For the first 20 minutes of their Thursday matchup - and first of the season - against the Washington Capitals, the way the Pittsburgh Penguins were dominating was quite similar to what they did to ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-4-2) were gassed by the third period of their four-game road trip that concluded with a disastrous third period and regulation loss Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

It was fitting, in a lot of ways, that Tom Wilson’s third-period shot found the back of the net to extend the Capitals and Penguins’ game for a few more minutes Thursday. It was as if the world needed ...

For the most part, the Penguins were completely locked in for this one, especially through the first 40 minutes. They still felt the sting from the 6-1 loss to their rival in this very building just ...

Is Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals still the NHL's biggest rivalry? Greg Wyshynski, senior writer: The NHL's current playoff format does a great job of fanning the flames of existing rivalries ...

Bryan Rust saved the game. The other star players saved the storyline. As of Wednesday afternoon, Thursday night’s Pittsburgh Penguins versus Capitals matchup had all the makings of a showdown ...

Sidney Crosby scored twice and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Thursday night.

Sidney Crosby scored twice and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Thursday ...

HBO Sports’ 24/7 is all about narrative. It’s about finding the story within the spectacle or sometimes letting the spectacle become the story. When I wrote about the debut of Penguins/Capitals: Road ...

Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin come from very different backgrounds, but together they have become living legends in the NHL and in Russia. Icon Sportswire Sometime between games 2 and 3 of a 2009 ...

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored twice and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 5-3 on ...