Pittsburgh’s worrying trend of suboptimal goaltending play continued into Sunday’s matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As Hooks writes, it wasn’t a good day for the masked men in Pittsburgh, which led to a chaotic 6-5 Toronto overtime victory. [Recap]
While the Penguins’ goaltenders are stinking up the joint, Sidney Crosby continues to rise in the rankings. The captain moved past Gordie Howe for 10th on the NHL’s all-time assists list after feeding Bryan Rust a goal on Sunday. [Sportsnet]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have not yet asked defenseman Erik Karlsson to waive his no-movement clause before the March 7 trade deadline.