Pittsburgh Penguins

They’ve competed in a Zamboni race and extreme puck shooting now, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are seeing who can get a t-shirt closest to center ice using a t-shirt cannon.

Giving away points down the stretch of the regular season while battling to secure a playoff spot, as the Penguins have done with alarming regularity recently, has to be weighing on Mike Sullivan’s mind. But on the horizon is a defensive counterbalance he will welcome.

Late goals have hurt Pittsburgh lately. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins were able to reverse the trend Thursday night.

Should they be more concerned about their losing streak?

Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped Pittsburgh cold and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Raleigh News & Observer's Chip Alexander with an in-depth look at the Hurricanes

Sean Couturier beat Matt Murray with 3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers put together an improbable rally to edge the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Sunday night.

On top of Sunday night’s loss to rival Philadelphia, the Penguins took another hit. And it may be a big one. Center Evgeni Malkin did not play in Pittsburgh’s 2-1 overtime defeat to the Flyers and, postgame, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said that Malkin is "week-to-week with an upper-body injury."...

Vince Dunn scored twice and Pat Maroon had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Saturday.

The Penguins could be getting two massive pieces back to their lineup very soon. Defenseman Kris Letang and forward Bryan Rust were able to practice, fully, with contact, on Friday as the Penguins prepare for a pair of games this weekend. “It’s always good to be back with the guys, just being...