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San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini showed his appreciation for Sidney Crosby ahead of his first game against the Penguins’ legend. The number one overall pick from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft has struggled with injuries in his young career. Despite the early health struggles, Celebrini will check something off his bucket list in his […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a rough start to the 2024 season. They have lost four of their last five games entering Thursday and have just 15 points out of 18 games. Building a contender around their aging stars has been difficult and president Kyle Dubas is looking to restart. If the Penguins do […]

The Edmonton Oilers have Connor McDavid back on the ice after an injury scare in late October. Edmonton is looking to build upon last season’s run to the Stanley Cup Final. But a slow start has certainly hindered things. In any event, this week could become a historic one if McDavid produces at his usual […]

Two of the greatest NHL players of all-time are getting ready to meet for a 70th time in the regular season. A matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals on Friday means Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are facing off once again. The two players, who are headed to the Hall of Fame someday, […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to play at an elite level, even though the nickname “Sid the Kid” hasn’t quite fit him for over a decade. At 37 years of age, Crosby has shown no signs of slowing down with six goals and nine assists in the first 14 games of the 2024-25 season, […]

Marc-Andre Fleury played the last game of his Hall of Fame career at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night, and the beloved goaltender came out with a victory. The Minnesota Wild beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in front of a sold out crowd, with ‘Flower’ making 26 saves. After the game, the […]

The 2024-25 NHL season will pause in February for a new tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off. The US, Canada, Finland, and Sweden will put together their rosters for a round-robin tournament. Preliminary selections have already taken place with some obvious selections being finalized. Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby will both be representing Canada for […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is trying to stay positive after his team started off the season slowly. The Penguins are 3-4 to start the campaign, and Crosby knows the club must perform much better. “It’s not our goalies. It’s on us to play better in front of them. We’re giving up odd-man rushes,” Crosby […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have fun on the road in Winnipeg on Sunday. Winnipeg Jets fans trolled the Penguins in the third period as the team fell 6-3 to the hosting Jets. Pittsburgh lost by three goals to the Carolina Hurricanes their last time out. And they have allowed four goals or more in […]

It was a night of milestones at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, as the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Captain Sidney Crosby became the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 points, and now fellow Penguins legend and future Hall of Famer Evgeni Malkin has achieved a historic milestone of his own. His […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has achieved nearly everything possible in his remarkable NHL career and is a guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer whenever he retires. On Wednesday night, he added another milestone to his already illustrious career. With an assist on Bryan Rust’s first-period goal against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs underwent a series of major changes in leadership during the offseason following their latest postseason opening-round setback. To begin with, they terminated head coach Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with 2019 Stanley Cup-winning bench boss Craig Berube, who led the St. Louis Blues to their first-ever title. Additionally, John Tavares ceded […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kyle Dubas believe they’re doing the right thing by extending the team’s contending window. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have been some of the franchise’s best all-time players, and they’re avoiding a rebuild with them on the roster. However, the front office could be doing irreversible damage to their […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins got back in the win column on Thursday night, spoiling the Detroit Red Wings’ home opener at Little Caesars Arena — and Evgeni Malkin joined a historic club in the process. Malkin registered an assist on Erik Karlsson’s powerplay goal early in the third period — his second apple of the contest […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have extended the contract of franchise icon and captain Sidney Crosby for two more seasons beyond the 2024-25 campaign, the final year of his current deal. Crosby’s new extension matches his jersey number, with an average annual value (AAV) of $8.7 million, the same as his previous contract. Immediately after the deal was […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins have struck a deal. After two disappointing seasons, the 2024-25 campaign will be an important one for Crosby and Pittsburgh. Now, according to Chris Johnston from TSN, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins have agreed to a two-year contract extension. “Sidney Crosby signs a two-year extension with the #pens carrying […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are still working to sign Sidney Crosby to a contract extension this summer. Reports earlier in the summer indicated a deal between Crosby and the Penguins was close. However, the future Hall of Fame center remains unsigned as the team prepares for training camp. And reports have indicated that Crosby may be […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be hoping to bounce back in the 2024-25 season and make the playoffs. The team traded Jake Guentzel at the deadline and has made numerous other changes ahead of training camp. However, one of the most important storylines is the contract situation surrounding captain Sidney Crosby. Crosby is heading into the […]

For the first time in superstar captain and franchise icon Sidney Crosby’s career, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the postseason two years straight after falling just short of qualifying this past spring. The Penguins were locked into a three-team battle with the rival Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the final Wild Card spot in […]

