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Scott Burnside: Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury doesn't live in the past.

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Sidney Crosby and his surgically repaired mouth remain on a liquid diet as he recovers from a broken jaw sustained on March 30. The NHL's leading scorer remains sidelined indefinitely and has not been cleared to return to practice.

The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a bloody injury to Sidney Crosby on Saturday for their 15th straight victory, beating the New York Islanders 2-0 in Jarome Iginla's debut behind third-period goals from Matt Cooke and James Neal.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left Saturday's afternoon game against the Islanders after taking a puck to the face. The Penguins say he was hit in the mouth and will not return to the game.

After scoring more than 500 goals in Calgary, Jarome Iginla just wants to fit in with Sidney Crosby and the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins.

Tim Kavanagh discusses the hot play of Sergei Bobrovsky and Cory Schneider, looks at the time-share situations in Anaheim and St. Louis and offers up his latest goalie rankings.

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

Neil Greenberg outlines 10 NHL players who, despite suffering early-season performance drops, likely will turn around their play over the rest of the season. Toronto's Phil Kessel and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin are among the players ready to rebound.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Ilya Kovalchuk and David Clarkson scored less than two minutes apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win.

Greg Jamison, the main suitor for the Coyotes, cannot produce the capital needed to purchase the team from the NHL and a Jan. 31 deadline to maintain a critical lease agreement with Glendale will pass without a deal, multiple sources have told ESPN.com.

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The NHL on Wednesday suspended New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald for two games after a boarding incident involving Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy on Tuesday.

Grant Sonier breaks down the top 30 prospects for the 2013 NHL draft, topped by the much lauded duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones. But another prospect from the QMJHL may actually be chasing down the No. 1 spot on draft boards.

Story | Conversation | December 20, 2012

Scott Burnside and Craig Custance discuss the merits of a players-owners only meeting. BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, interesting times in Lockout Land, no? After spending, oh, about 10 minutes with federal mediators before those mediators ran screami...

Corey Pronman updates the recent progress of the top picks from the 2012 NHL entry draft. While No. 1 pick Nail Yakupov has flourished in the KHL, the draft's No. 2 pick is out with a serious shoulder injury.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012