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Penguins Secure 2nd Straight Victory Against Flyers

  After dropping the first three games to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins are officially making things interesting. The Penguins secured their second straight victory in Game 5 on Monday at PPG Paints Arena, defeating the Flyers in a nail-biting 3-2 win to keep their season alive. Sidney Crosby fueled the comeback with a pair of assists, while Elmer Soderblom, Connor Dewar, and Kris Letang each found the back of the net. Following a 4-2 win in Game 4, Pittsburgh has now cut the series lead to 3-2 and will look to force a decisive Game 7 when they travel back to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Philadelphia Flyers Lineup: Barkey - Zegras - Tippett Konecny - Dvorak - Martone Foerster - Cates - Bump Glendening - Couturier - Hathaway Sanheim - Ristolainen York - Drysdale Seeler - Andrae Vladar Ersson Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup: Rakell - Crosby - Rust Chinakhov - Novak - Malkin Soderblom - Kindel - Mantha Dewar - Lizotte - Acciari Wotherspoon - Karlsson Girard - Letang Shea -...
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Hartland Monahan Passes Away At 72




   Hartland Monahan, a forward who played for six NHL teams and played a total of 334 games, died on Saturday, December 9th.


   Monahan was drafted to the California Golden Seals in 1972, playing one game in 1973-74 before he had moved onto the New York Rangers. He became more recognized when he went on to play for the Washington Capitals. Monahan was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1977, then played for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1977-78 season. He played for the St. Louis Blues until he retired in 1980-81 season.

   The 1976-77 season was Hartland Monahan's best. He had 23 goals and 27 assists in 79 games with the Washington Capitals.


   He lived in a sports family, his father-in-law, Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, and his son Shane Monahan who had played 2 seasons for the Seattle Mariners from 1998, 1999.

 


 


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