Pascal Dupuis had four points, Sidney Crosby and Olli Maatta got three and newcomers Blake Comeau and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Three Rivers...One Show is of two minds this week: previewing the Pittsburgh Penguins' new season and summing up the year for the Pirates.
While the popular consensus is the opposite, the Pittsburgh Penguins need to better support their stars to contend for Stanley Cups once again.
After a high-scoring, record-breaking junior year, RMU hockey forward Cody Wydo takes over as Colonials captain.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' offseason changes left the roster mostly intact, but the alterations may be just enough to push the team past its usual barriers.
Old friend Matt Shetler returns to City of Champions Radio to put a bow on the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2014 season with host Matt Gajtka.
While the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2014 season should be remembered as a success, they would be well-served to avoid the wild-card coin flip in the future.
A lopsided loss in the NL wild card game represented much more of a downer for the Pittsburgh Pirates than last year's playoff ouster.
Matt, Larry and Zac get together to talk about the Pittsburgh Pirates' wild-card showdown against the Giants on the Three Rivers...One Show podcast.
Jason Pominville scored three times in the third period to push the Wild past the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pascal Dupuis' return to NHL ice.
After making a national impact last spring, RMU hockey stayed in the conversation on Monday by receiving votes in both preseason Division I polls.
Maybe it's a blessing the Pittsburgh Pirates aren't playing in a one-game division playoff Monday, because they might need some time to recover.
No matter what happens from here on, the Pittsburgh Pirates have proven one thing with their 2014 season: they are a franchise on the right path.
In this week's Just A Minute video on City of Champions TV, I praise the MLB regular season, which has the most thrilling conclusion in American pro sports.
With their 15th win in the past 18 games, 3-2 over the Braves in Atlanta, the Pittsburgh Pirates sealed their second straight postseason trip.
City of Champions co-editors Matt Gajtka, Larry Snyder and Zac Weiss talk about the Pirates' playoff pursuit on the Three Rivers...One Show podcast.
RMU hockey enters its new season with a luxury: two battle-tested goaltenders at its disposal. City of Champions sat down with the two for a Q&A session.
The team that slugged its way through much of September is suddenly mastering the pitchers' duel, as the Pittsburgh Pirates took another 1-0 game Monday.
After winning 13 of 16 games leading into the final week of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are nearly a lock to make the playoffs again.
Vance Worley was passed over last week, but he came through in the Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest game of the year Sunday at PNC Park.