Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse is putting the blame on himself for the team’s blown third-period lead. Anthony Mantha gave the Penguins a 5-1 lead at the 5:25 mark of the third period against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

The Penguins had a four-on-three power play for 1:47 in overtime but failed to score, despite Crosby coming inches from ending the game. Crosby later set up Connor Dewar, who faced a wide-open cage only to clang the puck off the post.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the Utah Mammoth at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

Penguins coach Dan Muse is a fan of the acquisition of Stuart Skinner and points to his experience in the Stanley Cup Final.

Penguins coach Dan Muse shared a candid assessment of Stuart Skinner after the blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Oilers, shedding light on Pittsburgh’s goaltending outlook and short-term plans.

In a month where almost nothing has gone right for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a rookie goalie has quietly become the most promising part of their season — and Dan Muse’s reaction says everything.

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the third straight year last season but now under first-year head coach Dan Muse, the group has been one of the biggest surprises of the first half of the 2025-26 campaign.

There's a lot of negativity surrounding the team for how they lost this game (and it is warranted), but there was one big positive. The third line of Rutger McGroarty, Ben Kindel, and Ville Koivunen was sensational again, and they need to get more minutes.