Welcome to the late edition of Dan’s Daily for Friday. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers put on a show Thursday night that was WWE pay-per-view worthy. Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid brought their best,
Sidney Crosby has been one of the faces of the NHL since the Pittsburgh Penguins drafted him in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was a phenomenal player then and has not looked back since. He continues to dominate the NHL with 1,644 points through 1,319 career regular-season games.
Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.
There's of course Nick Suzuki and Cole Caulfield's steps forward in assuming their roles as franchise players, both leading the club with 43 and 42 points, respectively. But Hutson is running the defensive corps, averaging 22:42 per night, which gives him a serious edge on Celebrini and Michkov for the campaign's best rookie.
A Pittsburgh Penguins fan was filmed throwing a giant hissy fit after stealing a puck from a young fan at PPG Paints Arena.
A bit of scoreboard watching on day off for New York Rangers, plus latest from NHL, including celebrations for Eric Staal and Marc-Andre Fleury.
The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their first-line center to injury earlier this week, but it may have sparked another young player.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not back down from the Ottawa Senators but failed to play a good hockey game. The referees sided against the Penguins on a trio of controversial goals, and Sidney Crosby was not a happy camper following the game.
NHL season is over half way done, and with that, the sour rankings analyze the eleven teams with the highest draft lottery odds to determine their best course of action if they can secure the No. 1 pick come this summer's draft.
Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goalie goal and became the first netminder in NHL history with a goal and an assist in the same game. Nedeljkovic now has four goals through his professional career – one in the NHL,
Plus a hit parade in Vancouver, a savior in Ottawa, the timeline of witnessing all-time greatness in Washington and much more.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are embroiled in frustration leading to a lack of commitment in the most important parts of the game. They’ve played well enough