MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens opened their NHL pre-season schedule at the Bell Centre Monday with a 2-1 win in a shootout over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The shootout was decided by Oliver Kapanen’s goal in the fifth round. Tristan Broz of the Penguins opened the scoring with a ...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Evgeni Malkin is well aware his 20th season in Pittsburgh could be his last. He doesn’t have to be told. “I know too, trust me,” the longtime Penguins center said with a smile on Friday. The three-time Stanley Cup winner’s current contract is up next summer, ...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Sidney Crosby’s early days in the NHL, when every Pittsburgh Penguins training camp felt like a proving ground, are never far from his mind, particularly this time of year. The early days have been gone for a while now. Yet there the Penguins’ captain was on ...
PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury is ending his NHL career back where it began. The veteran goaltender, who officially retired last spring following a 21-year career, signed a professional tryout contract with the Penguins on Friday and is going to suit up for the club during Pittsburgh’s ...
LAS VEGAS — Sidney Crosby is well aware of the trade talk swirling around him, now that he and the Pittsburgh Penguins have gone three seasons without making the playoffs. Going into another at age 38 with little realistic hope of the team contending, the three-time Stanley Cup champion ...
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars traded Matt Dumba to Pittsburgh in a swap of defensemen Thursday, with Dallas getting Vladislav Kolyachonok while sending a 2028 second-round pick to the Penguins. Dumba never had an impact after signing a $7.5 million, two-year contract in free agency last year. ...
