The Latest Breaking News from Mike Sullivan

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins are giving Kasperi Kapanen one more chance — actually, two.

Mike Sullivan is thrilled the Penguins re-signed Evgeni Malkin to a new four-year, $24.4 million contract late Tuesday, keeping Malkin from hitting free agency at noon Wednesday. All along, Sullivan has pushed for the team to keep Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang and Malkin together. That is understandable. The three "generational…

Nobody associated with the Penguins seemed to want to say much about Sidney Crosby's potential return for Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins enter Game 6 against the New York Rangers without their captain Sidney Crosby, their No. 1 netminder Tristan Jarry and top-pairing defenseman Brian Dumoulin.

NEW YORK — Back in November 2019, the fire alarm blared inside the visiting locker room at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, a fitting metaphor for the state of panic that permeated throughout the Penguins fanbase that day.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup hopes now rest on the shoulders of Louis Domingue.

PITTSBURGH — Last offseason, when the Penguins coaching staff huddled to discuss areas in which the team could improve, the focus quickly shifted to special teams.

NEW YORK — When the Penguins took the ice Wednesday for an optional practice at Madison Square Garden, they had a surprising amount of pep in their step after pulling an all-nighter and only one rostered NHL goalie around to stop pucks.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins dressed 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders Tuesday night for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers.