Drive to the Net

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Drive to the Net: Odds have been against Penguins

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 5:04 AM May 2, 2018

Washington's Alex Ovechkin delivered the dagger to the Penguins in Game 3, converting a 2-on-1 with Nicklas Backstrom with 1:07 left.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins need help in a pinch

By Dejan Kovacevic

in Washington

POSTED: 5:36 AM April 27, 2018

"We weren't perfect out there," Derick Brassard was telling me late Thursday night inside Capital One Arena. "We know we can do a lot better."
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Drive to the Net: Second line reunites ‘dangerous guys’

By Chris Bradford

in Philadelphia

POSTED: 3:55 AM April 19, 2018

Reunited felt so good for Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Flyers that gave the Penguins a 3-1 series lead.
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Drive to the Net: With one very odd tweak, PK turns perfect

By Dejan Kovacevic

in Philadelphia

POSTED: 1:58 AM April 16, 2018

In football, it would be like assigning a linebacker to chip the opponent's tight end at the line of scrimmage.
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Drive to the Net: Missing that No. 1 power play? So are they

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:20 AM April 14, 2018

Ivan Provorov rifled off a run of phrases to describe how he and his mates silenced the NHL's No. 1 power play.
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Drive to the Net: Crosby, Malkin match supreme skill, will

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:56 AM April 12, 2018

Highlight reel goals from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin lead the Penguins to convincing 7-0 win over Flyers in Game 1.
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Drive to the Net: Devils poked Crosby one time too many

By Chris Bradford

in Newark, N.J.

POSTED: 2:36 AM March 30, 2018

Sidney Crosby doesn't need much motivation, but Travis Zajac's butt-end late in regulation certainly angered the Penguins captain.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins having devil of a time with Jersey’s kids, Hall

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:02 AM March 24, 2018

If Friday night's game was any indication, a Penguins-Devils playoff series would make for great theater. But do the defending champions really want to take on this challenger?
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Drive to the Net: So Crosby … uh, how to describe it?

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:42 AM March 22, 2018

Sorry, but I've got no words for this one. And far more telling, no one else could muster much, either.
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Drive to the Net: Last comeback? Murray, Penguins can hope

By Chris Bradford

in New York

POSTED: 1:46 AM March 21, 2018

Everybody loves a comeback story and Matt Murray has authored a few, but here's hoping that this will be the last for the Penguins goalie.
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Drive to the net: Hagelin, Hornqvist connect around NHL’s hottest player

By Dejan Kovacevic

in Montreal

POSTED: 4:00 AM March 16, 2018

Carl Hagelin's always in a rush, and in this case late Thursday night low inside the Bell Centre, he was bound for the team bus.
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Drive to the Net: How to analyze a collapse when Penguins’ focus, effort are at root

By Dejan Kovacevic

in New York

POSTED: 12:45 AM March 15, 2018

Hockey, for all its speed and simplicity, can be slowed to a crawl when studied schematically.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins’ offense, defense founded in simplest facet of all

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:20 AM March 12, 2018

There hasn't been a fleeting moment since the calendar flipped that Evgeni Malkin hasn't been the NHL's premier player. His totals for 2018: 24 goals, 25 assists in 30 games.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins’ OT success rooted in ‘instinctive’ chaos

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:34 AM March 6, 2018

NHL coaches obsess over obtaining every possible point. NHL coaches seldom instruct anyone on how to play three-on-three.
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Drive to the Net: Brassard’s reversal from Ottawa ‘isn’t easy’

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 11:12 PM March 3, 2018

So I've learned that Derick Brassard's got a loud laugh. Louder, even, than whatever cacophony might have been coming from his mouth in maniacally celebrating his first goal.
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Drive to the Net: Brassard’s debut fraught with ‘nerves and emotion’

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:31 AM February 28, 2018

Derick Brassard's debut in a Penguins uniform didn't end in victory but the center showed why he can be a valuable contributor in the months to come.
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Drive to the Net: There’s a lot more inside Brassard’s game than coming up clutch

By Chris Bradford

in Cranberry Township, Pa.

POSTED: 12:21 AM February 26, 2018

Derick Brassard has been a very good No. 2 center, but he could make the Penguins great as a No. 3 behind Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
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Drive to the Net: Reaves proves worth … with gloves on

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:02 AM February 16, 2018

With Willie O'Ree, the first black player in NHL history watching, Ryan Reaves scores the biggest goal in the Penguins' latest win.
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Drive to the Net: Penguins caught looking, while also continuing to look better

By Dejan Kovacevic

in Dallas

POSTED: 1:06 AM February 10, 2018

Defense, as with most sports, is generally about effort. Except when it isn't.
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Drive to the Net: This power play’s got it all, measuring with best in franchise history

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 2, 2018

The Penguins power play is clicking at 26.7 percent, which if it holds up, would be the second-best in nearly 30 years.
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Drive to the Net: Murray shows mettle between the pipes and the ears

By Chris Bradford

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:01 AM January 31, 2018

Seriously, Matt Murray was telling us the other day that he doesn't play hockey. He plays goalie, he insisted.
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Drive to the Net: Crosby’s OT goal began with a glance

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 3:38 AM November 28, 2017

It's not possible to describe in any detail the overtime goal Sidney Crosby deflected Monday night, the one pushed the Penguins past the Flyers, 5-4, without delving into the past.
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Drive to the Net: Defining attention to detail

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 2:11 AM February 15, 2017

"It's not about effort. It's never been about effort." Those nine words from Matt Murray followed his 29 saves and the Penguins' 4-0 shutout of the Canucks.
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Drive to the Net: Guentzel shows speed, skill, smarts of bona fide NHL talent

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 5:08 AM February 8, 2017

Jake Guentzel is 22 going on 2, judging by that baby face and boyish enthusiasm in pinballing all over the rink.
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Drive to the Net: HBK Line spread too thin

By Dejan Kovacevic

at PPG Paints Arena

POSTED: 1:00 AM January 25, 2017

The Penguins' hearts and minds might have made it out to the ice Tuesday night, but their legs never left the locker room.

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