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By Josh Yohe , TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Thursday, November 12, 2009 Last updated: 12:35 pm Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik will miss the next two weeks with a lower body injury.

Any injury update for Letang? Shelly Anderson: Defenseman Kris Letang is being evaluated by doctors in Pittsburgh today.

Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik will not return to the game against the Bruins tonight because of an undisclosed injury.

Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his goal with Bill Guerin #13 and Alex Goligoski #3 in NHL action against the St.

Penguins president David Morehouse may owe his life to head athletic trainer Chris Stewart.

It was a red-letter day, a red-jersey day and a day Evgeni Malkin was more than ready for.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to bounce back from their first road loss of the season when they visit the San Jose Sharks for tonight's battle between first-place teams at HP Pavilion.

The confetti from the victory parade was swept up long ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins got their quality time with the Stanley Cup.

What a concept. An athlete wins a championship, disagrees with his team about what he's worth and leaves as a free agent but carries no grudges.

The accoutrement that Pascal Dupuis will strap on tonight when the Penguins play the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center will be standard hockey issue -- jersey, pads, thick pants, skates, gloves, helmet.

Penguins centre Sidney Crosby celebrates a goal with teammates. Pittsburgh visits the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at the Honda Center.

Despite the loss of two All-Star-caliber players, the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the top spot for a third straight week.

A commonly held hockey truth is that over the course of six regular-season months, even the best NHL club will drop a handful of games they have no business losing.

The Penguins knew they were down two goals. Realized there were only about three minutes left in regulation, too.

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has accomplished a lot over his 300-game NHL career, yet somehow he continues to find ways to amaze.

Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is going to miss the next two weeks with what coach Dan Bylsma called a "shoulder strain." The injury is not to the shoulder Malkin injured three years ago.

It's never good news when a team loses its best defenceman. The Canadiens know that, but they appear to have made some adjustments after Andrei Markov suffered torn tendons in his leg during the season opener in Toronto.

In case any of the Penguins were in a bad mood following their 4-1 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night, those feelings disappeared within 24 hours.

Don't fall into the trap of presuming the New Jersey Devils showed teams how to beat the Penguins on Saturday night with a 4-1 win at Mellon Arena.

The sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins will try for a sixth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the St.