3-1

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 10:55 AM May 13, 2017

When looking for the Senators' defining team characteristic, don't bother with the stat sheet.
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Drive to the Net: It took more than one change to win the seventh

By Matt Gajtka

in Washington

POSTED: 2:57 AM May 11, 2017

Game 7 was different for the Penguins, and that was evident rather quickly.
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Drive to the Net: Letang’s absence glaring, but current group can do better than this

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:31 AM May 9, 2017

Is there any wonder the Penguins are having major issues escaping their zone with control?
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Drive to the Net: Big breakout mistake spoils solid night of decision-making

By Matt Gajtka

in Washington

POSTED: 2:04 AM May 7, 2017

The Penguins were locked in a tie, but they were anything but treading water.
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Drive to the Net: Winning ugly becoming a springtime art form

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:35 AM May 4, 2017

One of Mike Sullivan's favorite sayings is 'finding ways to win.'
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Drive to the Net: Inspired Kunitz pulls Penguins out of their pall

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:55 AM May 2, 2017

It didn’t feel much like a hockey night in Pittsburgh, let alone a playoff game against a disliked divisional foe, when Sidney Crosby slowly glided off the ice in the first...
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Drive to the Net: ‘Quick-strike’ attack turns Capitals’ desperation against them

By Matt Gajtka

in Washington

POSTED: 3:04 AM April 30, 2017

This is supposed to be the year for the Capitals ... and they sure played like they knew it Saturday night at Verizon Center.
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Drive to the Net: With outcome in doubt, Penguins stretch it out

By Matt Gajtka

in Washington

POSTED: 3:32 AM April 28, 2017

Not like the Capitals have never won Game 1 of a playoff series against the Penguins, but this one would've stung.
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Drive to the Net: More than flashes needed when forechecking Capitals

By Matt Gajtka

in Cranberry Township, Pa.

POSTED: 12:01 AM April 24, 2017

Game 5 between the Penguins and Blue Jackets took on a familiar look early, and it was ominous for the home team.
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Drive to the Net: Feeding the rushing Columbus current

By Matt Gajtka

in Columbus, Ohio

POSTED: 2:04 AM April 19, 2017

The Blue Jackets aren't known as a razzle-dazzle rush team, but the Penguins made them look like it Tuesday night.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins, Crosby line work low to make own luck

By Matt Gajtka

in Columbus, Ohio

POSTED: 2:58 AM April 17, 2017

The Blue Jackets finally got the good fortune for which they were so publicly begging, right from the opening faceoff of Game 3. It didn't amount to enough.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins whipping Jackets where it really hurts … off the rush

By Matt Gajtka

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:08 AM April 15, 2017

If the Penguins continue their attacking aptitude, the Blue Jackets will remain in that limbo state of playing well enough to stay close, but not well enough to win.

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