Coming off an emotional shootout win over Winnipeg on Saturday as part of a challenging March schedule, the Penguins just didn’t have it against the rested Hurricanes on Sunday. Carolina earned a 5-1 win in the fourth and final regular-season matchup between these teams.

After a 5-1 home loss to Carolina on Sunday, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X is feeling pretty shaky about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff chances. “I see a team that’s kind of sagging,” Madden said during this week’s Madden Monday podcast.

DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.

Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets is on a heater. Our expert NHL predictions expect him to find the sheet today against the Penguins.

The Carolina Hurricanes have won three of their last four games heading into Sunday afternoon's Metropolitan Division contest against the host Pittsburgh Penguins. The past two wins have come in overtime,