December 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season



kristopher letang prior game


therrien named jordan staal , matt cooke december s alternate captains. think s important our young group try extend leadership group, coach said of decision. survey turnkey sports & entertainment released on december 2 surveyed fans of 122 nfl, nba, nhl , mlb teams ranked penguins eighth. survey consisted of 21 categories such entertainment value, commitment winning, ticket value , likeability of players , owners. ranked 20th in same poll in 2007, penguins second-ranked nhl team, behind detroit red wings. penguins began month 7 games in eleven days in 2–4–1. of december 10, crosby , malkin continued lead league in points leading voting all-star game in montreal. on december 11, after losing 3 consecutive games, petr sykora , pascal dupuis each scored first career hat-tricks in 9–2 victory on new york islanders in pittsburgh. seventh time in penguins history 2 players scored hat-trick in same game, first since 1993.


on december 21, sidney crosby surpassed record all-star game votes @ 1,020,736, set jaromir jagr, penguins, in 2000. crosby broke record 13 days remaining in voting. defenceman ryan whitney made first appearance of season on december 23, after missing 33 games foot injury. on december 26, marc-andre fleury made 37 saves in pittsburgh s first shutout of season, defeating new jersey devils, 1–0. after concluding month 5–8–1 record, team held players-only meeting on december 30. attitude little off right now, said brooks orpik, s easy team when re winning games. when re going through rough batches this, s tests guys character.








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