Joe Vitale

Senators beat Penguins in double overtime

2013-05-19 20:55:00

OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators jumped back into their second-round playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins in dramatic fashion Sunday night at Scotiabank Place. A goal by Colin Greening at 7:39 of the second overtime period gave the Senators a 2-1...

Penguins notebook: Vitale a no-go

2013-05-20 00:04:02

Center Joe Vitale did not play in Game 3 at Ottawa on Sunday. Coach Dan Bylsma said before the contest that Vitale was not available but declined to elaborate. The Penguins' policy, enacted for the playoffs, is not to address injuries or lineups. Vitale...

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Dejan Kovacevic column

2013-05-19 00:44:01

The Penguins arrived in Canada's capital Saturday with a clear purpose and a clearer plan: End this Stanley Cup playoff series with the Senators as quickly as possible, and do so with more of what succeeded in the first couple of games: 1. Superb...

Vokoun stops Islanders cold, Penguins win, 4-0, to take series lead

2013-05-10 06:14:02

Dan Bylsma was hoping for a spark from Tyler Kennedy and Joe Vitale. What he got was closer to a conflagration. Kennedy, a healthy scratch for the first four games of the Penguins' Eastern Conference opening-round playoff series against the New York...

Penguins notebook: Fans embrace Staal's return to Consol

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Jordan Staal wanted to salute Penguins fans. He did Saturday night. After a video tribute that included highlights of his most significant moments during a six-year Penguins career, Staal stood on the Hurricanes bench, clapped his red gloves together...

Penguins rally for 11th straight win

2013-03-22 20:11:00

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Tomas Vokoun was sharp in making 33 saves, and Brandon Sutter snapped a tie early in the third period for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rallied for a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders that stretched their winning streak...

Penguins run win streak to nine games

2013-03-17 16:45:00

The reigning NHL MVP is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. The league's top-scoring defenseman is out, too, apparently because of a lower body issue. Still, it hardly matters for the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby scored his...

NHL players to participate in Charity Classic

2013-01-07 14:21:00

TheJohnstown Tomahawks will host the first annual Johnstown Tomahawks Charity Classic. Benefiting the Pittsburgh Kids Foundation-Haiti and the Johnstown Tomahawks Foundation, the charity game will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Cambria County...

Tomahawks Announce Charity Classic Roster

2013-01-05 14:40:00

The Tomahawks announced the rosters for the First Annual Johnstown Tomahawks Charity Classic to take place 7 p.m. Wednesday at the War Memorial Arena. Twenty players each will make up “Team Kunitz,” which will don navy jerseys, and “Team...

Tomahawks announce Charity Classic

2013-01-03 11:25:00

The Johnstown Tomahawks are proud to announce the first Johnstown Tomahawks Charity Classic. Benefiting the Pittsburgh Kids Foundation-Haiti and the Johnstown Tomahawks Foundation, the charity game will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cambria County...

Flyers playoff hopes against Pens rest on Bryzgalov

2012-04-10 18:34:00

As just about everyone with a passing interest in hockey has heard by now, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov fears no man, just bears in the forest. It's a good thing he threw in the "in the forest" part of that comment after practice on Monday....

Malkin scores 50th goal as Penguins beat Flyers

2012-04-07 15:51:00

Evgeni Malkin scored his 50th goal of the season and added an assist to lock up his second NHL scoring title and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday. Malkin finished the regular season with 109 points and became the ninth...

New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov watches as teammate Lubomir Visnovsky (11) knocks the puck away from Pittsburgh Penguins' Joe Vitale (46) during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Friday at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

2013-03-22 20:13:00

Joe Vitale #46 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hits Anton Stralman #6 of the New York Rangers in the first period at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2013 in New York City.

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale, left, and Boston Bruins Gregory Campbell fight in the third period of an NHL hockey game on Monday.

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