Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling right now. After narrowly missing out on the playoffs last year, they got off to a bit of a rough start and are mostly treading water.

Bryan Rust hit a pair of impressive milestones to begin the new year. First, he reached 600 career games when the puck dropped on Friday in Florida, which have all come with the Penguins. “One, it means I'm getting old.

Penguins brass is pleased with how the crop of forwards is developing in Wilkes-Barre. If the Penguins stay within range of a playoff spot, don’t be surprised to see at least one, and possibly more, of these players promoted to Pittsburgh. The Big Three would surely welcome it.

On Thursday night, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust scored a goal and had two assists for a three-point night. He now has 32 points and has reached the 30-point plateau for the eighth time ...