The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Pettersson

NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils were just too fast, too skilled, too deep. Hungry is another word that comes to mind. Relentless is a good one, too.

PITTSBURGH — There were no signs of rust, no softies let in or questionable plays with the puck behind the net.

PITTSBURGH — In their first game in 10 days, the Penguins were absolutely dominated by Nathan MacKinnon and the defending Stanley Cup champs at PPG Paints Arena.

PITTSBURGH — If the PPG Paints Arena crowd’s timid reactions to the Penguins’ pregame introductions were any indication of how the team’s Friday-night game against Winnipeg was expected to go, there was correctly little reason to hope for a winning effort.

LAS VEGAS – If the Pittsburgh Penguins’ weren’t paralyzed by the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ colorful and raucous pregame theatrics, they sure seemed like it in the first period.

PHILADELPHIA – Death, taxes and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby making the Stanley-Cup starved fans in this miserable city sob in their cheesesteaks.

MONTREAL — The Penguins earned five of six points on a road trip where they needed to bounce back, but good luck singing the virtues of that. With the lead at several points during the third period Saturday, the Penguins surely wanted point No. 6 to complete a perfect trip.

PITTSBURGH — The postseason matchup that felt inevitable for weeks will come to fruition after all.

PITTSBURGH — Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, Sidney Crosby hopped off the bench – and right onto the score sheet.