The Latest Breaking News from Mike Sullivan

Just a few days ago, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan struck a positive tone when asked about Kasperi Kapanen, easily the most maddening player on his roster.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penguins overcame a third-period deficit Sunday to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Nationwide Arena. It was their second consecutive win.

PITTSBURGH — Frustration bubbled to the surface on the Penguins bench, as coach Mike Sullivan called his timeout less than seven minutes into the letdown.

There is no reason for concern, right? The Penguins were due for a couple of bad games. They were coming off a 26-5-4 run, matching the best 35-game stretch in franchise history. There was no way they were going to maintain that pace. There was no way they could.

NEWARK, N.J. — Following the Penguins' 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, coach Mike Sullivan rattled off a long list of defenseman Mike Matheson's "dominant physical attributes."

The Penguins are arguably the NHL’s most successful franchise over the last 40 years. They have five Stanley Cups, a bunch of division titles and one President’s Trophy. Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have all won MVP in black and gold. Only three teams have more…

PITTSBURGH — For the first two periods of Tuesday’s 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins couldn’t shake one of the NHL’s worst teams.

Two tweets about the Penguins jumped out at me from all of the social media chaos surrounding the ending to the Bills-Chiefs game Sunday night, the NFL overtime rules and the futures of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese is sidelined "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced ahead of Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.