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The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday that Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will be suspended for one game as a result of his hit on Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson in Pittsburgh's 3-2 win in Game 3 on Monday.  Letang will miss Game 4 on Wednesday. The player safety department explained the suspension ruling in a video: TSN's Travis Yost thought the league looked to appease all parties with its verdict: Johansson returned to the game after exiting in the first period following the hit. "I went through all the concussion tests and stuff like that. Just some issues with my neck ...

Had the Washington Capitals known entering Game 3 that they would outshoot the Pittsburgh Penguins 49-23, they likely would have felt reasonably confident of victory. Similarly, had the Capitals known that the official scorer would record a 58-25 advantage in hits for Washington, they probably would have expected their physical play to be a big factor in the game. Instead, it was the Penguins who took a 2-1 series lead thanks to a 3-2 victory featuring some fortunate bounces and strong goaltending by rookie Matt Murray. And for all the hits by the Capitals, it was a check by Pittsburgh defenceman Kris Letang ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins won a low-scoring Game 2 to even their second-round series with the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The Penguins will try to keep their home-ice edge when they host the Capitals on Monday in Game 3 as consensus -140 betting favorites (bet $140 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Pittsburgh winger Eric Fehr scored the game-winning goal in the third period for a 2-1 victory in Game 2 at Washington to help his team rebound from a tough 4-3 overtime loss in Game 1 that saw T.J. Oshie finish with a hat trick for the winning team. Despite ...

Pittsburgh Penguins centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both made the 107th playoff appearances of their careers in Saturday's 2-1 road win over the Washington Capitals, tying Mario Lemieux for second place on the franchise's all-time list for playoff games played, per Sportsnet Stats. Coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Thursday's Game 1, the Penguins managed to flip home-ice advantage in their favor, pulling out a narrow victory to send the series to Pittsburgh tied at one game apiece. The Caps allowed Crosby to put just three shots on goal and held him off the scoresheet, while Malkin had just two ...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is dealing with a concussion he suffered April 1. It's unclear when he'll return to the ice. Continue for updates. Sullivan Comments on Fleury's Recovery Thursday, April 7 Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that Fleury is "making significant progress." Fleury Crucial to Penguins' Late-Season Surge Things were finally looking up for the Penguins after a slow start resulted in the firing of head coach Mike Johnston. Thanks to Fleury's consistent play and the re-emergence of captain Sidney Crosby, the Penguins are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. In 58 games this season, Fleury has posted a career-high .921 ...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is dealing with a concussion he suffered April 1. It's unclear when he'll return to the ice. Continue for updates. Sullivan Comments on Fleury's Recovery Thursday, April 7 Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that Fleury is "making significant progress." Fleury Crucial to Penguins' Late-Season Surge Things were finally looking up for the Penguins after a slow start resulted in the firing of head coach Mike Johnston. Thanks to Fleury's consistent play and the re-emergence of captain Sidney Crosby, the Penguins are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. In 58 games this season, Fleury has posted a career-high .921 ...

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin left Friday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets after a hit by defenseman Dalton Prout. He is expected to miss up to two months with an upper-body injury. Continue for updates.  Latest on Malkin's Timetable to Return Saturday, March 12 The Penguins announced Malkin will miss six to eight weeks. The star center suffered the injury behind the Blue Jackets' goal in the second period: Malkin Remains Among NHL's Elite Despite Injury Woes Malkin missed time because of an undisclosed lower-body injury in February. He's among the top scorers in the league with 27 goals and 58 points in 57 games. The two-time Art ...

Justin Schultz is getting the "new guy" treatment.The Pittsburgh Penguins pranked their newest defenseman on Friday, stealing the former Edmonton Oilers player's clothes during his first full practice.The pranksters wrote "new guy" across his clothes with what appears to be tape before hanging them from the Consol Energy Center's rafters.The Penguins tweeted that Schultz was a good sport about it and that he didn't know how he'd be getting his clothes down after the morning skate:[Pittsburgh Penguins, h/t For The Win]Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

Justin Schultz is getting the "new guy" treatment.The Pittsburgh Penguins pranked their newest defenseman on Friday, stealing the former Edmonton Oilers player's clothes during his first full practice.The pranksters wrote "new guy" across his clothes with what appears to be tape before hanging them from the Consol Energy Center's rafters.The Penguins tweeted that Schultz was a good sport about it and that he didn't know how he'd be getting his clothes down after the morning skate:[Pittsburgh Penguins, h/t For The Win]Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

The Pittsburgh Penguins (32-21-8) may end up playing the Washington Capitals (45-12-4) in the first round of the playoffs, which would be an intriguing role reversal between underdogs and favorites. Until then, Pittsburgh will try to win its third straight game overall and remain in a playoff position when the team visits Washington as a road betting underdog at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark on Tuesday in the second game of a back-to-back situation. The Penguins are coming off a 6-0 rout of the Arizona Coyotes on Monday and have outscored their last two opponents 10-1 heading into this Metropolitan Division matchup ...