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Brad Marchand caps Bruins' four-goal second period in 6-4 win over Penguins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brad Marchand scored short-handed to cap Boston’s four-goal second period, and the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Saturday night. Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and Jake DeBrusk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Danton Heinen and Morgan Geekie also scored...
Michael Bunting scores in 3rd period as the Pittsburgh Penguins top the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday. Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury 6:11 into...
New faces help the Penguins beat the Capitals 4-1 and move closer to a playoff spot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin carried the Pittsburgh Penguins back into contention with starring performances over the past couple of weeks. When they were held off the scoresheet Thursday night in arguably the team's biggest game of the season, a handful of new...
Jamie Benn scores twice, extends goal streak to 3 games as Stars beat Penguins 4-2
DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored twice in a 1:17 span to extend his goal streak to a season-best three games, and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night. The Dallas captain is up to 15 goals on the season, with six in the past eight games, as the Stars...
Sidney Crosby stars as the Penguins beat the Red Wings 6-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky for the seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Sunday. “Any time you can be in (Gretzky’s) company, I think it’s definitely a good thing,”...
Drake Batherson's OT goal lifts Senators over Penguins 2-1, stops 7-game skid
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation, but the Penguins...
The Pittsburgh Penguins tried to put off a youth movement as long as they could. Now it's here
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby has seen a lot during his nearly two decades in the NHL. Championships. Scoring titles. MVPs. Not since his rookie season 18 years ago, however, has the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain seen this: his team likely relegated to spoiler as it plays...
Skjei scores twice, Andersen returns to Hurricanes' net in 4-1 win over Canadiens
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brady Skjei scored two goals, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves after a four-month absence and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night. Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov also had goals for Carolina in the team’s first game...
Penguins send Jake Guentzel to Carolina for Michael Bunting, 3 prospects and 2 conditional picks
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel's arrival in the NHL seven years ago helped propel the Pittsburgh Penguins to the franchise's fifth Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes are wagering the gifted goal scorer can do the same a little further south. The Penguins traded...
Hurricanes make a big NHL trade deadline eve splash by getting Jake Guentzel from the Penguins
Jake Guentzel is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes after the biggest move of the NHL season came on the eve of the trade deadline. Carolina acquired Guentzel in a blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins late Thursday night, sending forward Michael Bunting, three prospects and...
