Penguins Mid-Season Report Card
nhlpens.com 12/29/2007 — An un-homer'd look at mid-season report cards for the Pittsburgh Penguins team and individual players.

Outdoor rink a Classic pain
thestar.com 12/29/2007 — Kevin McGran SPORTS REPORTER The icemaker is worried. The trainers are worried. The equipment managers are worried. This business of playing hockey outdoors in the cold piles worry on top of worry for the people behind the scenes, whose job it is to ...

Game 38 Preview: Penguins Host Sabres
faceoff-factor.com 12/29/2007 — In a preview of Tuesday's Winter Classic outdoor game, the Pittsburgh Penguins will play host to the Buffalo Sabres. Standings, stats, injuries and more inside.

Stan Fischler Not Leaving Hockey to Become a Prop Comic Anytime Soon
goingfivehole.blogspot.com 12/29/2007 — "Stanta" Claus made an appearance last night during intermission of the Sabres-Devils game

Consistency remains elusive goal for Penguins
post-gazette.com 12/29/2007 — Matchup: Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7:38 p.m. today, Mellon Arena. TV, radio: FSN Pittsburgh, WXDX-FM (105.9). Probable goaltenders: Ty Conklin for Penguins. Ryan Miller for Sabres. Penguins: Are 4-4-1 vs. Northeast Division. ... C Sidney Crosby has ...

Teams will switch ends during halfway through third period of Winter Classic — NHL.com News in English 12/29/2007
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins will switch ends halfway through the third period of the NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day to ensure that each team spends an equal number of minutes attacking or defending each g...

NHL makes slight rule change for Winter Classic game — NHL.com News in English 12/29/2007
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The NHL has made an adjustment to its Winter Classic to equalize any advantage weather might provide during the outdoor game on New Year's Day. The league decided Saturday that the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins...

NHL splits up Winter Classic third period — FOXSports.com News for NHL 12/29/2007
The NHL has made an adjustment to its Winter Classic to equalize any advantage weather might provide during the outdoor game on New Year's Day. The league decided Saturday that the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins will switch ends midway ...

Penguins gear up for Winter Classic (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 12/29/2007
Michel Ouellet laughed at the old-style brown goalie pads Dany Sabourin strapped on for practice, a retro look if there ever was one, and immediately made a bet with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate. If Sabourin starts and wins the Winter Classic ...

Conklin gets first shutout in nearly two years, Pens beat Sabres 2-0 — NHL.com News in English 12/29/2007
PITTSBURGH - Ty Conklin, in the minors a month ago, won his fourth in a row and Sidney Crosby set up both Pittsburgh goals to help the Penguins beat the weary Buffalo Sabres 2-0 Saturday night. In the front end of a back-to-back series that ...