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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sidney Crosby takes full responsibility for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ current rut. Evander Kane had a goal and an assist, Martin Jones made 30 saves in his 24th career shutout and the San Jose Sharks sent the Penguins to their first six-game losing streak in eight years...

Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Defenseman David Warsofsky scored the lone goal for the Penguins (27-24-3-5) who have lost four consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...

Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to the Ducks: In the spring of 2018, the Penguins really wanted to sign an intriguing defenseman out of Finland named Juuso Riikola. So they recruited him. Hard. General manager Jim Rutherford and former assistant general manager Bill Guerin did what they could to...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Gibson made 28 saves, Brendan Guhle scored the winning goal in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Danton Heinen and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Ducks, who have won two straight for the first time in...

Forwards Riley Barber and Cole Cassels each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Phil Varone recorded two assists for the Penguins (27-23-3-5) who have lost...

For the first time in a while, Ben Lovejoy got to enjoy the NHL’s trade deadline. He was a spectator. Not a participant. During the bulk of his 11-year NHL career, Lovejoy always was a bit on edge when the deadline rolled around in February. Now retired and doing work...

Friday’s “First Call” features a blazing 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, the latest on Tom Brady’s future, a look at the Penguins’ next opponent and the college hoops calendar for the weekend. Oh, Henry! Henry Ruggs III nearly set the record for a 40-yard dash time at the NFL...

It’s been all Penguins hockey all week long on the “Breakfast with Benz” podcast. Why wouldn’t it be? Given the Penguins’ recent trade activity and their four-game losing streak, there has been a lot to discuss. I recently interviewed former Penguin Mike Rupp on 105.9 the X. He’s now an...

WILKES-BARRE — It might be one of the most cherished mementos of his 23 years on earth. Anthony Angello’s puck from his first NHL goal will likely be something he hangs onto for the remainder of his life. But currently, he is separated from it by about four hours and...

What are the Penguins getting in Evan Rodrigues and round two of Conor Sheary? Well, based on their first game since coming over from Buffalo, not much. Neither player had a point as the Penguins lost to Los Angeles Kings 2-1. Rodrigues didn’t have a shot on goal, a blocked...

This week’s “U mad, bro?” is really rough on Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford. It’s also unkind to former Steeler Antonio Brown. And I didn’t come off very well either. John emailed me about the Penguins trades in recent weeks. He’s not thrilled with general manager Jim Rutherford dealing Dominik...

Forwards Riley Barber and Sam Miletic each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Barber, a native of Washington, Pa., scored his first goal for the Penguins (27-22-3-5) since joining...

It’s not often a team can add a 1,100-point scorer to its roster. Then again, when he is 40 years old and only 20 of the 1,186 points he has accrued over his career have come this season, the price isn’t too overwhelming. And when he is making a league...

It’s time for our weekly hockey podcast with TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh. Lots to kick around here. John Marino and Brian Dumoulin got back on the ice for practice Tuesday. We get an update on the potential for their returns. Also, Seth seems to think we shouldn’t give...

The Penguins have recalled rookie forward Sam Lafferty from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis. The precise reason for his recall is not known but veteran forward Jared McCann did not participate in the team’s practice in El Segundo, Calif. on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan...

Justin Schultz got his name on the scoresheet for the first time in a while Saturday during a 5-2 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The tripping minor he took against Sabres forward Victor Olofsson at 8:24 of the second period was the first penalty he had taken all season....

In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we look at the predictive powers of Conor Sheary. Deontay Wilder has a wild excuse for his loss to Tyson Fury. And Jose Altuve already got hit by a pitch. Premonition? Maybe Conor Sheary was right all along. The former Penguin was traded to the Buffalo...

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. The Pittsburgh Penguins were very active. They acquired forwards Patrick Marleau, Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues. Dominik Kahun goes up to Buffalo for Sheary and Rodrigues. A conditional third-round pick heads to San Jose for Marleau. Is that enough to make the...

Back on Feb. 10, when the Penguins acquired Jason Zucker from Minnesota, the question appeared to be: “Have the Penguins done enough to catch the Capitals atop the Metro Division?” That question is still very much up for debate. Now, on Feb. 25, another question needs to be asked: “Did...

The only depressing thing about this edition of refreshing hockey notes is the NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford didn’t trade all our bad players for all their good players. Twitter’s got to be upset. • But Rutherford did get winger Patrick Marleau...