PITTSBURGH – There has been a lot of speculation and curiosity surrounding Sidney Crosby’s willingness to stick around with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team isn’t getting much better, but Crosby still has plenty of gas left in the tank.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were not upset with their effort during a 7-4 loss to the New York Rangers Saturday, even though they didn’t care much for the result.
Sidney Crosby ended a goal drought and added an assist Sunday to help lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the visiting Detroit Red Wings 6-3. Reilly Smith, Valtteri Puustinen and Lars Eller also had a goal and an assist each, and Michael Bunting and Drew O'Connor also scored for the Penguins, who have won two of three.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the second half of a back-to-back in a really tough spot. Seven points back of a playoff spot, the Penguins still believe they have what it takes to go on a run.
PITTSBURGH – In a typical season, Sidney Crosby is far and away the best player in the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup. While that has been the case for most of the 2023-24 season, there’s something wrong with Crosby as the Penguins hit a critical stretch.
This season's Pittsburgh Penguins have wandered into unfamiliar territory in many ways. Their power play is the worst in nearly a quarter century. They were sellers at the NHL trade deadline, and their stars haven't shined as bright with the season on the line.
Having one year remaining on his contract after this season, Crosby will have the option to leave the only team he has ever known in an attempt to finish his career on a high note.
There have been reports that Sidney Crosby is upset with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Already disappointed that this season hasn’t gone the way he or the rest of the organization would have hoped, that new GM Kyle Dubas traded his good friend Jake Guentzel hasn’t sat well.
There’s every reason to believe that Kyle Dubas, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations and GM, will be busy on July 1. That, after all, is the day free agency in the NHL begins, and if the Penguins’ roster gets the offseason overhaul that is widely anticipated, it’s reasonable to think Dubas will move aggressively then.
The Calgary Flames are set to embark on what they describe as a “re-tool on the fly.” The idea behind that is to accumulate young assets, that being draft picks, prospects and young NHL players, in exchange for veteran players who aren’t going to sign with your team long term.
Building a contender at the NHL Trade Deadline isn’t as simple as checking off a shopping list of must-have ingredients for a Stanley Cup recipe. But what if it was?
PITTSBURGH – With the 2023-24 season seeming like a lost cause for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the final 17 games will be uncharted waters for their veteran core.
OTTAWA, Ontario — Should the Pittsburgh Penguins just tank? What’s up with Sidney Crosby’s slump and coach Mike Sullivan’s future? Following the Penguins’ tepid 2-1 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre, PHN readers had some thoughts.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season went sideways a long time ago, and the team never truly got on track. Their shining example of potential was the eight-of-11 stretch following the Dec.
It’s a special treat for hockey fans whenever generational talents face off in an NHL game. No two players in the NHL fit that description better than Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby.
Today (Mar. 10), Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. This will be only the 13th time the two superstars have faced off in an NHL regular-season game.
Sidney Crosby struggled to find the right words after the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-0 loss to the Washington Capitals. At the same time, his longtime linemate Jake Guentzel was being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes.
You won’t find many athletes, let alone pro hockey players, with higher standards than Sidney Crosby. He’s the future Hall of Famer working on a 19th consecutive point-per-game season, one of six players with multiple Conn Smythe Trophies, owner of an Olympic gold-medal-clinching overtime goal.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in 18 years. That 2006 season was Sidney Crosby’s first in the NHL, and he & the Penguins would go on to make the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons, winning three Stanley Cups in the process.
The leader of a sliding team can always seem to be on edge, even one who has done just about everything there is to do in the sport. That was the case on Sunday night, as Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby did not think much of a reporter’s question after he and his team were smacked by the Edmonton Oilers, 6-1.
Amid trade deadline speculations and swirling rumors around every team, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby didn’t cave when the media wanted a sound bite regarding his future.
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins did not put their best foot forward on Sunday. They fell to the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in a game that was well out of their control from the opening faceoff.
1. After edging out a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Sidney Crosby is not going to let the Penguins go away without a fight. He put together a vintage Crosby performance on Sunday in a 7-6 win over the Flyers to help keep them in the playoff hunt.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby put on another show on Thursday night in a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins, scoring the game-winning goal, adding two assists and helping to close out the game with a high-effort play to negate a potential icing call.
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