Category: Pittsburgh Penguins

Kempe Has 4 Goals, Copley Posts Shutout as Kings Blank Pens

LOS ANGELES—Adrian Kempe had his first four-goal game and completed Los Angeles’ first natural hat trick in nearly 10 years, Pheonix Copley got his second career shutout and the Kings rolled to a 6–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. On a night the Kings retired the No. 23 jersey and unveiled a…


Penguins Tie Game Late, Beat Ducks in Overtime

Jake Guentzel scored off a two-on-one with Sidney Crosby 33 seconds into overtime Monday, Jan. 16, to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4–3 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. That came after the Penguins, who snapped a two-game losing streak, tied it on a goal by Bryan Rust with 24.8 seconds left in regulation. Jason…


Penguins Jump on Kings Early, Roll to 6–1 Victory

PITTSBURGH—From the day he took over nearly seven years ago, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has preached to his gifted offensive players to stop messing around and just shoot the puck. It appears Sullivan may finally have a group he doesn’t have to tell twice. Jeff Petry and Jan Rutta scored their first goals of…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby Nets 500th Goal in Pens’ OT Win

Kris Letang scored off a two-on-one 31 seconds into overtime and Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal as the host Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth in a row, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 on Tuesday. Dominik Simon, Jake Guentzel and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for the Penguins. Letang and Crosby each added an assist,…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby’s SO Goal Lifts Pens Past Jets

Sidney Crosby notched the only goal in a shootout Sunday as the Pittsburgh Penguins erased a two-goal deficit to win their fifth straight game, 3–2 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. After Pittsburgh got goals from Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter nine seconds apart in the third period for a 2–2 tie, Crosby, the Penguins’ second…


NHL Roundup: Pens Win as Evgeni Malkin Scores Twice in Season Debut

Evgeni Malkin produced two goals and an assist in his season debut and Jeff Carter added two scores as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 4–1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Kasperi Kapanen had two assists and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who earned the victory one game after their…