The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their fifth Stanley Cup championship banner in franchise history when they host the St. Louis Blues on October 4 as the National Hockey League unveiled its regular season schedule on Thursday. The Penguins home opener is one of four games on opening night. The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the … Read more
Patric Hornqvist of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores a goal against goalie Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators in game six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Finals, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 11 The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Sunday to clinch back-to-back Stanley Cup crowns with a … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a statement Thursday, moving within one win of a second straight NHL Stanley Cup title with a 6-0 drubbing of the Nashville Predators. Back home in Pittsburgh after two defeats in Nashville, the Penguins poured it on to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. Six different players scored … Read more
The Nashville Predators roared back into Stanley Cup contention on Monday with a series-leveling 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Calle Jarnkrok, Frederick Gaudreau, Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg scored the goals as the Predators swept to a deserved win at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to tie the best-of-seven series at two apiece. Nashville, who dropped … Read more
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has ruled out any chance of a deal to suspend competition during the 2018 Winter Olympics, insisting that the door had closed on the issue. Bettman, speaking ahead of Monday’s Stanley Cup Final series opener, rejected recent suggestions by the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation that a … Read more
Chris Kunitz scored 5:09 into the second overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over Ottawa to book their spot in the NHL finals against the Nashville Predators. The defending NHL champion Penguins were able to avoid being upset by the upstart Senators who are now 0-6 in their franchise history in … Read more
Corey Perry scored his third overtime winner of the 2017 postseason to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators in game four of their NHL playoff series. Perry fired a shot from the far boards towards the goal and it appeared to deflect off the stick of Predators defenseman P. … Read more
Sparked by goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue their quest to become the NHL’s first back-to-back champions since 1998 when they meet Ottawa in the Stanley Cup playoff semi-finals. The Penguins host the Senators to open the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final on Saturday while the Nashville Predators visit Anaheim on Friday to begin the … Read more
Defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh’s hopes for a repeat crown suffered a major setback on Monday with a head injury to NHL goals leader Sidney Crosby in a 3-2 overtime loss to Washington. Penguins captain Crosby, named a finalist for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player trophy earlier in the day, was helped off the ice … Read more
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky were named Monday as finalists for the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player award. The Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL player judged most valuable to his team, was voted upon by a media panel after the regular season. The … Read more
John Stevens, an assistant coach on the Los Angeles Kings staff for the past seven seasons, has been promoted to head coach, the National Hockey League team announced Sunday. The 50-year-old Canadian had most recently served as the team’s associate coach, having joined the team after coaching the Philadlphia Flyers from 2006 to 2010. After … Read more
Mats Zuccarello scored two goals on Saturday to spark the New York Rangers over Montreal 3-1 and advance into the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs. The Rangers took the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series 4-2 over the Canadiens and will next face either the Boston Bruins or Ottawa Senators. In the Western Conference, … Read more
Sidney Crosby scored a superb goal and lost a few teeth to help the Pittsburgh Penguins wrap up their playoff berth with a victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Canadian star Crosby ensured the reigning Stanley Cup champions would reach the postseason for a record 11th consecutive season after opening the scoring in a … Read more
Defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Flyers, cross-state National Hockey League rivals each celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, meet outdoors for the first time on Saturday. The 22nd NHL outdoor regular-season contest will be staged at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, and pit the Penguins, second in the Eastern … Read more