Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, knowing his career could end, smiles in face of adversity
VORHEES, N.J. — Evgeni Malkin walked out of the locker room in the Philadelphia Flyers’ practice facility Friday…
NHL playoffs elimination watch: Senators, Kings, Penguins staring down first-round sweeps
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Flyers-Penguins brawl sends 11 players to penalty box after lengthy delay
PHILADELPHIA — One of the NHL’s nastiest rivalries has added a chapter to its story. In Game 3…
Can Dan Muse save the Penguins? A daunting to-do list for Game 3 vs. Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — You’re Dan Muse. You aren’t supposed to be here, and neither is your team. You were…
NHL 2025-26 awards predictions for Hart, Norris, Jack Adams and more
With the Stanley Cup playoffs underway, the regular season is officially in the rearview mirror. When The Athletic…
NHL teams watching for what Anthony Mantha does in the playoffs
There was a fun nugget in Elliotte Friedman’s recent 32 Thoughts The Penguins are one of the league’s…
The Penguins were supposed to rebuild — so how did they make the playoffs?
The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t supposed to be here. They’re too old and too young. They’re rebuilding and still…
NHL weekend rankings: The top 16, Gold Plan standings, and my five worst calls
We made it. This is the final Weekend Rankings of the season. There’s still a couple of games…
How to live stream Penguins vs Capitals: NHL, TV channel
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals meet in a high-stakes Metro Division matchup with both teams still fighting…
Crosby, Penguins stars sit for what could be Ovechkin’s final Pittsburgh visit
PITTSBURGH — Alex Ovechkin will be on the ice at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Pittsburgh…
Goalie rotations, playoff Vasilevskiy and other NHL storylines to watch down the stretch
No matter how evenly a team shares the net in the regular season, the playoffs are a different…
2026 NHL goalie mask power rankings: Perhaps the best artistic displays ever
Welcome to The Athletic’s annual goalie mask power rankings, in which we admire the most artistic equipment on…