Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals resume their season with a rivalry game against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Washington, which earned
Friday afternoon brought a pair of familiar faces back to the ice in Cranberry as the Pittsburgh Penguins conducted practice. Defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell both rejoined the club after representing Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off,
The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in a familiar spot compared to the last two seasons: on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference playoffs. Fans need no reminder that the Penguins ride a two-year skid of missing the postseason.
In a postgame news conference that lasted less than a minute, following an ugly 3-2 home loss to the Penguins, the head coach called the team’s effort “unacceptable” and said the defeat was due to a lack of intensity.
The points were there for the taking against a short-handed Penguins team, but the Rangers fell short on Friday at MSG.