TORONTO-- If anyone was going to beat him, Darryl Sittler always considered Mario Lemieux to be one of the leading candidates. On Feb. 7, 1976, Sittler, then a center with the Toronto Maple Leafs, set ...

Sidney Crosby finally did it. On Sunday, Crosby reached a cherished franchise milestone, passing Mario Lemieux for the most total points in Pittsburgh Penguins history. Lemieux himself offered Crosby ...

never faced each other in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the hockey legends will be going head-to-head in the second round of the battle for the Greatest NHL Moment -- twice. Six Gretzky moments and ...

PITTSBURGH — It has been nearly four years since Mario Lemieux was the primary owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It has been eight years since he lifted the Stanley Cup for the final time in Nashville ...

When looking back through Pittsburgh Penguins’ history, there are so many moments that ended up changing the course of the franchise and of NHL history. Such was the case 26 years ago on Sept. 1, 1999 ...

Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL on Dec. 27, 2000, after nearly four years away from the game, may have changed his legacy. David E. Klutho / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, ...

On the final day of 2010, Pittsburgh was the capital of the hockey universe. One of the NHL’s tentpole events, the Winter Classic, was being staged on a football field on the North Shore. Barely half ...