UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 19: Evgeni Malkin #71 and Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh ... More news: NHL Winter Classic Drops to All-Time Low Ratings in NYE Experiment The timing of the break ...

With history serving as a precedent, the odds were surprisingly in the Penguins’ favor without either Evgeni Malkin or Sidney Crosby.

On Friday in New York, the Penguins played without their captain for the first time since 2022, when Sidney Crosby missed Game 6 of the First Round against the Rangers. He missed tonight’s contest ...

More predictable was the speculation that it signaled Crosby would be traded from Pittsburgh ... but early word from league sources who are familiar with Malkin’s early prognosis is that he ...

Crosby missed his first game in over two years Friday but also appeared to take a step toward playing in the 4 Nations next week.

Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise's emotional core, the Russian's passion serving as the yin to longtime captain Sidney Crosby's more ...

Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise's emotional core, the Russian's passion serving as the yin to longtime captain Sidney Crosby's more reserved ...