Penguins’ Depth Rises to Injury Challenge

The Penguins have been without captain Sidney Crosby, still arguably the game’s best player, since Nov. 9. Brian Dumoulin, their best defensive defenseman, has been lost since Nov. 30. A week before Christma...

Game 2: Pens Look to Rally from 0-2 Deficit

Sidney Crosby was back in his practice stall Saturday in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry, away from the hostile environs of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders had sent Crosby’s Penguins pack...

Photo Gallery: Penguins vs Flyers (02/23/2019)

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-3 in overtime. Three Star Selections: 1st Jakub Voracek (#93 PHI) 2nd Justin Schultz (#4 PIT) 3rd Sean Couturier (#14 PHI)...

Photo Gallery: Penguins vs Flyers (02/11/2019)

The visiting Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 4-1 during regulation. The next time the Penguins and Flyers will meet is at the outdoor Stadium game held at the Lincoln Financia...

Penguins Searching for ‘Clear Identity’

After an 11-3-1 December, the Penguins kept rolling with a 3-1 start in January, including an impressive, 4-0 shutout over the Winnipeg Jets, one of the NHL’s best teams. Then they took off on a 1-3-1 road t...

New Year, New Penguins?

If their 11-3-1 December is any indication, the NHL should consider itself put on notice – here come the second-half Pittsburgh Penguins. The once-flightless birds enter 2019 on a six-game win streak, cappin...

Penguins Open with Old-Time Hockey

Maybe it was the springy boards. “You can just tell on the bounces, they’re a lot more lively and springy this year,” said Jake Guentzel, who scored two of the Penguins’ seven goals. “It’s something we’ve be...

For Pens and Caps, It’s Now a Best-of-Three

With the Capitals holding a 2-1 lead in their second-round series, Game 4 was as close to a must-win for the Penguins as a non-elimination game can get. The result, too, couldn’t have been much closer. How c...

Game 5: Flyers Send Series Back to Philly

Maybe the Penguins needed more time to decide who really serves up the best Whiz with, or wanted another run up the Rocky Steps. Because, although they said all the right things about wanting to finish off t...