NEW YORK — Dan Muse was very intentional when he chose the Pittsburgh Penguins’ starting lineup on opening night. Their new coach made sure to get Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke out there for their NHL debuts. With them, he chose Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, who have ...
NEW YORK — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular-season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in each team’s opener. Dan Muse won his debut as Penguins coach with his predecessor, ...
The winds are beginning to change in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, though not before the old guard gets at least one more shot. Washington easily won the division last season and has much of the same lineup back, potentially with career goal scoring leader Alex Ovechkin playing his final ...
Hockey is a usually a young man’s game. Don’t tell that to Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Brad Marchand, Corey Perry and so many others who are still on top of the NHL in their late 30s and beyond. Crosby produced at a point-a-game pace last season at 37, the same age Marchand was when he ...
Last season: 34-36-12, missed playoffs Coach: Dan Muse (first-time NHL head coach), hired June 4 Season opener: Oct. 7 at the New York Rangers Departures: Coach Mike Sullivan, G Alex Nedeljkovic Additions: Muse, F Anthony Mantha, D Caleb Jones, G Arturs Silovs Goalies: Tristan Jarry ...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — There was a time when Marc-Andre Fleury would take days like Friday for granted. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, too. Days when the four players most closely associated with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ run of excellence 2008-17 — an era in which they ...
