The Pittsburgh Penguins are battling for a playoff spot, and the team went out and added Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 29 to add more offense to the lineup. Chinakhov was a former first-round pick who had struggled to get ice time in Columbus,

Nearing the midway point of overtime on Sunday in Columbus, Erik Karlsson set up Sidney Crosby for the winning goal to complete one heck of a comeback. The Penguins ended up with a 5-4 victory after going down 4-1 early in the second,

Bryan Rust and Yegor Chinakhov scored first-period goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Detroit Red Wings for the second time in three days, 4-1.

"The Pittsburgh team was everything we wanted to be tonight," Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan said following a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of the Pitts

Anthony Mantha scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1. Mantha, who scored in his third straight game, had a power-play goal in the first period and added another goal in the second as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 5-0 lead.

The Penguins, perhaps channeling the smothering defensive performance that introduced Pittsburgh to the Dan Muse era at Madison Square Garden three months ago, put the clamps on a good Detroit Red Wings team early and often in a Saturday matinee.

The Pittsburgh Penguins completed their comeback to get a 5-4 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Pittsburgh trailed 4-1 early in the second before scoring three-straight, including Rickard Rakell tying it with 14 seconds left.