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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: 6 days ago

Crosby Continues Assault on Milestone Lists With Big Game

Stop us if you’ve heard things like this before. No, don’t stop us. Just ride with it, the way that Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby rides with his assault on all sorts of records and milestones. He bagged a coup

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Published: 2 months ago

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby moves into ninth all-time in NHL scoring

Crosby surpassed former Avalanche captain Joe Sakic on the all-time scoring list.

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Published: 2 months ago

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby moves to ninth on NHL’s all-time points list

Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,643rd career point on Thursday, moving him to ninth place on the all-time NHL points list.

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Published: 2 months ago

Crosby passes Sakic for 9th on all-time points list

Sidney Crosby continued his ascent in the record books Thursday night, notching a pair of assists in the first period against the Edmonton Oilers to surpass Joe Sakic for ninth place on the NHL's all-time points list.

Point No. 1,642 for

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Published: 2 months ago

Draisaitl cleans up rebound to score 30th goal of season

Watch as Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl cleans up a rebound created by Zach Hyman to score against the Pittsburgh Penguins and tally his 30th goal of the season.

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Published: 2 months ago

Good Old-Fashioned Debate Topic: Penguins Quarter-Century Team

A couple names are obvious, by any measure, but surely there is at least some room for debate about who should be on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ quarter-century teams. In fact, the NHL — which released its picks for those players Thursday as the lea

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Published: 2 months ago

Oilers on Sportsnet: Edmonton vs. Pittsburgh

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, looking to build on a four-game win streak, head to the Steel City to take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Catch the action on Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ at 7 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. MT.

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Published: 2 months ago

Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Penguins – 1/9/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. OILERS (25-12-3) at PENGUINS (17-17-8) 7…

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Published: 2 months ago

The Penguins should at least call about Elias Pettersson

Bob Frid-Imagn Images Could they or would they get him? Probably not. But you have to at least make a call. With the NHL trade deadline approaching faster than anybody wants to admit or might realize, it is pretty much a cert

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Published: 2 months ago

By the Numbers: Crosby, McDavid set for 15th clash

We are one month away from Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid sharing the ice as teammates for the first time at the 4 Nations Face-Off but before we get to that, the two best players in the world will go head-to-head again Thursday night on Sportsnet.

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Published: 2 months ago

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin will be game-time decision vs. Oilers

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that centre Evgeni Malkin will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s tilt against the Edmonton Oilers.

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Published: 2 months ago

Penguins Game 43, McDavid Awaits; Lines, Notes & How to Watch vs. Oilers

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8) have taken a left turn and are headed sideways following the NHL holiday break. The team has earned points in three straight games but won none and they have just one win in seven games (1-3-3). The loser points are

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Published: 2 months ago