The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell's two-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Penguins' 4-3 shootout loss.

Thursday certainly wasn't the Oilers night. It was clear from the first puck drop that they weren't at their best, and though they bounced back later on they couldn't dig themselves out of an early 3-0 hole,

Pittsburgh will be without their top goal-scoring forward when they take on Los Angeles, who will play their first home game since the onset of the wildfires

The Pittsburgh Penguins had lost seven consecutive games to Edmonton before Thursday evening. They had been outscored in those games, 37-9, and might have been outplayed even more than those numbers suggest.

The Edmonton Oilers must’ve gotten their timezones mixed up Thursday night, as their failure to start the game on time cost them. Stinkers are going to happen but what transpired from the Oilers in the first ten minutes against the Pittsburgh Penguins was outright pungent.

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.

Sydney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book, and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as Pittsburgh defeated visiting Edmonton 5-3 on Thursday.

Leon Draisaitl scored twice to reach 31 goals this season, but Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 saves for Pittsburgh on Thursday night in a 5-3 defeat for the Oilers that snapped their four-game win streak

The Edmonton Oilers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday (Jan. 9), with a 5-3 loss to the host Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

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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),

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8, in the Metropolitan Division)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the ...