- The Associated Press
Guentzel's winner lifts Penguins by Capitals 4-3 in shootout
Casey DeSmith felt the puck at his feet, looked down to confirm it was indeed the case then exhaled as his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates poured over the bench in the middle of an empty arena to congratulate their backup goaltender, the one hardly playing like a backup. Starting in place of a shaky Tristan Jarry, DeSmith turned aside 20 shots he faced in regulation and overtime then stuffed Washington's T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin in the shootout as the Penguins picked up their first win of the season with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.
- The Canadian Press
Penguins' Jared McCann fined $10,000 for elbowing
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann has been fined $10,000 for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Travis Sanheim, the NHL announced Saturday. The incident occurred at 14:32 of the second period of Friday's game in Philadelphia. McCann was assessed a minor penalty for elbowing. The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. ___ More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press
- The Associated Press
Konecny records hat trick, leads Flyers past Penguins 5-2
Gritty's hat trick was that the mascot had one at all, a comically oversized Flyers cap he flung, frisbee-style, onto the ice. Gritty went big - and so did Travis Konecny in his first career hat trick. Konecny scored three goals and had an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers survived losing team MVP Sean Couturier to an injury in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.
NHL East Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
