Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continued to climb the NHL’s all-time scoring ladder Friday, scoring two goals in a 4-3 overtime win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
It is a good thing for the Ohio State football team that it is not playing Pitt this weekend, because two of the main Columbus, Ohio sports teams had pretty rotten days against teams from Pittsburgh on Friday.
And then? Are you happy with today’s news? Mike Matheson is the latest example of a guy who clearly liked the Canadiens’ corporate culture. His five-year contract ($6 million a year) proves it.
The Sidney Crosby–Montreal Canadiens buzz refuses to fully die, and this week it flickered back to life thanks to Chris Johnston’s latest mailbag in The Athletic.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Sidney Crosby has seen plenty in his NHL career, but the Pittsburgh Penguins captain had high praise this week for the freshest prodigy to enter the league, San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini.
While the San Jose Sharks have had a rough go of it in recent seasons, their consolation prize was that they were able to land several top young talents by fortunate luck in the NHL Draft Lottery, including 2024 first overall pick Macklin Celebrini.
Brandon Montour scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle with 49.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 3-2 victory against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves linked to a familiar name behind the bench, Sidney Crosby addresses whether the 2026 Olympics will be his last, and Evgeni Malkin makes his intentions clear regarding his future in Pittsburgh.
It’s amazing how quickly things change in the hockey world. For years, the Canadiens were immersed in a rebuilding process. The club was more concerned with selling off established players than anything else.
Very few athletes are more beloved by their country than Sidney Crosby is in Canada. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar has done it all when donning the red and white, no moment bigger than his infamous Golden Goal to secure victory in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL. The 2025-26 season has been full of surprises so far, as we’re six weeks in and there’s been plenty of storylines to follow around the league.
This article first appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. Back in 2008, Sidney Crosby played his first games in what was then called the Globe in Stockholm.
This weekend’s NHL Global Series brought Pittsburgh and Nashville to Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, and the contrast between the two clubs couldn’t be more drastic.
It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the barrel of what could be Sidney Crosby’s final chapter on the Olympic stage. At 38, with a career most players can only dream of, Sid the Kid is no longer a kid.
Sidney Crosby has been the talk of the town for several months now. That’s to be expected: he plays in Pittsburgh. His name has been circulating en masse in Montreal and elsewhere in the NHL recently.
Age isn't anything but a number for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. The 38-year-old is off to a strong start in his 21st NHL season, with 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) through the Penguins' first 15 games.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are just months away, and hockey fans across North America are already excited to witness the next showdown between Team USA and Team Canada.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season may be going well, which will quell trade rumors surrounding their captain, but the topic of Sidney Crosby‘s future looms large.
Pittsburgh's third-period collapse in what became a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs this past Monday night sparked fears among Penguins fans that the rebuilding club could soon meet the expectations many had for it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves at the center of controversy Tuesday after captain Sidney Crosby joined a brawl during their 3–2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Sidney Crosby continues to cement his NHL legacy. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain entered Monday’s game against the St. Louis Blues two points back of the 1,700 point milestone, and with a three-point night in a 6-3 win, he has done just that.
One year ago, Sidney Crosby committed to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons with a new contract. Despite that, Crosby, 38, continues to be linked to other teams.
The Montreal Canadiens started their preseason slate well, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, on Monday. Now they have received another piece of good news about a possible trade.