The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t be facing the NHL’s most efficient power play when Edmonton visits PPG Paints Arena Thursday evening. Not even close, really.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby had one goal and two assists, placing him in ninth place on the NHL's scoring list.

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, the line-up for the Edmonton Oilers in tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with news that d-man Troy Stecher is checking back in for Josh Brown, who played against Boston on Monday.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered his perspective on Connor McDavid’s three-game suspension for cross-checking Conor Garland during Saturday’s Edmonton-Vancouver clash. Speaking to The Athletic on Monday, Crosby acknowledged McDavid’s actions but framed them within the physical nature of hockey.

The Washington Capitals open a five-game road trip when they visit the Connor McDavid-less Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. The Capitals have won four games in a row and earned points in 10 straight (7-0-3),

The Penguins came into Thursday’s matchup with Edmonton at PPG Paints Arena especially motivated. First and foremost, they wanted to ensure they grabbed two points after picking up just one in three of their last four games (0-1-3),

If this was a job interview, Pettersson — who has had an up-and-down season, maybe because he keeps seeing his name on every trade board — aced it. Oilers general manager Stan Bowman and CEO Jeff Jackson were in the house for the Penguins’ 5-3 victory.

The Edmonton Oilers reached the exact midpoint of their 2024-25 NHL schedule on Thursday (Jan. 9), losing 5-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Rakell 21 (Pettersson, Rust), 3:19. 2, Pittsburgh, Rust 16 (Crosby, Pettersson), 7:22. 3, Pittsburgh, Hayes 6 (Puljujarvi, O'Connor), 9:46 ...

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3.

This in from two NHL insiders former GM and player agent Brian Lawton and writer Josh Yoshe of the The Athletic, Lawton’s opinion that the Edmonton Oilers still need a Top 4 dman, and Yoshe’s take that Marcus Pettersson of the Pittsburgh Penguins is on Edmonton’s radar.

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