Three of the greatest players in Pittsburgh Penguins history continue to make their mark on the NHL record books. With a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia
Ivan Demidov has had Montreal Canadiens fans buzzing from the moment he was drafted, and through his first 84 career games, he hasn’t let them down. The Russian winger was the runner-up to Matthew Schaefer for the Calder Trophy last season and flashed glimpses of greatness during Montreal’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the 2026-27 season with plenty of uncertainty after an offseason in which the roster saw few meaningful improvements.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a surprising season, as after many expected them to be one of the few true tanking teams, they found themselves in the playoffs for the first time in four years.
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.
Josh Yohe of The Athletic: (mailbag) Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews obviously weren’t happy with how their seasons ended. It’s not known if they’d be made available on the trade market.
The Penguins had a feel-good year, even if it ended in playoff disappointment against Philadelphia. Many of their young players took big steps in their development, and the team defied expectations and age to reach the postseason.
Malkin turns 40 years old in July and is set to become an unrestricted free agent.
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t go down without a fight, but a 3–0 series hole against the Philadelphia Flyers ultimately proved to be too much to overcome.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not go away without a fight, but it is a long way back from a 3-0 series deficit, and they simply ran out of magic in their 1-0 Game 6 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
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.
Goalie Stuart Skinner was not the reason the Pittsburgh Penguins entered Saturday's Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers facing a 3-0 series deficit.
The Washington Capitals 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon was significant for two big reasons.
With their blowout win over the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins have officially locked up their spot in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
A recent social media post by Josh Yohe has sparked debate among fans about veteran defenseman Kris Letang’s play and impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
While Crosby and Letang are still signed beyond this season, Malkin is in the final year of his contract and is eligible for unrestricted free agency this summer. He seems determined to remain in Pittsburgh, but there has not been much progress on a contract extension.
As the Penguins head toward next week’s Olympic break, they’ll be without one of their key defensemen.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without both of their star defensemen for the short-term.
Kris Letang reached a major milestone on Thursday, playing in his 1,200th NHL regular-season game as the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Detroit Red Wings.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 9-4-2 start to the 2025-26 season feels like forever ago. After an opening month that generated hope for one more playoff run with the legendary trio of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang, things have started to slip away.
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 will be without one of their top blueliners for at least the next few days. Kris Letang will be out day-to-day with a lower-body injury, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Matt Vensel.
Kris Letang has been a polarizing figure amongst Pittsburgh Penguins fans since breaking into the NHL in October 2006.
In his 19th year in the NHL, Letang has had a solid career.
In a stark departure from the script in which the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ‘Core Three’ are supposed to stay together until the bitter end, defenseman Kris Letang shrugged off the stress of the trade deadline when speaking to Pittsburgh Hockey Now after the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime loss to Toronto Sunday.
A day after being injured in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena Saturday, the Penguins appear to be holding their breath regarding the status of top defenseman Kris Letang.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were without star defenseman Kris Letang when they took the ice for warmups on Sunday. He was announced as out with a lower-body injury right before puck-drop, paving the way for rookie Nate Clurman to make his NHL debut.
The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was not a happy place Tuesday after the Colorado Avalanche dispatched them 6-2 at PPG Paints Arena. After the highs of beating Toronto Saturday to the disappointment and self-conflagration Tuesday, a pair of Penguins players were especially critical of the team’s performance.
NHL insider Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLive reported that the Pittsburgh Penguins had discussions about trading veteran defenseman Kris Letang to the Montreal Canadiens.
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