Paul Martin

Sidney Crosby's hat trick lifts Penguins past Senators in Game 2

2013-05-18 00:00:00

PITTSBURGH — The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they're quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one...

Penguins eliminate Islanders in overtime

2013-05-11 19:54:00

Brooks Orpik scored 7 minutes 49 seconds into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits in Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders with a 4-3 victory Saturday night. Orpik took a shot from the right point that might...

Helene Elliott's NHL plus/minus ratings

2013-03-31 18:13:00

Pluses There might be playoff games in The Center of the Hockey Universe for the first time since 2004, with the Toronto Maple Leafs having won three straight games and earned points in eight straight. Nazem Kadri and linemate Joffrey Lupul have...

Beaver County Times, Pa., Chris Bradford column

2013-05-19 11:04:02

SERIES II OFF-DAY 3 In a perfect world where airlines run on time and don't cancel flights (looking at you Delta), I'd be writing this post from Ottawa this evening. Lo and behold, I'm still in Pittsburgh. Don't fret puckheads, I'll be arriving in...

Crosby puts on a show in Penguins' 4-3 victory

2013-05-18 13:54:04

He did, Sidney Crosby recalled, feel pretty good before the game. Likely nowhere near as good as he felt by the time it was over, though. Crosby scored the Penguins' first three goals in their 4-3 victory against Ottawa at Consol Energy Center...

Crosby's hat trick leads Penguins' victory

2013-05-17 19:51:00

PITTSBURGH -- On Friday in Pittsburgh, the Penguins were trying to do to the Ottawa Senators what they were not able to do to the New York Islanders in their first-round series: take a 2-0 series lead. "We were looking at getting the second win and...

Penguins notebook: Malkin makes points run

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Sidney Crosby's big Game 2 overshadowed another productive effort by center Evgeni Malkin on Friday night. Malkin has consecutive multiple-point games in Round 2 against Ottawa and three in a row dating to Round 1. He has recorded at least two...

Sidney Crosby has 2nd career playoff hat trick, sparks Penguins to 4-3 victory over Senators

2013-05-18 00:17:02

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they're quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just...

Karlsson's return highly chronicled

2013-05-17 07:24:02

Thrity-one games after his Achilles tendon was sliced in that well-documented collision, Erik Karlsson's comeback was superb theater. Canadian papers declared his recovery miraculous as the smooth skating 22-year-old dished up two primary assists...

Penguins hope to build rare (for them) 2-0 edge tonight

2013-05-17 07:24:02

It is not recognized as one of the great feats in pro hockey. Perhaps it should be, though. At least for the Penguins. You think winning a Stanley Cup is difficult? OK, so it is. Very. But the Penguins have done that more recently than they've taken...

Crosby's hat trick lifts Pens over Senators

2013-05-17 19:09:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. � Brenden Morrow added his first playoff...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Sid Hartman column

2013-05-17 00:54:04

Looking back at the past two seasons when the Twins nearly lost 100 games each year, reliever Glen Perkins said this year feels different because of new chemistry in the clubhouse, and that has helped the team get off to a much better start. "There's...

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a sprawling save with the help of defenseman Paul Martin (7) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

2013-02-13 21:08:00

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with teammates Tyler Kennedy (48) and Paul Martin (7) after assisting on Kennedy's first-period goal against the Winnipeg Jets during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday.

2012-03-20 20:27:56

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) celebrates with James Neal (18), Zbynek Michalek (4) and Paul Martin after scoring the game winning goal against the Washington Capitals during the overtime period on Sunday.

2012-01-22 17:42:28