Chris Kunitz RUMORS & NEWS

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sidney Crosby still hasn't scored against goaltender Evgeni Nabokov in his career. His consolation Sunday night in the Penguins' 6-1 win against Nabokov and the New York Islanders was five assists. Which means Crosby's teammates were doing a whole lot of scoring, thanks at least in part to..." March 11

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It's not that Chris Kunitz, who is assembling one of his best seasons, doesn't appreciate leading the NHL in any statistical category. It's just that the Penguins left winger doesn't feel all that strongly about the plus-minus rating. Kunitz entered the game Saturday night at Toronto tied for..." March 10

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Chris Kunitz scored three goals to lead the Penguins to a 6-1 victory against the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center tonight. It was his second hat trick of the season and fourth in the NHL. The Penguins have won five consecutive games and are 18-8. Kunitz, who also had two..." March 10

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Nobody turned over a table in the Penguins' dressing room during the first intermission at the Wells Fargo Center Thursday night. Nobody launched into a high-decibel rant about his teammates' costly lapses in discipline or focus, either. Or even shattered a stick by smacking it off a..." March 08

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Left wing Chris Kunitz officially was awarded a fourth goal against the Washington Capitals 24 hours following the game and was also named No. 2 star of the week Monday. He knows where his bread is buttered. Kunitz gives much of the credit to his recent offensive outburst to his center, Sidney..." February 06

NHL.com "Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek, Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending Feb. 3. FIRST STAR -- THOMAS VANEK, LW, BUFFALO SABRES Vanek climbed to first place in the NHL scoring..." February 04

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It was a loaded question, to be sure. Which star center -- Evgeni Malkin or Sidney Crosby -- does Penguns left winger Chris Kunitz prefer or think he's better with? "Umm ... " Kunitz began. It's something coach Dan Bylsma will have to determine, perhaps in the next 24 to 48..." March 09

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "James Neal isn't interested in All-Star Games. He's interested in scoring goals and winning games. Just ask him. Neal, who still hasn't been named to the NHL All-Star Game, scored his 27th goal of the season, and Chris Kunitz scored the game-winner in a shootout to ignite the Penguins' 3-2..." January 25

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Ask Evgeni Malkin or James Neal, and they'll say without hesitation that teammate Chris Kunitz is always getting in the way. For instance, when Malkin was making a quick pass and Neal was scoring the game-tying goal Sunday, Kunitz was standing in the way. And earlier that game, when Kris..." January 24

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "There's a reason certain players have a go-to move in a shootout situation. Just ask Chris Kunitz. The Penguins winger could box and sell his approach -- make some moves, pull the goaltender out of position and slip the puck under him. He used it Saturday night on Jonathan Quick and won the..." November 06

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "When the NHL trade deadline rolls around in about four months, the annual demand for Penguins general manager Ray Shero to acquire a scoring winger will erupt. But this time, such a move might be unnecessary. Despite not having the prodigious playmaking skills of centers Sidney Crosby and..." November 04

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Understand that Tony Granato has no special psychic powers. It was not a gift for seeing into the future that allowed him to predict a few days ago that Chris Kunitz was on the cusp of ending his season-long goal-scoring drought. Instead, it was a simple recognition of history, a grasp of..." October 20

TSN.ca "Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz were each handed one-game suspensions by the NHL on Tuesday after separate incidents that took place during Game 3 of their series on Monday night. Downie got the single-game ban for leaving his feet during a..." April 19

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Chris Kunitz of the Penguins and Tampa Bay winger Steve Downie will have hearings with the NHL today because of hits they threw during the Penguins' 3-2 victory Monday night against the Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Seconds before Max Talbot scored the goal that put the Penguins in..." April 19

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Jordan Staal spent the day in street clothes. So did Chris Kunitz. James Neal and Paul Martin, too. Marc-Andre Fleury got the afternoon off, as well. Didn't matter. With nothing except a few statistics and personal achievements at stake in the Penguins' regular-season finale -- a 5-2..." April 11

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "At the time, Chris Kunitz's shift as a penalty killer several minutes into the third period Sunday seemed like it might be the story of the Penguins' game against the New York Rangers. After Penguins winger Matt Cooke left his team short-handed for five minutes for elbowing New York's Ryan..." March 21