Pens vs Flames, December 21, 2013

The Penguins entered Saturday's game against Calgary with a few streaks going.

They had won six in a row, nine straight at home.

Sid had a nine game point streak.

Knitting Lady and I had our own 18-game regular season winning streak on the line.

Luckily the Pens played well enough to get the win and keep the streaks alive (though Ottawa would ruin that a few days later).

This one presented a great chance for us to see all the new guys who are getting their shot due to injuries and suspensions.  

This would be our first chance to see guys like Dumoulin, Sill and Samuelsson at the NHL level. 

And it would be our first look at Zolnierczyk and Conner since they joined (or returned to) the team.

It would also provide a good 1-game tryout for the Canon SL1 that KL got me for Christmas.

So there was plenty to be excited about.  Check out our photos after the jump.

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Pens @ Blue Jackets, November 2, 2013

It was the second of back-to-back nights between these two teams.

Zatkoff got the start for the Pens.

For Columbus it was their backup McElhinney, who had played most of the game the night before after Bobrovsky defecated in his crease.

Probably the most excitement in this one came pregame when the security guard told us they don't allow fans to have signs larger than 8x10".  I'm guessing this was some kind of response to the Pens last visit when Pensblog Charlie signs filled Nationwide Arena.

Check out the pics after the jump.

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Pens vs Bruins Game 4, June 7, 2013.

Boston 1, Pittsburgh 0

Pics after the jump.

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Bonus Hockey: Pens vs Sens Game 3, May 19, 2013.

The Senators won in double overtime Sunday night to remain competitive in the series, now trailing the Penguins two games to one.

Game four is not until Wednesday.

Then hopefully an elimination game Friday.

We'll see.

Check out the photos from the game after the jump.

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A Sid Trip: Pens vs Sens Game 2, May 17, 2013

The towels we were given on our way into the arena for game 2 Friday night read "Buckle Up Baby!"

The Ol' 29er Phil Bourque usually follows that up with "Are You Kidding Me?"

Sid was not kidding.

As far as the CEC crowd was concerned, those towels may as well have been soaked in LSD because Sid took us all on a really good trip.

Unless you were Craig Anderson, in which case it was a very bad trip,

and that led to an early trip

to the dressing room.

It's late (much like this post) so let's get to the photos after the jump.

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Evolution of the sock pic - autographs!

Some of our haul from today's gameday skate.

Pens sock pic collage

Walgreens' photo department is doing a special "7 Days of Deals". Today's deal is a free 8x10 collage. I prefer to do my own collages, but I'll take a free print any day. The result is the collage of sock pics above, with most of the Pens from this year's team who have been photographed with the lucky sock. It's interesting to see the progress that Knitting Lady has made on the sock throughout the year.

Keep an eye out later this week. Our return to Pittsburgh is imminent, so there'll be a fresh batch of game photos coming up!

And don't forget, there are still a few whiteout t-shirts available. Get yours in time for the Pens-Flyers first round series.

Game Photos: Pens vs Devils 3/17/2012

The Pens and Devils met for a St. Patrick's Day game Saturday afternoon and the fans were dressed for the ocassion.



Check out the rest of our photos from the game after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Bruins 3/11/2012

The Penguins two big guns entered the Sunday matinee against the Bruins on a bit of a mini-slump. Geno had been held pointless the last two games and "Real Deal" Neal hadn't hit the scoresheet in his last three. The standing room only crowd at CEC wanted to see their top line firing on all cylinders once again, and they were willing to get National TV loud to show it.

Check out our photos after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Blue Jackets 2/26/12

The Penguins and Blue Jackets met for a Sunday matinee. Stories of the game:

1. Mark Letestu's return to Pittsburgh.

2. Malkamania.

3. Disallowed goals.

4. Brad Thiessen's first NHL start.

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Photos after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens @ Caps 1/11/2012

The Pens visited Verizon Center for the second and final time this regular season Wednesday night looking to snap a 5-game losing streak. The Caps were hoping to get things back on track after dropping a couple of games out west. The Pens gave an effort they can probably be happy with but once again it was not enough as Washington capitalized on a late first period defensive gaffe that allowed Jason Chimera to score the lone goal of the game. Tomas Vokoun's 30 saves would secure the win.

Check out our photos and video after the jump.

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Game Photos: 2/6/2011 Pens @ Caps

Not unlike Pascal Dupuis in the photo above, the Pens at times Sunday looked like they just wanted out of DC. Not that they weren't putting forth the effort, but the puck just wasn't bouncing their way. That will happen. Good thing about this month is, before you know it there will be another game, and a chance to put games like this behind you. More photos and a fight video after the jump.

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