Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on one of the team’s social media accounts acknowledging the ailment,

The Penguins fail to stay hot in California, getting outclassed in a 5-1 loss against the Ducks in Anaheim on Thursday.

San Jose stabilizes for the rest of the period, get Hayes to go to the box for a power play of their own but don’t get a goal. Shots are 10-9 Pens, Natural Stat Trick has 5v5 scoring chances at 12-5 Pittsburgh which feels more indicative of the play on the ice.

The Pittsburgh Penguins this week headed out for the West Coast portion of their season-long road trip with, at least at first, mixed results. A win that could serve as a template for how to play. Then a loss that left the Penguins perhaps wanting to throw away the game tape.

The Pittsburgh Penguins might hold their breath a little while longer regarding the status of winger Bryan Rust. Rust left the Penguins’ 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks later in the second period after defenseman Radko Gudas delivered a heavy check along the boards.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Bryan Rust for fantasy hockey. According to the team, Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust (lower

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Bryan Rust for fantasy hockey. Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust (lower body) is considered a

Sidney Crosby scored an emotional overtime winner with a backhand shot that amazingly sliced between the almost nonexistent space between Utah HC goalie Connor Ingram’s pad and glove.

Pittsburgh completed its comeback against Utah HC after Sidney's Crosby goal in overtime gave it a 3-2 win. Goals shots were hard to come by in overtime as both Utah and Pittsburgh only managed one shot each. But it only takes one shot to change an outcome of a game... especially when Sidney Crosby is the one taking it.

The Penguins' secondary scoring has evaporated, placing a bigger burden on top-liners Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. That's part of the logic behind a double-double stack for Josh Inglis, who presents his three best NHL props for tonight.

In the teams' first meeting of the season, the Penguins won 4-3 in a shootout on Nov. 16 in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are 6-1-0 in their last seven games against the Sharks, including wins in their last three visits to San Jose.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson had a rough night and more than a few decisions that would make one kindly question his thought process.