When it comes to playoff experience, the Pittsburgh Penguins have it in spades but their first round opponents the New York Islanders are in uncharted territory.

Sidney Crosby will see the doctors tomorrow, still needing their clearance before he can join the lineup. Will that happen in time for Game 1 of the NHL playoffs on Wednesday night?

After Ottawa's win over the Bruins, the Penguins will face John Tavares and the New York Islanders in the 1-8 match of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

Malkin and Neal lost Kunitz for most of this year and the trio combined for nine points in its only game together. There's no sense in breaking up that kind of production.

Penguins successfully avoid losing three in a row for entire season.

Game Thread

19-0. That was the Pens' record when leading after the second period...until this evening. The Pens came into the third period holding on to a 2-1 lead and watched it slip away at the hands of...

Steve Sullivan is facing his former team the first time this season after being traded from the Phoenix Coyotes. That's the story in Newark for the evening, but a bigger story is brewing in...

With the playoffs around the corner, three stars could be returning to the lineup at just the right time.

There's something about the Buffalo Sabres this season when playing against the Pens. Of the Pens last 16 home games, they've gone 14-2. Those two losses were against the Sabres. Do the Sabres...