The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to show up for a rivalry game Tuesday. They were outclassed, outplayed, and ultimately embarrassed by a 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. There were exactly zero performances to praise and plenty to criticize.
Mike Sullivan is familiar with coaching Sidney Crosby on the Pittsburgh Penguins. But coaching against him is unfamiliar territory.
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have captain Sidney Crosby in the lineup Saturday when they face the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Or maybe not. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan and Crosby missed practice after flying back to Pittsburgh Friday morning from Boston with Penguins assistant coach David Quinn following Team Canada’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over Team USA Thursday night in the championship of the Four Nations Face-Off.
As coach Mike Sullivan said this week, the plight of the Pittsburgh Penguins has not been easy for anyone in the organization. We wondered, though, how the season that has fallen apart might affect the younger players — their development,
Legendary Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange passed away Wednesday at the age of 76. His impact and his reach were felt even at the Four Nations Face-Off, where Team Canada and Team USA are preparing for the most anticipated hockey game in more than a decade.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is scheduled to play in Saturday’s home game against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan provided Crosby’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.
Only those inside the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, namely coach Mike Sullivan and his staff, are privy to the particulars surrounding last season’s post-mortem that was performed in
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan stands behind his bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and coach Mike Sullivan were expectedly absent from Penguins practice Friday. After all, each played a major role in the greatest hockey spectacle in over a decade Thursday night.
Mike Sullivan worried the opportunity might've passed. When it was announced on Dec. 22, 2021, that NHL players would no longer participate in the 2022 Beijing Games, the result of COVID-19 complicating the league's regular-season schedule,