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The Pittsburgh Penguins are currently in the midst of a heated playoff race in the Eastern Conference Wild Card and face a team Monday that is right on their heels: The New York Islanders. Ahead of this very important matchup, veteran Sidney Crosby talked about just how critical it is for the Pens to grab […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins had a rough time on Saturday night. They lost to the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 as they honored one of their franchise heroes. They also saw Crosby get kicked out of a game for the first time in his career. The incident occurred in the third period. Crosby engaged […]

NHL All-Star Weekend is in the rearview mirror, meaning the Stanley Cup Playoffs are inching closer. Fans have been vocal about All-Star festivities, but the playoff format was also a topic, thanks to Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh Penguins star spoke with the media on Friday, expressing support for a change to the NHL playoff format. […]

Another NHL All-Star Weekend has come and gone, with the best players from across the National Hockey League descending on sunny Florida for the 2023 iteration of All-Star festivities at FLA Live Arena. Between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin playing on the same line, hometown boy Matthew Tkachuk winning MVP, and Fall Out Boy headlining […]

The 2023 NHL Winter Classic is quickly approaching. Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Fenway Park to face the Boston Bruins in hockey’s biggest annual outdoor game. The Winter Classic is relatively new, all things told. Hockey fans watch the first iteration on New Year’s Day 2008 live as snow fell upon a passionate Buffalo, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are clearly a veteran team that depends on Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang for leadership, scoring and all-around play. That trio opened their 17th season together Thursday night as the Penguins took the ice for their season opener against the Arizona Coyotes. With Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is entering the twilight of his career. And what a career it has been for the 35-year-old future Hall of Famer. Drafted in 2005, Crosby immediately took the league by storm. He recorded 39 goals and 102 points in his rookie season, finishing second in Calder Memorial Trophy voting as […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are at an interesting point in their current timeline. The team is competitive, having made the playoffs each of the last 16 seasons. However, they aren’t the dominant force they used to be. The Penguins recorded 103 points in the regular season last year, their highest total since the 2018-19 season. And […]

One of the biggest talking points for the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the 2022 offseason was the statuses of center Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang — two players whom Sidney Crosby has very close relationships with, considering that the trio was part of the Pittsburgh teams that won the franchise’s last three Stanley Cup titles. […]

Nathan MacKinnon is now a Stanley Cup champion for the first time in his career, and so as he and the Colorado Avalanche gear up for their celebrations, he wants his good friend Sidney Crosby to be ready. As MacKinnon shared to reporters after their incredible Game 6 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on […]

The Colorado Avalanche are Stanley Cup Champions for the first time since 2001. It marks the first Stanley Cup ring for Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon. And a fellow Canadian NHL superstar couldn’t be more proud. Pittsburgh Penguins legend Sidney Crosby commented on the 26-year-old’s championship win on Sunday night, saying: “I am really happy for […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season came to an end a little over a week ago. They lost Game 7 to the New York Rangers, blowing a 3-1 series lead. The elimination marked the fourth year in a row in which the Penguins have failed to win a playoff series. The reality is the Penguins may be […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a crossroads when it comes to the future of some key players, most notably the likes of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins veterans are both set to hit free agency, although they have both expressed their desire to return to Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby is also keen on continuing […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a major crossroads when it comes to the future, with multiple key players on expiring contracts and not much financial wiggle room to work with. The futures of certain key players are certainly in jeopardy, including Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Bryan Rust, who all could hit free agency this […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins had yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after getting eliminated in the first round by the New York Rangers in a dramatic 4-3 overtime loss at Madison Square Garden Sunday night. That loss could end up being a symbolic bookmark for the Penguins franchise that may […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers have been battling for almost two weeks in a physical seven-game series in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Penguins led the series 3-1 and were looking to close out the Rangers in Game 5, but an injury to Sidney Crosby appeared to derail that. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to play Game 7 against the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden. The Penguins have lost two straight games since captain Sidney Crosby went down with an upper body injury midway through Game 5. Pittsburgh’s superstar skated on Saturday and was initially listed as a game-time decision. Well, it […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are hoping to get star forward Sidney Crosby back from injury ahead of their series finale Game 7 against the New York Rangers on Sunday. Crosby has been out with a head injury, which many had described as a concussion. It turns out, however, that Crosby was not diagnosed with a concussion, […]

The Penguins and Rangers are set for a pivotal Game 7 in New York on Sunday after the Pens failed to close out the series at home in Pittsburgh in Game 6. Sidney Crosby was sidelined in their last matchup due to a concussion he sustained in Game 5. Pens fans will be hoping Crosby […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers are tied 3-3 in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Either team has the chance to advance to the second round with a Game 7 win Sunday night in New York. The Penguins had an opportunity to close out the series at home Friday night. […]

