Topic: Matt Cooke

Penguins go top with 3-1 win over Stars

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 96 days ago
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins took top spot in the National Hockey League with a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday.Penguins winger James Neal scored two power-play goals against his former team as the home side shrugged off two disallowed ...

Penguins Cooke banned through first playoff round

AFP American Edition - 331 days ago
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Matt Cooke has been suspended for the remainder of the National Hockey League regular season and the first round of the playoffs, the league announced on Monday.Hours after Cooke attended a disciplinary hearing in Toronto, the NHL ...

Cooke banned for rest of regular season for head hit

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 331 days ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for the rest of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs for his elbow to the head of New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh, the NHL said.Cooke, who ...

Penguins snap Bruins' seven-game win streak in overtime

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 347 days ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Boston Bruins' seven-game win streak with a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory on Dustin Jeffrey's second goal of the game at the TD Garden on Saturday.Jeffrey intercepted a pass by Boston's Dennis Seidenberg ...

Cooke given four-game ban for hit from behind

AFP American Edition - 371 days ago
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Matt Cooke was suspended for four games without pay by the National Hockey League on Wednesday for slamming Columbus defenseman Fedor Tyutin into the boards from behind.Cooke, a 32-year-old Canadian, will forfeit 87,804 dollars in salary ...

Matt Cooke and Anton Volchenkov suspended for dangerous hits

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 371 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke and New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov each received multi-game suspensions from the NHL for unrelated dangerous hits, the league said on Wednesday.Considered a repeat offender, Cooke was suspended four games for hitting ...

Crosby extends streak to 25 games as Pens win, 6-3

AP News - 414 days ago
Crosby streak at 25 games as 2 goals, 2 assists lead Penguins past Atlanta 6-3Sidney Crosby scored twice during a four-point night to extend his scoring streak to 25 games, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their final home game before the Winter ...

Crosby extends streak in Penguins' 5-2 win

AP News - 420 days ago
Crosby matches 2nd-longest scoring streak in 18 years in Penguins' 5-2 win over PanthersSidney Crosby matched the second-longest NHL scoring streak in 18 years at 22 games with his first-period goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Wednesday ...

Safety should come first

Driving.ca - 477 days ago
NASCAR, which sometimes claims to represent U.S. values almost as comprehensively as hockey does Canada's, recently ruled on a similar act of unconscionable violence when Carl Edwards admitted he deliberately "tapped" Brad Keselowski, sending him flying off Atlanta Speedway at ...

Canadiens' Markov hurt in 1st period

AP News - 656 days ago
<div id="subtitle">Canadiens' Markov injured by Cooke hit in 1st period against Penguins</div><div><p>Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov was helped off the ice with an undisclosed lower body injury after being rammed by Penguins forward Matt Cooke during the ...