Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 on Saturday. Alexander Ovechkin was held without a goal to remain at 879 for his career,
Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, whose imaginative goal calls made his raspy voice immediately recognizable to Pittsburgh Penguin fans for decades, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lange's death Wednesday.
Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal at 1:03 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Thursday night. Malkin scored the tying goal in the third period and added two assists for Pittsburgh.
Adam Fox scored the go-ahead goal at 11:26 of the third period, J.T. Miller had two goals and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Sunday. Will Cuylle scored on the power play and Jimmy Vesey added his 100th NHL goal for the Rangers.
Bemstrom was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. Bemstrom will rejoin the NHL club after spending less than a week in the minors, and he'll provide additional depth after Michael Bunting (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic had himself a night to forget Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Losers of five of their last six games entering the matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins needed Nedeljkovic to step up between the pipes and halt their skid.
When the Washington Capitals play the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (beginning at 3:00 PM ET), Aliaksei Protas and Rickard Rakell will be among the top players to keep an eye on.
It was time for Andy Chiodo to drop his gloves. To be clear, the time was 11:43 a.m., approximately 17 minutes before the Pittsburgh Penguins formally opened their practice Wednesday in Cranberry. And the goaltending coach’s gloves were on the ice.
The Vegas Golden Knights announced today, February 26, plans for the team’s Women’s History Knight on Friday, March 7 when the team hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins at T-Mobile Arena. Faceoff is set for 7 p.
Surely, if Igor Shesterkin plays the rest of the season the way he did on Sunday, when he made 36 saves – many of them spectacular – to steal a 5-3 win for the Rangers over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers will get into the playoffs.
While many have downplayed the idea of a trade involving Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, the truth is that the franchise could do well kickstarting a full rebuild by moving its star players.