Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas and his decision-making team chose to make a switch behind the bench after another year without playoff hockey in the Steel City, moving on from long-time head coach Mike Sullivan and making an off-the-board hire in Dan Muse.

Justin Brazeau is off to a hot start in Pittsburgh. Is he a long-term puzzle piece for the Penguins, or should Kyle Dubas capitalize on his improving trade value?

Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang both reached milestones in Pittsburgh's 5-1 win over Vancouver. Crosby scored his fourth goal of the season to move past Mario Lemieux and into seventh place alone for most points in NHL history in regular season and playoff games combined.

A couple of weeks after the Penguins acquired Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelsson in ‘The Trade’ from Hartford, they went to a movie theater in Robinson Township, as coach Bob Johnson told them to get out and relax.

The Florida Panthers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight, and following this morning's skate, coach Paul Maurice had high praise for Evgeni Malkin.

Change was again the theme of B/R's NHL Power Rankings for the week, with several teams making double-digit climbs or dives, including the Utah Mammoth's 19-spot jump from No. 28 to No. 9 and the Pittsburgh Penguins also jumping into the top 10 with a 14-place spike from last week's No. 21 slot.

Justin Brazeau scored a breakaway goal in the later stages of the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders.