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It was a red-letter day, a red-jersey day and a day Evgeni Malkin was more than ready for.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to bounce back from their first road loss of the season when they visit the San Jose Sharks for tonight's battle between first-place teams at HP Pavilion.

The confetti from the victory parade was swept up long ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins got their quality time with the Stanley Cup.

What a concept. An athlete wins a championship, disagrees with his team about what he's worth and leaves as a free agent but carries no grudges.

The accoutrement that Pascal Dupuis will strap on tonight when the Penguins play the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center will be standard hockey issue -- jersey, pads, thick pants, skates, gloves, helmet.

Penguins centre Sidney Crosby celebrates a goal with teammates. Pittsburgh visits the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at the Honda Center.

Despite the loss of two All-Star-caliber players, the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the top spot for a third straight week.

A commonly held hockey truth is that over the course of six regular-season months, even the best NHL club will drop a handful of games they have no business losing.

The Penguins knew they were down two goals. Realized there were only about three minutes left in regulation, too.

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has accomplished a lot over his 300-game NHL career, yet somehow he continues to find ways to amaze.

Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is going to miss the next two weeks with what coach Dan Bylsma called a "shoulder strain." The injury is not to the shoulder Malkin injured three years ago.

It's never good news when a team loses its best defenceman. The Canadiens know that, but they appear to have made some adjustments after Andrei Markov suffered torn tendons in his leg during the season opener in Toronto.

In case any of the Penguins were in a bad mood following their 4-1 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night, those feelings disappeared within 24 hours.

Don't fall into the trap of presuming the New Jersey Devils showed teams how to beat the Penguins on Saturday night with a 4-1 win at Mellon Arena.

The sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins will try for a sixth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the St.

Sergei Gonchar 's broken left wrist will not keep him off the ice. With a hockey glove over his cast, wearing a red non-contact jersey and using only his right hand on his stick, the Penguins' top defenseman took part in the team's optional morning skate yesterday.

What to watch for in hockey on Friday: Fast starters The March of the Penguins, 2009 version, resumes when the Florida Panthers visit Mellon Arena amid whispers that the Pens have become, well almost boring.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will shoot for a seventh straight win tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers for a battle at Mellon Arena.

When a coaching vacancy opened at Shattock-St. Mary's in Minnesota a few years ago, St.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will be deprived of All-Star defenseman Sergei Gonchar four to six weeks because of a broken wrist, a source told ESPN.com Wednesday.