The future is now for the Pittsburgh Penguins. At least for the time being. On Friday, the team recalled two of its leading prospects - forwards Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty - from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 44 saves to backstop the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

Laatsch, 23, has spent the past three seasons playing for the University of Wisconsin. The left defenseman was a seventh-round selection (215th overall) by the Penguins in 2021, and over four seasons with the Badgers, he registered six goals and 26 points and just 18 total penalty minutes.

Krebs deflected a Connor Clifton shot for Buffalo’s second goal at 4:44. The Penguins cut into the Sabres ... pushed it past the goal line for Pittsburgh’s second goal, which was credited ...

Bokondji Imama made his presence felt in every way Friday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena. Less than 12 minutes after puck drop, Penguins' Imama squared off with Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier at center ice in a spirited heavyweight tilt.

With just about most milestones he reaches, Sidney Crosby will usually deflect to team-wide results instead ruminating on individual accomplishments. Be it a legitimate record or a mark in which the significance is artificially manufactured,

BUFFALO -- Sidney Crosby broke Wayne Gretzky ’s NHL record for the most seasons averaging at least a point per game, but the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Buffalo Sabres 7-3 at KeyBank Center on Thursday.

Jiri Kulich scored twice as part of a five-goal second period, and the Buffalo Sabres routed Pittsburgh 7-3 in an outing Penguins captain Sidney Crosby broke an NHL record for point-per-game consistency he shared with Wayne Gretzky.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 44 shots in his first start since March ... The Blue Jackets have lost eight of nine overall. Penguins: Pittsburgh won for the fifth time in six games.