Vokoun will start Game 5.
Vokoun stopped 30 of 33 shots he faced in Game 4's 7-3 win. He will obviously assume the goal for Game 5 where the Penguins will look to close out the series.
May 24, 2013, 5:26 p.m.
Jokinen could enter the lineup tonight.
Jokinen will take warmups and be a game-time decision. He would likely center the fourth line if he plays and will provide the Pens some help in the faceoff circle and on the power-play.
May 22, 2013, 3:22 p.m.
Vokoun will start Game 4.
Vokoun continued his strong play in the playoffs in Game 3 when he turned aside 46 of the 48 shots that were directed at him. He gave up a backhand goal to Colin Greening at 7:39 into the second overtime frame that gave the Sens the victory. In five starts Vokoun has posted the playoff's best GAA (1.61) and SV% (.949).
May 22, 2013, 3:15 p.m.
No surprise here, but Tomas Vokoun confirms he's starting Game 2 tonight.
Vokoun continued his strong post-season with a 35 save performance in Game 1. The only goal he allowed was a jam play early in the first period, but he bounced back and shut the door on the Senators. Vokoun has posted a 1.28 GAA and .962 SV% in three starts.
May 17, 2013, 2:38 p.m.
Vokoun confirms he is starting in goal #Pens
After Marc-Andre Fleury struggled early in the Penguins first round series with the Islanders, Tomas Vokoun came in a shut the door for Pittsburgh. He posted a 1.41 GAA and .957 SV% in Game's 5 and 6. After two performances like he had there is no surprise that Coach Bylsma will go with him in Game 1 vs. the Senators.
May 14, 2013, 1:58 p.m.
Fleury just came off the ice, well after Vokoun.
Vokoun stopped all 31 shots that the Islanders threw his way in a 4-0 shutout win on Thursday. He is starting because Marc-Andre Fleury (who struggled mightily last year) struggled in the first four games. He will be back in goal for Game 6 where the Penguins will look to close out the series.
May 11, 2013, 1:02 p.m.
Bylsma says Tomas Vokoun will start tomorrow.
Marc-Andre Fleury has struggled big time in the first four games of the series posting a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV%. Vokoun will get the start in Game 5. He last started a playoff game in 2006-07 as a member of the Nashville Predators.
May 8, 2013, 2:10 p.m.
Neal skating with Malkin, Bennett at #Penguins skate.
It looks like Neal will be back in tonight after missing Games 2 and 3 with an ankle injury.
May 7, 2013, 12:13 p.m.
#Pens holding optional practice at Nassau Coliseum. James Neal and Brooks Orpik are on the ice
Orpik missed the last two games of the regular season and the first three games of the playoffs because of a lower-body injury. He could return for Game 4.
May 6, 2013, 3:22 p.m.
#Pens holding optional practice at Nassau Coliseum. James Neal and Brooks Orpik are on the ice
This is good news for the Penguins who could get Neal back for Game 4.
May 6, 2013, 3:19 p.m.
Fleury will start Game 2.
After posting a shutout in Game1 there is no doubt that Fleury will get the nod in Game 2. He should be able to record wins with regulairity throughout the playoffs with the amount of talent in front of him.
May 3, 2013, 2:19 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced center Sidney Crosby would return to the lineup for Game 2 of the team's Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the New York Islanders.
It will be Crosby's first game since sustaining a broken jaw during a game March 30. During the team's morning skate Friday, Crosby took line rushes in his usual spot, centering a line with Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis. He also worked on the team's top power-play unit.
May 3, 2013, 11:16 a.m.
James Neal just limped noticeably out of Consol. Wouldn't imagine he is playing tomorrow.
This would be another big blow to the Penguins lineup. However it looks like Crosby will be back in tomorrow so I guess they can't have too much talent on the ice! That just wouldn't be fair.
May 2, 2013, 3:28 p.m.
Winger James Neal, who suffered an apparent ankle injury during Game 1, is not participating in the Penguins' practice.
Neal left yesterday's game and did not return. The Pens had the game locked-up so they might have kept him out as a precaution.
May 2, 2013, 12:17 p.m.
Crosby is skating with Kunitz and Dupuis. COULD be a sign he's ready to rejoin the lineup.
This is the first time that Crosby has skated on a regular line since rejoining practice last Friday.
May 2, 2013, noon
