No Olympics, but Vegas in play

February 5, 2022

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in opulent hotel suites in one of the planet’s top party towns instead of being confined to modest Olympic accommodations in freezing-cold Beijing. The NHL All-Stars still aren’t happy about missing their chance to compete for gold medals, but nobody was complaining Friday morning about the consolation prize of a sunny weekend in Vegas. “It’s disappointing, because you realize you never know when you’re going to get an opportunity to go to the ...

Pens go into break with loss

February 2, 2022

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dmitry Orlov scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Orlov scored at 4:17 of OT, beating goaltender Tristan Jarry on the blocker side with a wrist shot. “The first half of the game, I think (Pittsburgh) was a little better,” Orlov said. “Then, we kind of found a way. They outshot us, but in the second half, it was much better.” Nic Dowd scored a short-handed goal, and Daniel Sprong added a goal for the Capitals, who won ...

Moore’s 2nd goal deflates Penguins

January 31, 2022

PITTSBURGH — Trevor Moore and the Los Angeles Kings weren’t rattled after the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the game in the third period. Moore’s second goal broke a tie in the third period and sent the Kings over the Penguins 4-3 on Sunday. “The bench was positive,” Moore said. “We kept going … kept doing our thing. We didn’t change anything and I thought that would lead to success.” Sidney Crosby scored his 498th career goal for the Penguins, who saw an eight-game point streak end. “We’ve had moments where we’ve been better, ...

Pens fall in shootout

January 29, 2022

PITTSBURGH — Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, on Friday night. Filip Zadina and Givani Smith scored in regulation for Detroit, and Calvin Pickard — making his second start of the season — stopped 36 shots ...

Kraken get rare road win

January 28, 2022

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Seattle Kraken picked up a rare road win — and made team history along the way. Adam Larsson scored 1:17 in the extra period to give the Kraken their first overtime victory, 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. “For us, it’s an enjoyable win, but one that we worked for,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “Our game didn’t change a whole lot from the drop of the puck all the way through the winning goal in overtime.” With the Kraken trailing 1-0, Jared McCann scored with 3:56 left in regulation against his former ...

Pens survive sluggish start

January 26, 2022

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins fell behind on three separate occasions against the Arizona Coyotes, but each time they had a quick answer. The biggest response came in the third period, when Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang led a four-goal barrage ...