Maple Leafs moving on
NHL, Sports
May 2, 2025
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal with less than six minutes remaining, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a series-clinching 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Th...
Panthers had to learn how to win, Lightning showed the way
NHL, Sports
May 2, 2025
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art. It’s something that has to be learned. Turns ...
A legacy of hope and laughter for Gaudreau brothers
NHL, Sports
May 1, 2025
Family, friends and the hockey community continue to grieve after the death of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The family called him John. It wasn’t until John Gaudreau played for ...
NHL players are all about pregame routine
NHL, Sports
By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer 
May 1, 2025
Before games, Dallas forward Matt Duchene relies on the same, tried-and-true routine. He blocks out a twohour window for a nap, eats an identical meal — pasta and salmon — and spends time reviewing no...
Jarry bracing for challenge from young goalies
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
Tristan Jarry is under no illusions as to what awaits him this fall when the Pittsburgh Penguins commence their 2025-26 preseason training camp: competition. Following a turbulent individual campaign ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 30, 2025
The end of an era is upon the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team announced a mutual parting of ways with two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan on Monday afternoon. Behind the bench in Pittsbu...
Penguins split with head coach Mike Sullivan
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 29, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team announced Monday that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach just...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 26, 2025
In one respect, Ryan Graves’ second season with the Pittsburgh Penguins was far better than his first. He finished the second season. A concussion sidelined him for the final stretch of a messy 2023-2...
Dubas won’t put timeline on contention, believes worst is over
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 22, 2025
CRANBERRY (AP) — The standings said the Pittsburgh Penguins took a step back this season. At times, far too many, particularly early in the year, the on-ice product did, too. And while another sublime...
Sullivan intends to coach Penguins next season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 19, 2025
He still has two years remaining on his latest contract extension. Mike Sullivan understands he is not above the speculation regarding his future that also will soon encircle several of his players. T...
Another long summer arrives for Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 19, 2025
In the late days of last summer, Evgeni Malkin expressed aspirations for the Pittsburgh Penguins that weren’t all that complex. He wanted to play meaningful games in the spring. “We don’t want a long ...
Rust hits 30 as Pens end season by beating Caps
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 18, 2025
Sidney Crosby’s 20th campaign in the NHL ended just like his first. And the previous two. Out of the playoffs. And while the Penguins were eliminated from contention for this upcoming postseason well ...
Despite recent struggles from the Pens, Crosby still driven
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 18, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It is the penultimate practice in a largely frustrating season, one filled with baffling losses on the ice and crushing ones off it. And yet there is Sidney Crosby, in the waning day...
Concern eases as Letang appears at Penguins’ facility
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 17, 2025
The Penguins’ defenseman had heart surgery Tuesday to close a hole in his heart. Spotting Kris Letang at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility constitutes far from any remarkable development, giv...
Crosby honored as ‘most complete player’ by his peers
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 16, 2025
AP The annual NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) poll was released Tuesday morning, and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was once again shown to be held in high regard by his peers. Featuring p...
Penguins fall to Boston as season nears end
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 14, 2025
Rickard Rakell scored the only goal in a 4-1 loss. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino was back in the lineup for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins after missing three prior game...
Penguins beat Devils in season’s final road game
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 12, 2025
Erik Karlsson has been on some bad teams before. And he has a pretty good idea of what it looks like when a squalid squad ceases to compete. He has seen no such evidence of that with his current emplo...
Five forwards to miss rest of season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 11, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak and Matt Nieto will miss the final three games of the regular season due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sul...
Boko Imama nominated for Masterton Trophy
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 10, 2025
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is often misconstrued as a “comeback award.” And sure enough, the three Pittsburgh Penguins players who have won it all came back from some matter of personal hardsh...
Asst. coach Quinn talks Karlsson, Grzelcyk and power play
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 10, 2025
At any given Pittsburgh Penguins practice, a mirror image often presents itself on the ice, as two men decked out in matching attire with similar physical attributes bark out instructions in a coarse ...