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 Blue Jackets, November 1, 2013

Replay may have shown that Geno's third period power play shot didn't cross the goal line, keeping him off the board and extending his goalless streak to seven games, but that didn't keep him from racking up two assists and earning first star of the game honors in the Pens 4-2 win over Columbus at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh Friday night.

Check out our photos from the game after the jump.

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"I said NEAL!": Pens vs Sens Game 5, May 24, 2013

Pens fans got what they wanted most, which was a handshake line at the end of game five and the knowledge that Pittsburgh has advanced and now awaits the winner of the Boston-New York series.

The way it came about just made it that much sweeter.

A dominating performance resulting in a 6-2 win and a combined two game score of 13-5 after suffering an "emotionally shattering" 2-1 game three loss in double overtime.

A hat trick from a guy who a few days ago was being questioned about his lack of offensive production but now has five goals and seven points in his last two games.

Not to mention a mini-meltdown in the penalty box by the most hated guy on the other team.

Not a bad way to close out the series.

Check out the photos 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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Kris Letang activated from IR

Pens vs Devils Feb 2, 2013

Knitting Lady and I made it to our first game of the season today and were rewarded with the Pens first home win of the season, a 5-1 beating of the New Jersey Devils.  It also featured the first NHL goal by defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, whose celebratory lap by the bench is pictured above.

It's a quick turnaround not only for the team but for us as well, since we need to rest up before hitting the road to get to the game against the Caps at Verizon Center tomorrow.  So I'm just going to toss up a bunch of pics from today's game below.

Enjoy!

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Game Photos: Pens vs Flyers Game 5

The Pittsburgh Penguins improbable comeback from what was a 3-0 series deficit to the Philadelphia Flyers continued Friday night at Consol Energy Center. Our photos from the game after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Flyers & Shirts off Our Backs Night, 2012-04-07

Finally, the long awaited post from the final regular season game has arrived. Sorry, a busy schedule yesterday filled with driving home from a lovely weekend of hockey and then packing up a hundred t-shirts to ship out today prevented me from getting this done sooner. Oh well, we've got some time to kill before the playoffs start. Let's spend one last day looking back and smiling at the season we've had before ratcheting up the hate in anticipation of Wednesday night and game 1 against the Flyers. Photos and video after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Rangers 2012-04-05

Pens beat the Rangers 5-2 Thursday night at Consol Energy Center to secure home ice advantage in their first round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. Check out a few of our photos from the game after the jump.

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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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Mario Statue

From Mario Statue

Just a few of our pics from the unveiling of the Mario Lemieux statue in front of Consol Energy Center earlier today. Not much time to do more than post the pics since we're getting ready to head out to the game.

The rest of the 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 vs Bolts 2/25/12

The Penguins played Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay was scheduled to appear, but didn't. The only real competition was between Geno and Staal to see who would net the hat trick first. Photos and video after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Sabres 2/19/2012

The Penguins came into Buffalo Sunday following an emotional win over the Flyers the day before and fell victim to a bit of a letdown and a really strong effort by the Sabres. Not really the kind of game you want to have driven 7 hours to see, but fortunately we were still riding high from the events of the prior evening.

Check out our photos after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Ducks 2/15/2012

Back in December, it was then 39-year-old Jaromir Jagr scoring a huge goal against Pittsburgh. Wednesday night it was 41-year-old Teemu Selänne scoring the game winning goal in the third period. At the very least, you'd have to say the Pens are respectful of their elders.

Check out the photos from Pens-Ducks after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Lightning 2/12/2012

The Tampa Bay Lightning stormed into Consol Energy Center Sunday night to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, accompanied by plenty of bad memories. After all, the last two times we had seen the Lightning in person they beat the Pens by a combined score of 13-3. Of course things were different this time around, much different. As Tampa would soon learn....

More pics after the jump.

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Game Photos: Pens vs Jets 2012-02-11

The Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Winnepeg Jets Saturday afternoon at Consol Energy Center. We were there, with our camera, check out the photos after the jump, including some #PensToons versions.

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Bring out the GIMP

So long without hockey. Oh sure, the Pens just played Tuesday night, but we're going on three weeks since we've actually been to a game. Idle hands are the devil's playthings and all that, so I've had to find ways to keep busy.

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Pens 'Magnificent Seven' Game Winning Streak

The Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to seven games heading into the All-Star break with a 3-2 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues.