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Defenseman Matt Niskanen skated in practice for the first time since injuring his shoulder late in the regular season. It's possible he could rejoin the Pens' lineup if he has enough strength in the shoulder. "Today was his first day back in prac...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy will miss 3-4 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday. Lovejoy injured the knee in the first period of a 5-2 win over New Jersey on Sunday. The injury means Lovejoy would likely m

DALLAS -- The Pittsburgh Penguins are in town tonight and that means that former Stars James Neal and Matt Niskanen will be playing at the American Airlines Center for the first time since last season's trade that brought defenseman Alex Goligoski to...

A couple notes on former Dallas Stars for your Sunday morning: *Former Stars left wing James Neal got a big contract extension from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins announced Sunday morning that they signed Neal to a six-year extension worth ...

Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand will have a hearing Monday to determine if he will be fined or suspended for the five-minute major for clipping and game misconduct he was assessed in Boston's 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Saturday.

Sean Allen looks ahead to the week of Dec. 19 and highlights some top available players on the waiver wire.

BOSTON -- It took almost one week for the NHL to fine Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand $2,500 for a slew-footing incident against the Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Niskanen on Dec. 5. The league ruled on Monday and Marchand addressed the situa...

Dallas Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski left Friday night's 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a hand injury suffered in the first period.

Friday's game is going to be a little different for Dallas Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski. For the first time since being traded to the Dallas Stars, Goligoski will be playing in Pittsburgh, where he started his NHL career, played four seasons and w...

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the second week of the 2011-12 hockey season, finding several worthwhile pickups in the process.

Victoria Matiash has her top 75 defensemen rankings and also looks at the potential rise of the Sabres' defensemen.

Penguins 5, Flames 3

Matt Niskanen scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Penguins past the Kings 3-2 in a preseason game on Tuesday night.

Victoria Matiash examines some of the recent trades involving top defensemen, from a fantasy perspective.

The Penguins have to wait another day before reinforcements arrive.

Forward Jamie Benn, who has missed the last 10 games for the Dallas Stars with a shoulder is injury, will return for Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils.