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Draisaitl’s Milestone Overshadowed as Penguins Suffer Shocking Sixth Straight Loss

Draisaitl’s Milestone Overshadowed as Penguins Suffer Shocking Sixth Straight Loss

The Penguins were a pretty decent five-on-five team in this game, but – in a rare instance – their special teams let them down big-time.

Dec 16, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates with the puck ahead of Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Dec 16, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates with the puck ahead of Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

– I think it might be time to break up that top line.

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They’re getting caved in defensively on most nights and aren’t generating enough on offense to make up for it. They look slow. Crosby is turning the puck over with high frequency, Rust is hard to watch in his own zone, and Rakell looks like the only player on the line interested in playing a full 200-foot game, even if he’s still shaking off some rust.

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