Pens chase Shesterkin again, topple Rangers 7-2 for 3-1 lead
Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to become the sixth player in NHL history to reach 200 career playoff points and the Pittsburgh Penguins throttled the New York Rangers 7-2 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Jeff Blashill back as U.S. Men's National Team head coach
Marie, Mich.), who just finished his fourth season as head coach of the NHLs Detroit Red Wings, will serve as the head coach of the 2019 U.S. Mens National Team it was announced today by USA Hockey. Its terrific to have Jeff back coaching our national team, said Chris Drury (Trumbull, Conn.), general manager of the 2019 U.S. Mens National Team. Prior to becoming head coach of Detroit, Blashill spent three seasons within the Red Wings' organization as head coach of its AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapid Griffins. The head coach of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team in Sochi, Russia, Bylsma most recently served as an assistant coach for the bronze medal-winning 2018 U.S. Men's National Team, a capacity he also held for the 2015 bronze medal-winning U.S. Mens National Team. About ReiterKevin Reiter, who serves as the director of player personnel for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, is making his debut as an assistant coach for the U.S. Mens National Team.