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Time to have that hard talk about the woeful Penguins and Sidney Crosby’s future

Things were looking grim in Steeltown even before the weekend, when the Pens lost two home games by a combined score of 10-1. Pittsburgh has now lost a league-high nine games by three-plus goals and its minus-34 goal differential is the worst in the

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Published: 1 month ago

NHL Honors Sidney Crosby’s Accomplishments

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been honored as the NHL’s No. 2 star for the week that ended Sunday. Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov, the league’s leading scorer, is the No. 1 star and New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin is No. 3

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Published: 9 months ago

Pittsburgh Penguins are riding a late-season high – but will it be enough?

Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli discuss the Penguins’ recent run and how historic it has been.

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Published: 9 months ago

Sidney Crosby named NHL’s second star of the week

Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Penguin captain honored by league for great week The Penguins are buzzing and to the surprise of no one — Sidney Crosby is leading the charge. The NHL named Crosby as t

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Published: 9 months ago

‘That’s a crazy number’: Crosby on Matthews’ quest for 70 goals

Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby reacts to Auston Matthews’ quest and chance to score 70 goals this day and age, says 70 just seems like a crazy number, but he can do it, which speaks to the consistency that he has.

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Published: 9 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Tavares and Nylander praise Crosby’s stellar season

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards John Tavares and William Nylander discuss Sidney Crosby’s impressive season with the Pittsburgh Penguins and how impressive it is to see him lead the charge for the Penguins to get back into the playoff race.

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Published: 9 months ago

The DFO Rundown Ep. 292 – The Penguins & Islanders have revived their seasons

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the playoff race in the Eastern Conference is just getting spicier and spicier. The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders have gone from afterthoughts to squarely in the thick of things w

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Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Blog: Puustinen Drop, Goalie Battle, Rethinking Trade?

TORONTO — And down the stretch they come. The Pittsburgh Penguins have the most arduous schedule of the five teams that are still realistically battling for one of the two available playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins drew the sho

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Published: 9 months ago

NHL Power Rankings: Each team's best hope to win an award

This is the 13th and final in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 campaign. Check back for updated rankings before the playoffs begin.In this edition, we break down each team's best hope to win an individual a

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Published: 9 months ago

How the Penguins got back in this

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images There are quite a few factors at play here. Whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins actually make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it is still pretty remarkable they even have a chance right

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Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Game 78 vs. Maple Leafs: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The Pittsburgh Penguins have the stage to themselves Monday in terms of their hunt for a playoff spot, with no other teams they are competing with on the schedule. With a win on the road against Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Pengui

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Published: 9 months ago

5 teams, 2 spots: Sizing up East playoff race

Does anyone want the final two playoff spots in the NHL's Eastern Conference?Six teams in the East have clinched, but third place in the Metropolitan Division and the second wild-card spot remain wide open. It's been a turtle race as of late, with no

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Published: 9 months ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: Why Evander Kane has to find his game

In this total eclipse of a podcast, Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discuss the Penguins gaining ground in the playoff race, Jake Guentzel’s future in Carolina, the Oilers’ need for Evander Kane to find his game if they want to go on a long play

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Published: 9 months ago