The Latest Breaking News from Sidney Crosby

PITTSBURGH — If you believed a matchup with the rival Washington Capitals might prompt the Penguins to put their best game on the ice, well, what were you thinking?

NEW YORK — No captain. No offense. No resistance to the rush. No chance.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins had to like what they saw from Rickard Rakell in his first game.

They aren't the highest-scoring points line in the NHL. That's the Calgary line of Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk with 192 points going into Monday night's game. They aren't the best goal-scoring line. That's Toronto's Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with 79 goals. But they are…

TORONTO – The hangover from Sidney Crosby’s milestone night seemed to still be lingering 48 hours later when the Penguins visited the Toronto Maple Leafs.

PITTSBURGH — Early Tuesday afternoon, outside of the visiting dressing room at PPG Paints Arena, four guys inside one of hockey’s fiercest rivalries engaged in a similar conversation to ones that many Pittsburghers have had over the last couple of days.

PITTSBURGH — Early Tuesday afternoon, outside of the visiting dressing room at PPG Paints Arena, four guys inside one of hockey’s fiercest rivalries engaged in a similar conversation to ones that many Pittsburghers have had over the last couple of days.

It was destined to be for Sidney Crosby.

NEWARK, N.J. — Sid might be superstitious.