Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is one of the best playmakers the NHL has ever seen, and even as he plays into his late 30s, that is still very obvious.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look for a faster start on Friday when they visit the well-rested Columbus Blue Jackets. A sluggish start led to Pittsburgh's undoing on Wednesday, as the team attempted to erase a three-goal deficit before dropping a 5-3 decision to the Washington Capitals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have a quality middle-six forward back in the lineup this evening. According to a team announcement, the Penguins have activated forward Bryan Rust off the injured reserve.
Welcome to Week 2 of the Daily Faceoff Fantasy Strength of Schedule, your weekly guide to which teams’ schedules are worth streaming and which ones to avoid.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of depth up front heading into the 2026-27 season. However, having too many NHL-caliber forwards can create problems of its own. The forward logjam leaves management with difficult decisions before the regular season begins.
The Edmonton Oilers have had a pretty successful offseason thus far, though if there is one area they would still like to address and upgrade, it would be the top six, specifically a top-six winger.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a surprising run to the playoffs in 2025-26, but fell in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers. Now, GM Kyle Dubas will look to improve the team.
Kyle Dubas “isn’t itching to trade veteran forwards Bryan Rust or Rickard Rakell, but, much like last summer, both are available,” writes Josh Yohe of The Athletic on Monday.
Crosby will miss at least four weeks of action due to the lower-body injury he suffered on Feb. 18 while playing for Canada during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics men's hockey tournament.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The NHL suspended Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust for three games on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust faces a hearing with the league following Sunday's illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without forward Bryan Rust for Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames as he deals with a lower-body injury, the club announced earlier the same day.
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.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have officially activated winger Bryan Rust from Injured Reserve ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the New York Rangers.
Today (Aug 19th), Team USA’s Olympic management group announced the 44 players that have been invited to the 2025-26 men’s Olympic orientation camp. One of the players invited was Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust, who is looking to earn a spot on Team USA for what could be the last time in his career.
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to search for a top-six forward, and according to one source, the Pittsburgh Penguins may be the perfect trade partner.
Pittsburgh Penguins veteran right winger Bryan Rust was activated from the injured reserve Tuesday following a three-game absence due to a lower-body ailment.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost another first-line forward. Right winger Bryan Rust has been placed on injured-reserve and will not be available when the Penguins play in Philadelphia Saturday evening.
Sure, Bryan Rust would be quite a trade chip as the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to retool. We’ll go over the long list of what would make him appealing in a moment.
It would be easy to leave Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Bryan Rust off the Team USA roster for the upcoming Four Nations Face-Off tournament. That doesn’t mean it would be wise.
ELMONT, NY — The Pittsburgh Penguins inched closer to getting winger Bryan Rust back in the lineup. Wednesday at practice at the UBS Arena, where the Penguins blew a 3-1 third-period lead the night before, Rust participated in practice without a non-contact sweater.