Sidney Crosby News

OK, so the heavily favored Penguins trailed by a goal after one period Wednesday night in Game 4 against the Ottawa Senators, this after their brutal double-overtime defeat in Game 3. I sat down during the 18-minute intermission to figure out what was so terribly wrong.

Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will try to lift their teams to a Game 4 win in Ottawa on Wednesday night.

After a victory in Game 3, the Ottawa Senators are confident they can tie their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Through slightly more than three weeks of Stanley Cup playoff action, hockey fans have been treated to a multitude of thrilling performances.

The Penguins' practice didn't reveal lines, but a couple things became eminently clear: Jussi Jokinen will be back for Game 4 tomorrow.

Pittsburgh Penguins' James Neal jumps over the boards for a shift in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

The number jumped off the stats sheet. Eight blocked shots for Penguins defenseman Paul Martin in Game 3 Sunday night against the Ottawa Senators.

David Krejci's deft touch has played a key role for the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Goaltending is always a huge part of winning in the NHL , but its importance is magnified even further in the playoffs.

When Penguins' GM Ray Shero brought in winger Jarome Iginla - it was assumed that he would be skating alongside captain Sidney Crosby on the top line.

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh.

The Denver Post is reporting the brother of Patrick Roy says the Hall of Fame goalie is close to returning to the Colorado Avalanche as the team's coach.

Jason Spezza made his much-anticipated return to the Ottawa lineup Sunday night in the Senators' 2-1 double-overtime victory over Pittsburgh.

Ups and downs is a feature that looks at the individual performances of the Ottawa Senators during the past week.

Ottawa Senators' Erik Condra, left, Colin Greening, centre, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, right, and Daniel Alfredsson celebrate after Greening scored the double-overtime-winning goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Sunday.

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

The Penguins went 0 for 6 on the power play against Ottawa at Scotiabank Place, failed to convert on a 5-on-3 situation and then allowed a backbreaking short-handed goal with 31 seconds left in regulation that led to overtime and a 2-1 loss in the second overtime.

Just a week removed from the violent turbulence of this postseason's first round, the Penguins have reached a comfortable cruising altitude, even as they keep their seat belts buckled, but since the FAA prohibits more than three aviation metaphors in any lead paragraph, we probably should start talking hockey.

The Penguins' second-round playoff series against Ottawa relocates to Scotiabank Place tonight, and that means the Senators will have the usual advantages of playing at home, like a supportive crowd and coach Paul MacLean being able to make the final personnel changes.

Canadian Olympic gold medallist Sidney Crosby of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia is a primary reason why the Pittsburgh Penguins are leading in their Eastern Conference semi-final series with the Ottawa Senators 2-0. According to TSN on Friday evening, Crosby recorded three goals and his second career playoff hat trick as Pittsburgh defeated Ottawa 4-3 ... (more)