One of my first conversations with Kevin Hayes at training camp this season was about his support for first responders.

Scores, assists Monday

For the first time since both Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes were dealt, the Blueshirts will be sellers rather than buyers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) were firmly in control until a pair of late second-period penalties. The LA Kings (30-11-5) converted on a two-man advantage to close within 3-1 and seize palpable momentum.

From Dec. 10 to Dec. 31, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes found himself watching games from the press box as a healthy scratch. Then, on Jan. 3 against the Florida Panthers, he finally got his chance to establish himself back into the Penguins' lineup.

Hayes scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Oilers. Hayes had a team-low 9:33 of ice time, but he was able to make an early impact with a tally midway through the first period. He's scored in two of the last four contests since he returned from a nine-game stint as a healthy scratch.

The road is narrowing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There are three weeks until the 4 Nations' Face-Off and just over six weeks until the NHL's annual trade dead

The Pittsburgh Penguins need a third-line center. And a right-side defenseman. Because the roster doesn’t necessarily have players who are easy answers, coach Mike Sullivan was forced into a couple of desperation moves with players who were castoffs,

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... Connor McDavid was recently handed a three-game suspension because of a cross-check to the face of Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland. Sidney Crosby knows something about dealing with on-ice punishment as the face of a franchise and an entire sport.

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped the second end of a home back-to-back on Sunday, falling to the Tampa Bay Lighting 5-2.

Hayes scored a power-play goal on four shots and went minus-3 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning.