Letang hits 600 assists as Penguins skate to 5-1 win
NHL, Pittsburgh
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 o...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Dan Muse isn’t a carbon copy of his predecessor as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan. But similarities do exist. Both hail from Boston, and each speak with accents rooted in the Bay Stat...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 21, 2025
At no point did Matt Dumba look further away from being the player the Minnesota Wild drafted seventh overall in 2012 than last season’s NHL playoffs. Dumba, in his first year with the Dallas Stars, w...
Penalty kill helps Penguins rally to beat Kings
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 18, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to transform their penalty kill from a detriment to an asset. Score a short-handed goal. Penguins’ rookie forward Filip Hallander scored the winning goal during a p...
Penalty kill struggles as Penguins lose to Ducks
NHL, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 16, 2025
There weren’t many areas the Pittsburgh Penguins were expected to be exceedingly stout in entering the 2025-26 campaign. In fact, it was anticipated that the rebuilding franchise would be one of the N...
Blend of youth and veterans paying off for Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 11, 2025
On Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, new Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse rolled out an opening night starting lineup of veterans Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, along with rookies Har...
Pens beat Isles to win home opener
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 10, 2025
Dan Muse has been doing quite a bit to endear himself to Pittsburgh since he was hired as the Penguins’ 23rd coach June 4. During training camp in Cranberry last month, he held a door open for fans to...
Pens’ big line combo tough on opponents
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 10, 2025
With Bryan Rust injured and scoring options limited in 2025-26, new Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse is going to be challenged to distribute wingers up and down his lineup. For now, Sidney Crosby is...
More from the Penguins’ season-opening win
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 9, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 season opener offered the same result as the 2024-25 opener in one respect. Mike Sullivan was not satisfied as his team was shut out. The main difference was that Sull...
Rust returns to practice for Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 9, 2025
The start of the 2025-26 season is pretty similar to how Bryan Rust began the 2024-25 campaign. Injured. Rust missed the first two games of last season and all he managed to do was set career highs in...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 8, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular- season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday...
NHL season will feature Florida threepeat bid and a return to the Winter Olympics
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
October 7, 2025
It’s been 40 years since a team won three straight Stanley Cups. The immense challenge of threepeating as Stanley Cup champion got even more difficult for the Florida Panthers when they lost their cap...
Panthers celebrate back-to-back cups with shiny rings
NHL, Sports
October 7, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seth Jones had waited most of his life to get a Stanley Cup ring. And then he had to wait even longer before he could see it. The Florida Panthers handed out the rings fro...
Breaking down the Penguins’ roster
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 6, 2025
The season begins Tuesday against the Rangers and former coach Mike Sullivan. A look at all 49 players the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed to an NHL contract ahead of the 2025-26 season. Forwards Noel...
Penguins’ Rust down with injury
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 3, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be sidelined a minimum of two weeks due to an undisclosed injury. The regular season begins with a road contest against the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Rus...
Penguins’ St. Ivany injured in preseason win over Buffalo
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany suffered an undisclosed injury during a 5-3 preseason win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. There was no immediat...
Metcalf, Gainwell key to Steelers’ win
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 1, 2025
For much of their game in Ireland, the Pittsburgh Steelers felt like they were leading the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Guinness was flowing. The Terrible Towels were waving. Everyone was dancing an ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 1, 2025
Ben Kindel looks every bit like someone who just had his 18th birthday April 19. He has a thick shock of curly, unkempt hair and a complexion devoid of wrinkles. Plus, his five o’clock shadow looks as...
Penguins announced first class for rebooted Hall
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 24, 2025
By any measure, the 198384 season was the worst in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it was no accident. The roster was constructed with the intent of being awful. And then it was progressiv...
Letang ‘feeling good’ following heart surgery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 20, 2025
The regularity with which Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has bounced back from significant injuries and even life-threatening health scares approaches the unbelievable. Concussions, a brok...