Martin Skoula News

Zach Parise made Marc-Andre Fleury's night even more miserable by pushing this puck past him for a goal in the second period at Mellon Arena.

The Penguins will be without defenseman Mark Eaton in tonight's showdown for first place in the Atlantic division against New Jersey at Mellon Arena.

Max Talbot is a high-energy guy and, more often than not, a high-volume one. He has been decidedly subdued for much of this week, however, after being a healthy scratch for the Penguins' past two games.

Bill Guerin appeared in his 1,220th NHL game when the Penguins faced the Philadelphia Flyers last night at the Wachovia Center.

Florida's Jordan Leopold locks up Jordan Staal in front of the Panthers' net last night at Mellon Arena.

After dealing with crippling injuries for the better part of the past six weeks, the Penguins are almost completely healthy.

Just a few months ago, there were two popular opinions on where the NHL's salary-cap ceiling would be in 2010-11. Some people believed it would drop precipitously, falling millions of dollars and causing unprecedented chaos in front offices around North America.

Scott Gordon had been a bit agitated Wednesday night. And rightly so. Gordon, the New York Islanders' coach, had just watched his team ring up one shot in the third period of what became a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia at Nassau Coliseum.

Penguins goalie Brent Johnson will make his fifth start of the season tonight. It takes a special kind of hockey player to be a goaltender.

's hit of Rangers center Artem Anisimov set off a chain of events that might be felt when the teams meet again Monday at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Islanders did a pretty fair impersonation of the defending Stanley Cup champions Friday at Nassau Coliseum.

Jordan Staal is not, by nature, a fighter. But he is not one to stand by when he believes a teammate has been the victim of a suspect hit, either, which is why Staal went after Islanders enforcer Nate Thompson at 2:10 of the third period in the Penguins' 3-2 loss against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum yesterday.

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Something about seeing the Montreal Canadiens sweater seems to inspire Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.

Marc-Andre Fleury won his first eight starts this season, and did it in style. He allowed two or fewer goals in six of those eight games, and earned five of his victories on the road.

Martin Skoula made a case Saturday night to remain a regular on the blueline even when the Penguins get back to full health on defense.

Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

The crowd of 17,039 at Scotiabank Place for the visit by the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins last night was the second smallest of the year after the Penguins first visit and isn't going to help the Senators' average attendance figure this season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to notch a third straight victory as they begin a three-game road trip with this evening's clash against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

Josh Yohe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-664-9161. Jay McKee, Mark Eaton and Martin Skoula have enjoyed long NHL careers because of responsible play in the defensive zone and their abilities to adapt when the game opened up following the lockout.