The Pittsburgh Penguins may have captain Sidney Crosby in the lineup Saturday when they face the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Or maybe not. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan and Crosby missed practice after flying back to Pittsburgh Friday morning from Boston with Penguins assistant coach David Quinn following Team Canada’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over Team USA Thursday night in the championship of the Four Nations Face-Off.

Legendary Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange passed away Wednesday at the age of 76. His impact and his reach were felt even at the Four Nations Face-Off, where Team Canada and Team USA are preparing for the most anticipated hockey game in more than a decade.

Mike Sullivan is familiar with coaching Sidney Crosby on the Pittsburgh Penguins. But coaching against him is unfamiliar territory.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is scheduled to play in Saturday’s home game against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan provided Crosby’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

Only those inside the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, namely coach Mike Sullivan and his staff, are privy to the particulars surrounding last season’s post-mortem that was performed in

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan stands behind his bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and coach Mike Sullivan were expectedly absent from Penguins practice Friday. After all, each played a major role in the greatest hockey spectacle in over a decade Thursday night.

Mike Sullivan worried the opportunity might've passed. When it was announced on Dec. 22, 2021, that NHL players would no longer participate in the 2022 Beijing Games, the result of COVID-19 complicating the league's regular-season schedule,

A whirlwind season - performance-wise and health-wise - for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting continued on Thursday.

The Penguins have been dealt brutal Michael Bunting injury news that may solidify their trade deadline approach.

Without the emotion that comes right after a game, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday offered a fairly thorough, thoughtful evaluation of how his team is handling this disappointing season and what he needs from the team.

The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have much left to play for in the 2024-25 season, but they will be playing the next few games without a key forward in their lineu