PITTSBURGH — Vladimir and Natalia Malkin took the long flight from Russia to Pittsburgh for the first time in several years this week. The Penguins star scored twice to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 15th time and Pittsburgh extended its mastery over the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. “It’s one of those things you’ve …
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby’s power-play goal 2:45 into overtime finished off a frantic rally as the Pittsburgh Penguins slipped by the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Tuesday night. Michael Pezzetta and Alex Belzile each had a goal and an assist, Mike Hoffman also scored and Chris Tierney had two assists for the Canadiens, who lost their fourth straight. Ross Colton …
PITTSBURGH — A month ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a mess. Crosby scored twice in two very different ways in a 4-1 victory over Columbus on Tuesday night, chipping a puck into the net while being shoved to the ice to give the Penguins the lead in the second period, then planting himself at the right post and essentially having …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby scored the 79th game-winner of his career and rallied Pittsburgh from a two-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 Saturday night for the Penguins’ first road win of the season. “We weren’t prepared to play in the first period, and we got we got totally outplayed by Columbus,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. …