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The holiday season has been kind to Jake Guentzel. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that they’ve signed the diminutive forward to a five-year extension worth $30 million. The contract will kick in for the 2019-20 season and make him the club’s fifth-highest earner on an annual basis, which is no small thing on the Penguins. Continue to Article

December 27, 2018 5:32:pm EST

Wednesday's contest between the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins was decided by the narrowest of margins. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana both beat goalie Matt Murray, but were denied by the post and a late shot by Lars Eller trickled past Pittsburgh's netminder and onto the goal line before getting swept away by a diving Marcus Pettersson. Pittsburgh eked out a 2-1 win with the game-winning goal coming off a bizarre play that saw the puck bounce around in the crease and into the net. Continue to Article

December 20, 2018 1:15:pm EST

It took all of 55 seconds before fisticuffs broke out between the two teams, as Tom Wilson knocked Penguins defenseman Jamie Oleksiak senseless to the delight of the red-clad Caps fans. The cheering did not stop there as Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin could be seen screaming at each other from their benches after the fight. Crosby explained why the two began jawing at one another after the game. Continue to Article

December 20, 2018 12:55:am EST

There is definitely some carryover from their postseason matchup a season ago. Continue to Article

December 19, 2018 10:49:pm EST

Even after last years Stanley Cup run, theres still something extra in the Capitals-Penguins rivalry originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com The Capitals finally changed their playoff narrative last season with the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship and they went through their biggest rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, to win it. Washington's run last season changed the nature of the Caps-Penguins rivalry, but if you think it made it any less meaningful, you are very much mistaken. "No, I don't think they process it as a normal game," Caps head coach Todd Reirden said of his player's preparation for Wednesday's game against the Penguins. Continue to Article

December 18, 2018 11:58:pm EST