The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was a mixture of sullen and encouraged. From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell, the internal reaction to their 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals was an expansive mixture of emotions.

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

Crosby helped the Penguins get on the board Saturday, when he found Bryan Rust on a 2-on-1 breakaway midway through the third period. The Penguins have lost four of their last five games, and over that span, Crosby has recorded two assists, 14 shots on goal and a minus-8 rating.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby dropped a very sincere confession about Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid's three-game suspension issued by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don’t expect Joel Blomqvist to save their season. But just being reliable by saving a few shots is a fair hope for the rookie goaltender. That’s something would-be franchise netminder Tristan Jarry was not able to provide,

It's clear who Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is supporting ahead of Saturday night's clash between the Commanders and lions!

A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered his perspective on Connor McDavid’s three-game suspension for cross-checking Conor Garland during Saturday’s Edmonton-Vancouver clash. Speaking to The Athletic on Monday, Crosby acknowledged McDavid’s actions but framed them within the physical nature of hockey.

Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin. The pair ...

It was his 27th career overtime goal, extending his record. Sidney Crosby is second with 22. Washington Capitals' Andrew Mangiapane (88) falls with the puck in front of Ottawa Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen (1) as Nikolas Matinpalo (33) defends ...

WASHINGTON -- Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to 10 games with a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

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