Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors

Ovechkin scores goal No. 886, becomes 11th player to reach 1,600 points

Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal Sunday against the Seattle Kraken to move within nine tallies of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record while becoming the 11th NHL player to record 1,600 points.The goal was Ovechkin's 33rd of

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Published: 3 days ago

Gotta See It: MacKinnon opens scoring off Crosby’s no-look, backhand pass

Watch as Sidney Crosby delivers a beautiful no-look backhand pass to Nathan MacKinnon, who buries the first goal of the 4 Nations Face-Off just 56 seconds into the game on the power play.

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Published: 1 month ago

Crosby and MacKinnon finally team up at 4 Nations Face-Off

Team Canada’s Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon sit down with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman to discuss how close Crosby came to missing the 4 Nations Face-Off, their excitement about playing together, memorable workout stories and more.

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Published: 1 month ago

4 Nations Face-Off on Sportsnet: Canada vs. Sweden

Canada takes on Sweden Wednesday in the opening game of the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Watch captain Sidney Crosby and the Canadians take on Sweden live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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Published: 1 month ago

NHL, Players' Association announce World Cup of Hockey tournament for 2028

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Marty Walsh announced the return of the World Cup of Hockey on Wednesday before Canada played Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Published: 1 month ago

Puljujarvi Tells His Side of the Story; Why He Left Penguins

Jesse Puljujarvi knows he lost a good chunk of change by requesting a mutual contract termination from the Pittsburgh Penguins last week. Still, he didn’t care. After leaving the Penguins organization, Puljujarvi signed a professional tryout agreem

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Published: 1 month ago

Crosby expecting 'butterflies' ahead of matchup with Sweden

Sidney Crosby has a wealth of experience, but even the future Hall of Famer says he'll be battling nerves when he lines up for Canada against Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off opener at Montreal's Bell Centre on Wednesday night."That's part of the gam

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Published: 1 month ago

‘Always butterflies’: Crosby still anticipates best-on-best

Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby discusses the anticipation behind an event like the 4 Nations Face-Off and talks about if he still feels nerves before a big matchup.

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Published: 1 month ago

Former Teammate Dishes on Crosby, Canada and a Stellar Career

Perhaps there was pressure on Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to push to be able to play for Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-off that starts Wednesday night. It all worked out; Crosby, who missed the Penguins’ final two games last week

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Published: 1 month ago

If you're a Sidney Crosby fan, the 4 Nations Face-Off is worth your attention

If you like Sidney Crosby, you should watch the 4 Nations Face-Off. You're sure to see something unforgettable.

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Published: 1 month ago

10 things we've learned leading up to 4 Nations Face-Off opener

MONTREAL - Jon Cooper was in an odd spot for the final six months of 2024. He had been named Canada's head coach for the 4 Nations Face-Off but only knew the initial six NHL stars who'd be on his lineup card.So, Cooper did what anybody would do."The

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Published: 1 month ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: Breaking down 4 Nations Face-Off storylines

In this episode of the podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman preview the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal, talking up the tournament with Josh Morrissey, Aleksander Barkov, Linus Ullmark, Erik Karlsson and Brock Nelson.

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Published: 1 month ago

Dan’s Daily: Metro Teams Become Buyers; Crosby Accolades Pile Up

Greetings from Chocolate Ave. in Hershey, where the weather kept me for the night after covering an absolutely wild Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins game. The Kingerski curse for the WBS Pens was in full effect, and I wouldn’t blame the team for bann

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Published: 1 month ago