A contract extension was thought to be a foregone conclusion for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. While Sid is no longer a kid, he has remained one of the NHL’s best and most popular players despite entering his late 30s. But there’s now a greater possibility than ever that Crosby will not finish his […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins has five championships across two of the greatest eras in the modern NHL. From Mario Lemieux to Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have been a dominant force for over 30 years. Which of the five championships takes the top spot on the list? And which near-championship squads round it out? Greatest Penguins team […]

Sidney Crosby has been the heart and soul of the Pittsburgh Penguins since being selected No. 1 overall by the organization back in the 2005 NHL Draft. And that doesn’t look to be changing any time soon. Crosby and the Penguins are “closing in on a new contract” that would likely keep the captain in […]

While Sidney Crosby has repeatedly said he would prefer to retire as a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the only team for which he has played in his NHL career, Crosby and the organization have reportedly not begun formal negotiations for an extension on his Crosby’s 12-year contract, which will expire at the conclusion of […]

Despite playing great down the stretch in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins narrowly missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and as Kyle Dubas heads into the offseason, the top priority is to get captain Sidney Crosby locked into a long-term contract extension as he is only under contract for one more season. Crosby will be […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on an incredible run as of late to keep their playoff hopes alive, but with one game remaining in the regular season, they still need some help from other teams, and Sidney Crosby got real on where the team stands in comparison to where it was a few weeks back. […]

Sidney Crosby achieved two major milestones during Thursday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings: he became the 14th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career assists and surpassed Phil Esposito, securing 10th place on the NHL’s all-time points list. Pittsburgh boosted their playoff chances after clinching a 6-5 victory over […]

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery called Thursday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins the team’s “biggest game of the year” — but it was Sidney Crosby and co. who came out on top in a critical matchup at Capital One Arena. The Pens beat the Caps 4-1, in the process moving to just one point back […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for the most point-per-game seasons, averaging a point per game for 19 consecutive campaigns with a three-point performance in a win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. 19 POINT-PER-GAME SEASONS FOR SID! 🐧 Sidney Crosby has tied Wayne Gretzky for the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up an important win on Sunday night. Pittsburgh took down a struggling Detroit Red Wings squad, putting six goals past Detroit. The win was especially important for superstar Sidney Crosby. Crosby scored a goal and added an assist against the Winged Wheel, snapping an 11-game goal-scoring drought. Crosby spoke with reporters […]

Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel have played on the same line for nearly a decade, winning two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins and creating one of the better one-two punches in the game of hockey. But with the Pens floundering and unable to claw back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, and Guentzel […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in 18 years. That 2006 season was Sidney Crosby’s first in the NHL, and he & the Penguins would go on to make the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons, winning three Stanley Cups in the process. There doesn’t […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short in another close loss Tuesday night, as Sidney Crosby and company lost in overtime to the New York Islanders at home, 5-4. It was an up-and-down game that saw the Pens take the lead first in the opening period and trail by two goals in the third frame before eventually […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not the dominant force they once were on the NHL stage. With a little over two months remaining in the regular season, the Penguins are on the outside of the playoff picture. They’ll need a 36-year-old Sidney Crosby to turn back the clock a bit if they want any shot at […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was asked during a media scrum Friday if there was a “problem with hockey’s culture,” and Crosby’s reaction generated praise from many journalists and fans. Mark Lazerus of The Athletic tweeted that after being asked the question by a reporter, “Crosby said he didn’t think this huge scrum of ’15-second […]

It’s the NHL All-Star break, and that means it’s time to check in on every NHL team and see how they are doing. The Pittsburgh Penguins are tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division at the break, with a 22-17-7 record through 46 games. The team has 51 points. While that number isn’t […]

The Vegas Golden Knights’ center Brendan Brisson is seeing history come full-circle after scoring his first goal in the National Hockey League. Brisson made that personal history against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one of his former heroes. A photograph has been released showing Brisson as a boy with Penguins center Sidney Crosby, per The Athletic. […]

Brad Marchand’s Boston Bruins suffered a tough loss to Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, but there remains a ton of respect between the two captains and Team Canada linemates. “Brad Marchand says that Sidney Crosby is the best player in the league if you look at his 200-foot game,” reported B’s writer Ty […]

Sidney Crosby led his Pittsburgh Penguins to a big 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on the road on Thursday night — and he added even more history to his legendary career in the process. “Thanks to his 6-5 goal, Sidney Crosby collects his 173rd career 3-point game, passing Steve Yzerman for sole possession of […]

For the 67th time in the regular season, two Stanley Cup champion captains met as Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals beat Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night. And the two superstars came to play in front of the 18,190 spectators in attendance at PPG Paints Arena in Pennsylvania. The Great Eight scored a powerplay […]