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Top 20 goals of the Caps Stanley Cup run: No. is Niskanens goal vs Game 3 vs. Pittsburgh originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com NBC Sports Washington is counting down top 20 goals of the Capitals' Stanley Cup run. For number 18, NBC Sports Washington's Rob Carlin weighed in on his memory of Matt Niskanen's third period game-tying goal Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins – and where he thinks it fits. Continue to Article

March 01, 2019 12:18:pm EST

And now we've got this young Penguins fan, who took the things kids say to a new level when he had a little chit chat with Sidney Crosby. A group of young players known as the Little Penguins joined stars from their favourite team for a private skills session earlier in the week. It's part of an annual program that provides free equipment for some 2,000 local kids, which Crosby has been running for the last 11 years. Continue to Article

February 28, 2019 4:01:pm EST

The injuries keep piling up for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who hope the arrival of defenseman Erik Gudbranson will help them deal with the loss of forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel, both of whom are out indefinitely after getting hurt in a victory over Columbus on Tuesday. Rust suffered a lower-body injury after colliding with Columbus' Adam McQuaid in the first period of Pittsburgh's 5-2 win. Ruhwedel suffered an upper-body injury in the second period, making him the fourth member of the Penguins' blue line to go down in the last month, joining Olli Maatta, Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin. Continue to Article

February 27, 2019 5:04:pm EST

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins have made their deals, and now they will get to know each other pretty well. The teams meet Tuesday night in Columbus, Ohio, in what will be the first of three meetings in 12 days, games that could help shape where they finish in the tight Metropolitan Division -- or if they make the playoffs at all. The Blue Jackets, who are 7-4 this month, appear to be making a strong push toward a long postseason run, drawing a lot of attention around the league for their work before Monday's trade deadline. Continue to Article

February 25, 2019 8:00:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins gave their beat-up blue line a needed shot of depth on Monday, acquiring Chris Wideman from Florida and Erik Gudbranson from Vancouver. Pittsburgh, which sat on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture at the trade deadline, sent forward Tanner Pearson to the Canucks for Gudbranson and center Jean-Sebastian Dea to the Panthers for Wideman. The Penguins are hurting on defense. Continue to Article

February 25, 2019 6:43:pm EST