2013 NHL playoffs -- Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby returns for Game...
After missing more than a month recovering from a broken jaw Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returned to action Friday night in Game 2 of the Penguins Eastern Conference quarterfinal series...
View ArticlePenguins' injury status still unclear
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Both Brooks Orpik and James Neal took part in the Penguins' morning skate, though it is not clear whether they will return to the l...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs -- James Neal, Brooks Orpik of Pittsburgh Penguins back for...
The Pittsburgh Penguins have two key additions to their lineup for Game 4 against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night: forward James Neal and defenseman Brooks Orpik.
View ArticlePenguins score 4 goals in third period, take 3-1 series lead
Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
View ArticleNeal picks a good time to find his mojo
OTTAWA -- A crucial fourth game that began with an optimistic bang for the Ottawa Senators ended with an embarrassing whimper. There was something ...
View ArticleWatch: Melrose breaks down Pens win
Kris Letang tallied four assists and both James Neal and Jarome Iginla scored twice to power the Penguins to a 7-3 win over the Senators. Barry Melros...
View ArticleAlfredsson's play towers over his words
PITTSBURGH -- Flash back to the third period of Game 5, 2007 Stanley Cup finals. The Ottawa Senators are sunk. They are trailing in the third perio...
View ArticlePenguins thwart Senators to advance to East finals
James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1.
View ArticlePenguins' tidal wave washes away the Sens
PITTSBURGH -- When it was done and the Pittsburgh Penguins had brushed aside the valiant but ultimately overmatched Ottawa Senators, one word came to ...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh Penguins cleared to...
Cleared to play without a plastic apparatus protecting his lower face for the first time since returning from a broken jaw, Sidney Crosby said he'll need a few days to adjust.
View ArticleIt didn't take long for the hate to emerge
PITTSBURGH -- It was probably the moment when Evgeni Malkin and Patrice Bergeron, he of the one career NHL fight, decided to drop the gloves and start...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside - A tale of two hits
Matt Cooke's hit on Adam McQuaid earned him a five-minute major and a game misconduct, but the hit wasn't much different from the one Brad Marchand put on James Neal, writes Scott Burnside
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Five ways the Pittsburgh Penguins can bounce back against...
The Penguins have stumbled badly so far against the Bruins, and Scott Burnside offers up five ways Pittsburgh can get back into the series.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Are the Pittsburgh Penguins choking, or are the...
The Bruins-Penguins series is unfolding much like the 1997 Stanley Cup finals, in which an underrated Detroit team swept Philadelphia, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleKris Letang,Pascal Dupuis re-sign with Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up another elite young player long term and kept a key player off the market Tuesday, agreeing to terms with defenseman Kris Letang and re-signing forward Pascal Dupuis.
View Article2013-14 NHL - Ranking the top forward groups
There are still a few more free agents to sign and decisions to be made in training camp, but for the most part, rosters are set. So this week, we'll ...
View ArticleNeal scores in SO, Penguins top Blackhawks 3-2
Neal scores in SO, Penguins top Blackhawks 3-2
View ArticleNHL - Hockey Prospectus projections for 2013-14 top goal scorers
Adam Gretz of Hockey Prospectus projects the NHL's top goal scorers for the 2013-14 season. Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos tops the list.
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins' Chuck Kobasew out 3-4 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chuck Kobasew is out for at least three weeks with a lower-body injury.
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