Matt Niskanen

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Penguins at Islanders Sidney Crosby hasn't missed a beat since returning from a little over a month's absence with a broken jaw. After collecting two goals and three assists in two contests, Crosby and the top-seeded...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after an absence of 13 games due to a...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Chris Kunitz scored a power-play goal 8:44 into overtime Sunday afternoon to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Nassau Coliseum. The...

Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Kyle Okposo scored to snap a tie with 7:37 remaining in the third period as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference first-round series with top-seeded Pittsburgh at one...

Islanders spoil Crosby's two-goal return PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday night's NHL playoff game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Islanders 4, Penguins 3 Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Kyle Okposo scored with 7:37 remaining in the third period to snap a tie as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Defenseman Matt Niskanen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Sidney Crosby had two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Niskanen and Dustin Jeffrey scored third-period goals to send the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday.   Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves in his first NHL start this...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jakub Voracek scored the go-ahead goal with 1:31 remaining in the third period to cap a hat trick and lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a wild 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.   Voracek's third goal came...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night....

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jakub Voracek beat Marc-Andre Fleury from in close 2:23 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series....

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While Ilya Kovachuk refuses to take credit for the New Jersey Devils' surge since the All-Star break, his teammates can see that the forward has elevated his game. Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Devils extended...