Topic: Patric Hornqvist

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist will return to lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.

PITTSBURGH -- A little more than 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators launch game 1 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals, there was media day.

With a defending champion on one side and a de facto 16th seed on the other side, this year's Stanley Cup Final promises to be one of the most fascinating in a long time.

The number that Pittsburgh captain and center Sidney Crosby didn't have off the top of his head is 38.

Left winger Chris Kunitz is 37 now and doesn't play on the Pittsburgh Penguins' top line all that often anymore.

Game 7, such as the one the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators are facing Thursday in the Eastern Conference Final, brings out a lot of things.

Mike Hoffman says there was never a doubt.

PITTSBURGH -- Offense seemingly came by the eyedropper for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first four games of the Eastern Conference final.

If patterns always held true, the Ottawa Senators could be assured of winning Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is making a change in the net, announcing goaltender Matt Murray would start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.