The Pittsburgh Penguins players and coaches honored the LA firefighters Monday. The coaches donned the hats on the ice while the players wore the LAFD hats in the locker room Monday after the team’s morning skate.

Facing the NHL’s second-stingiest defensive team without their leading scorer seemed like it would be a recipe for disaster for the Penguins.

Unavailable Monday

Rakell (personal) took part in Wednesday's practice, paving the way for him to play Thursday versus Anaheim, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports. Rakell has 23 goals, 40 points,

Pittsburgh played its most complete, four-line effort of the season against a stingy defensive team in Los Angeles

The Penguins head west to face the Los Angeles Kings in a late-night showdown at Crypto.com Arena. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey!

The Los Angeles Kings will try to keep their nine-game home win streak intact when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic unofficially made 25 saves on 26 shots in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday. The result boosted Nedel

Los Angeles ... 20 assists for the Kings. Phillip Danault has five assists over the past 10 games. Sidney Crosby has 12 goals and 37 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored six goals ...

The Ducks have lost seven of their last eight, accruing just four of a possible 16 points, while Pittsburgh just hammered the Kings on Monday

Less than a week after announcing he would sign with the Dodgers in one this offseason’s major free agency coups, Roki Sasaki was officially introduced by the team.