The Latest Breaking News from Sidney Crosby

PITTSBURGH — After Evgeni Malkin’s hat trick Sunday gave the Penguins a 9-2 lead over the Detroit Red Wings, the giddy fans at PPG Paints Arena began to make demands.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With a whiteboard in his hand and the game slipping out of reach on the scoreboard, Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden drew something up.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins had to like what they saw from Rickard Rakell in his first game.

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…

TORONTO – The hangover from Sidney Crosby’s milestone night seemed to still be lingering 48 hours later when the Penguins visited the Toronto Maple Leafs.

PITTSBURGH — Early Tuesday afternoon, outside of the visiting dressing room at PPG Paints Arena, four guys inside one of hockey’s fiercest rivalries engaged in a similar conversation to ones that many Pittsburghers have had over the last couple of days.

PITTSBURGH — Early Tuesday afternoon, outside of the visiting dressing room at PPG Paints Arena, four guys inside one of hockey’s fiercest rivalries engaged in a similar conversation to ones that many Pittsburghers have had over the last couple of days.

It was destined to be for Sidney Crosby.

NEWARK, N.J. — Sid might be superstitious.

The Michigan sophomore notched two goals in two games for Team USA, an NHL-less squad with 15 current collegians that is dreaming of the country’s first men’s hockey podium finish since 2010.

BOSTON — It looked like the Penguins were in for another Boston beat-down.