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Sidney Crosby Ties Wayne Gretzky Record

Not Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, or even Gordie Howe has achieved the feat that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby accomplished Monday night. Until now, there’s been only one player in NHL history who has averaged at least a point per game f

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby ties NHL record with 19th point-per-game season

Crosby collected three points against the Rangers on Monday to tie Wayne Gretzky’s career record.

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Beat Rangers, 5-2; Crosby Makes History

NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty of reasons to lose this game. The goalie who had been penciled in to start for them ended up being too ill to play. One of their third-pairing defensemen also was a late scratch because he was sick. And

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Published: 7 months ago

Rust buries rebound 18 seconds into game to give Penguins lead

Watch as Bryan Rust capitalizes on a turnover to give the Pittsburgh Penguins an early lead over the New York Rangers just 18 seconds into the game.

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Published: 7 months ago

Tristan Jarry, Defenseman Are Late Scratch vs. Rangers

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a couple of late scratches Monday before they faced the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, including goalie Tristan Jarry. Monday morning, coach Mike Sullivan said Jarry would start in goal, ending a four-game abse

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Published: 7 months ago

Gamethread: Penguins @ Rangers

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images The most famous arena in the world Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

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Published: 7 months ago

Yes, Penguins’ Remaining Games Still Matter … to Someone

NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins believe they still have something at stake in the final nine games of the regular season. They contend it is a chance to climb back into the fight for an Eastern Conference playoff berth. Reality, in the form of m

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Published: 7 months ago

Why It Best Penguins DON’T Tank This Year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are potentially three points out of a playoff spot. Three. Go ahead and read that, re-read that, and try not to flame the comments section with a litany of anger and disgust. This season has been an exercise in the obnoxious.

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Published: 7 months ago

East Notes: Shea, Rifai, Rielly, Johansson, Sandin

The Penguins assigned defenseman Ryan Shea to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last night, per CapFriendly. The move ends his brief emergency loan, having come up on Friday after blue-liner Ryan Graves was diagnosed with a concussion. However, his servic

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Published: 7 months ago

Tough Task; Penguins Game 74 vs. Rangers: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The Pittsburgh Penguins kick off a stretch of three road games in four nights on Monday, and what a test that will be. The Penguins (32-30-11) face the top team in the NHL Monday when they travel to play the New York Rangers (50-20-4) before moving o

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Published: 7 months ago

NHL power rankings: Jake Guentzel has been perfect for Carolina Hurricanes as they take top spot

The Canes also see the biggest jump in this week’s rankings, while the Devils see the biggest drop… again.

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Published: 7 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Rebuilds Going Sideways; Penguins Problem

The Pittsburgh Penguins and leads are tenuous friends, if not enemies. As Pittsburgh Hockey Now dug into the statistics, it cast a dark light on the Penguins’ season, highlighted by another head-scratching loss. Elsewhere in the Daily, what to make

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Published: 7 months ago