As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin says his struggling team needs to start playing harder if it wants to return to the playoffs.

With an assist in the first against the Edmonton Oilers, Sidney Crosby registered ... the postseason picture in the Eastern Conference at age 37. Crosby's also made a habit of adding more tallies ...

After a trio of overtime games, none of which became wins, the Pittsburgh Penguins badly needed a victory. However, facing a team that has beaten, if not embarrassed, them for a few years running was not the most advantageous situation.

Everyone is in place but Sidney ... Crosby broke into the NHL in 2005-06, their careers largely overlapped, featuring 48 regular-season games against one another, as well as the 2013 Eastern ...

Sidney Crosby scores a pair of first-period assists for Penguins in clash with Oilers, climbs the ladder to 9th place on NHL scoring list