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They aren't the highest-scoring points line in the NHL. That's the Calgary line of Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk with 192 points going into Monday night's game. They aren't the best goal-scoring line. That's Toronto's Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with 79 goals. But they are…

TAMPA, Fla. — Coming off one of their poorest games of the season in Thursday’s loss to the Penguins, the Lightning needed a turnaround. And they needed one quick.

Cooper became the first NHL head coach to be ejected for abuse of an official since 2018.

TAMPA, Fla. — The gloves came off and the fists flew on Thursday night at Amalie Arena.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penguins overcame a third-period deficit Sunday to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Nationwide Arena. It was their second consecutive win.

The result of the game Saturday afternoon begged for comment from Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins had just defeated the New York Rangers, 1-0, in a tense fight for playoff positioning in the Metropolitan Division. Malkin scored the only goal on the power play midway through the third period. In ordinary…

PITTSBURGH — The fire that Evgeni Malkin showed after the Penguins finally blasted through the brick wall at the other end of the ice hammered home just how difficult that task was and how physically and emotionally draining Saturday’s game was.

PITTSBURGH — Frustration bubbled to the surface on the Penguins bench, as coach Mike Sullivan called his timeout less than seven minutes into the letdown.

PITTSBURGH — If the Phil Kessel-to-Penguins reunion rumor seems hopelessly ridiculous, ask yourself this: Who would you rather have right now, Kessel or Kasperi Kapanen?

There is no reason for concern, right? The Penguins were due for a couple of bad games. They were coming off a 26-5-4 run, matching the best 35-game stretch in franchise history. There was no way they were going to maintain that pace. There was no way they could.

PITTSBURGH — Sunday's showdown between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division was as advertised — with fast-paced play, breathtaking skill and tons of action.