CRANBERRY TWP. 鈥� Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was diagnosed with a concussion following a cross-check by Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen in the opening minutes of Monday鈥檚 Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan confirmed the diagnosis after Tuesday鈥檚 ...
The NHL couldn鈥檛 have scripted it any better.The Penguins and Washington Capitals will face off in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third time during the Sidney Crosby/Alex Ovechkin eras. The series matches the league鈥檚 top two finishers during the regular season.The ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) 鈥� With help from Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins are on the verge of sweeping their opening playoff series against Columbus.Crosby played keep-away with three Blue Jackets players behind the net before passing the puck to a ...
CRANBERRY TWP. 鈥� Toward the end of Game 2 of the quarterfinal playoff series between the Penguins and Blue Jackets on Friday, Matt Calvert appeared to take out his frustrations on Tom Kuhnhackl.After the game was in hand for the Penguins, Calvert, a Blue Jackets forward, broke his stick on ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Marc-Andre Fleury will remain in net for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their playoff series against Columbus while Matt Murray deals with a lower-body injury.Murray was scheduled to start Game 1 but left after suffering a lower-body injury in warm-ups. Fleury came on ...