Even though they’re still up 3-2 in their series against the New York Rangers, there will be some added pressure for the Pittsburgh Penguins to win Game 6. This comes after franchise superstar Sidney Crosby was ruled out of Friday night’s match-up after suffering an upper-body injury early in Game 5. As they aim to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to close out the New York Rangers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first round playoff series Friday night. If they are going to do it, they will have to win without their leader and future Hall of Fame forward, Sidney Crosby. On Friday morning, the Penguins ruled Crosby […]

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba is not a popular figure in Pittsburgh right now after a big hit on Sidney Crosby saw the Penguins captain removed from Game 5 in the second period. While Penguins fans were furious over the hit, the NHL saw nothing wrong with Trouba’s actions, and will not be fining […]

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba is likely the most hated person at the moment for Pittsburgh Penguins fans after his high hit on Sidney Crosby during Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series Wednesday night that left the Pens star with an upper-body injury. Crosby could miss time with the injury. Even more […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to close out the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, but instead they suffered two major losses. There was the actual 5-3 loss in the game that will send the series back to Pittsburgh for a Game 6, and then there was the upper-body injury to […]

Sidney Crosby is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. Even before stepping into the National Hockey League, he set multiple records and won various awards in the minor leagues and the international level. Due to that, he was one of the most anticipated players ever to be drafted in the […]

Sidney Crosby is in a league of his own. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has done a wonderful job this season as the ace of the team. He’s helped them get to the NHL playoffs once again, and they’re holding their own and then some against the best in the business. On Thursday night, we got […]

The NHL playoffs are always one of the best spectacles in all of sports. Hockey fans were reminded of that Tuesday night, as the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers played almost two full games before a winner was decided. Just under six minutes into the third overtime, Penguins superstar Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winning […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are gearing up for the 16th consecutive playoff appearance, starting next week. That is the longest current streak in major North American sports. The last time Pittsburgh did not make the post season was Crosby’s rookie year way back in 2005-2006. Crosby has led the Penguins to three Stanley Cup titles in […]

The NHL has announced that the 2023 Winter Classic will be played at Fenway Park between the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This will be the 14th version of the NHL’s Winter Classic, and the second time it will be held in Boston. It appears the Penguins will play the Bruins in the 2023 […]

Sidney Crosby came to the rescue for the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night, as he scored the game-winner late in regulation against the Columbus Blue Jackets to give the Pens a 3-2 road victory. It wasn’t just any other game-winning goal. Crosby’s score gave him sole ownership of the 25th spot on the NHL’s all-time points […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins earned a comeback victory Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2. However, not all of the news was good Sunday. Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is out indefinitely after sustaining an injury in last Thursday’s loss to the New Jersey Devils. Matheson is considered to be week-to-week with an undisclosed upper body injury. […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins came from behind to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, Sunday afternoon. With less than three minutes left in the third period, the game was tied at two until Crosby found the back of the net for the game-winner. It was Crosby’s 74th career game-winning goal, tying him with […]

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has been one of the best players on the ice since he entered the NHL in 2005. Crosby continued to add to his case as one of the best players in the history of the league on Tuesday, as he joined NHL legend Mario Lemieux and longtime Washington Capitals star […]

Sidney Crosby is considered to be one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He is arguably the most accomplished player of all time. He has achieved multiple feats in the amateur, professional, and even the international level of hockey. In this post, though, we’re actually focusing on Sidney Crosby’s girlfriend Kathy Leutner. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have arguably had more success than any other NHL franchise over the last decade and a half. With three Stanley Cups and numerous deep playoff runs since the beginning of the Sidney Crosby era, you can always count on the Penguins being a force in the Eastern Conference. However, a decline seems […]

Sidney Crosby is coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ rescue. According to Pen Inside Scoop, the Pens star center is all set to make his season debut Saturday night against the New Jersey Devils at home. HE'S IN! Sidney Crosby will make his season debut tonight against the Devils! pic.twitter.com/LT05p5CrUB — Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without their two biggest stars to start the 2021-22 NHL season. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was already out six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery on Sept. 8, and that timeline hasn’t changed. Furthermore, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall announced that center Evgeni Malkin will miss the first two months of […]

At 7 p.m. EST in downtown Pittsburgh, the next chapter in the Sidney Crosby versus Connor McDavid debate will commence. The former may have the crown but the latter has the youth and the talent to take it. While these two quiet, generational talents may share comparisons for the next century, they will never speak […]