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PITTSBURGH -- A night that began with a familiar celebration of Sidney Crosby's greatness and a reminder of the Pittsburgh Penguins' embarrassment of riches ended shockingly with the New York Islanders reminding the favored Penguins that hard work so...

PITTSBURGH -- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby must have a different definition of rust than most normal people. After missing more than a month with a broken jaw, Crosby jumped into the middle of a playoff series and scored twice in the first 7:22 ...

Scott Burnside previews the seven hottest players coming back from Europe.

This was never about Evgeni Malkin arriving. When you win a Stanley Cup and a Conn Smythe Trophy and a scoring title, well, you're already here. But when Malkin, who won his second scoring title this season, walked away Wednesday night with both t...

Playing behind Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the depth chart hasn't hurt Jordan Staal, who has emerged as the sudden hero for the Pittsburgh Penguins, writes Scott Burnside.

Special teams once again played a large part in the story arc of Game 5, as the Flyers continue to take advantage of Pittsburgh's lack of discipline. They opened the scoring when Matt Carle sneaked a long shot past netminder Marc-Andre Fleury with tw...

So what is more impressive: rookie Sean Couturier potting three goals and adding an assist, or the fact he continues to make life miserable for NHL regular-season scoring leader Evgeni Malkin? Certainly Couturier's teammates were raving about his...

The Penguins have suddenly become one of the most-hated teams in the league. How did that happen and how do they feel about it? Scott Burnside takes a look.

PITTSBURGH -- Whenever we think of Evgeni Malkin, we think of two things. First, the 2009 Eastern Conference finals, when he single-handedly demolished the Carolina Hurricanes in a four-game sweep en route to the Pittsburgh Penguins' first Cup cha...

Sidney Crosby is back at work with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

PITTSBURGH -- So once again Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero jumps from the horns of a dilemma and lands if not in the clover, then pretty darned close. Without former NHL scoring champ Evgeni Malkin for the rest of the season and with captain Sid...

It was a day of punishment ... cruel, unusual and just. It was a day that may have marked the unofficial start to the trade deadline frenzy, and one that saw a former playoff MVP go under the knife. In short, it was a pretty wacky day in the N...

PITTSBURGH -- For a team that has won 17 of its past 20 games and owned the most points of any team in the NHL as of Friday morning, you would think everything would be sunshine and light in the world of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Yet the team's suc...

PITTSBURGH -- For a team that has won 17 of its past 20 games and owned the most points of any team in the NHL as of Friday morning, you would think everything would be sunshine and light in the world of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Yet the team's suc...

The play of Evgeni Malkin and Mike Rupp on Saturday gives a little insight into why the Pens have an opportunity to close out this series and advance to their third straight East final.

PITTSBURGH -- Game 2 marked the fourth straight game without a goal from Evgeni Malkin. He told Pittsburgh reporters he's doing his best. "I'm not thinking about my goals because it's playoffs," Malkin said. "That game, you know, I tried. I had a co...