Sidney Crosby addressed the Pittsburgh Penguins' recent struggles following their 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed negative news for star Sidney Crosby and the rest of the team as one of the best players on the roster will be out of the lineup.

Jake Guentzel, who won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2017, had two assists to become the second player in Lightning history with at least 20 goals and 40 points in his first 40 games with the franchise. Guentzel signed a seven-year deal with the Lightning in the offseason.

PITTSBURGH, Penn. - The Tampa Bay Lightning face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday in the second game of a weekend back-to-back. The Bolts are looking to bounce back after a tough overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils and ignite a winning streak.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin says his struggling team needs to start playing harder if it wants to return to the playoffs.

After a lackluster game against Ottawa on Saturday, the Penguins responded with a strong performance on Sunday versus Tampa Bay, but ended up on the wrong side of the score for the second time this weekend.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2, on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. It was the Penguins’ sixth loss in their past seven games (1-3-3). Goaltender Tristan Jarry unofficially stopped 13 of 16 shots as his record fell to 8-7-4.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh ... his third goal in five games. Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,040th career assist ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa ... Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,040th career assist to tie Marcel Dionne for 11th on the NHL’s career list ...

The first 15 or 20 seconds of Game 2 of the 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals are still a blur to Eric Furlatt. The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim was being played at Joe Louis Arena during a series that ended in a four-game sweep for Anaheim.

As Nikita Kucherov crossed the blue line along the right wing and collected a pass from Victor Hedman, he surveyed the ice in front of him. And like few players can, he made a remarkably difficult play look simple while leaving an entire arena astonished.

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