Next month, that goal already having come to fruition more than a decade ago, McDavid’s dream will reach the next level. At that time, mentor and student will be teammates at the 4 Nations Face-Off from February 12-20,

The Pittsburgh Penguins kept the reigning Stanley Cup champions honest but failed to capitalize in the shootout, falling to the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped a tough 3-2 decision in a shootout against the Florida Panthers ... giving the Panthers the win and two points. Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell scored power ...

Once Tkachuk was finally free from the box with 13:03 left in regulation and the game tied against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he made his mark known. He scored on his first shift back, tipping in a Carter Verhaeghe shot on the power play to help Florida to a 3-2 shootout win on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena.

The Panthers took the lead with 11:12 left in regulation on a Matthew Tkachuk power-play goal on his first shift after spending 12 minutes in the penalty box due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a 10-minute misconduct stemming from a scrum in the Panthers’ offensive zone late in the second period.

Since Nov. 7, the Pittsburgh Penguins have largely operated with two different power-play units featuring their top players spread across each squad. That binary approach to the man advantage accounte

Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots for Florida, then stopped Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby in the shootout. Lundell’s score won it for the Panthers. Rakell got the tying goal with 39.9 seconds ...

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.Matthew Tkachuk got a power-play goal midway through the third ...