The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell's two-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Penguins' 4-3 shootout loss.

The Pittsburgh Penguins seemingly kicked off a rebuild with their trade of Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals earlier this season. However, that talk may have been a bit premature. Pittsburgh has turned things around.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had lost seven consecutive games to Edmonton before Thursday evening. They had been outscored in those games, 37-9, and might have been outplayed even more than those numbers suggest.

The Edmonton Oilers must’ve gotten their timezones mixed up Thursday night, as their failure to start the game on time cost them. Stinkers are going to happen but what transpired from the Oilers in the first ten minutes against the Pittsburgh Penguins was outright pungent.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3.

Leon Draisaitl scored twice to reach 31 goals this season, but Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 saves for Pittsburgh on Thursday night in a 5-3 defeat for the Oilers that snapped their four-game win streak

The Penguins came into Thursday’s matchup with Edmonton at PPG Paints Arena especially motivated. First and foremost, they wanted to ensure they grabbed two points after picking up just one in three of their last four games (0-1-3),

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8, in the Metropolitan Division)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the Penguins' 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh is 17-17-8 overall ...