Jordan Staal was the first to leave. Brooks Orpik was the second. Others followed, some by choice, others involuntarily, but ...

A day after Kris Letang underwent successful closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO; small hole in the heart), which has an expected recovery time of 4-6 weeks, he was at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex ...

Spotting Kris Letang at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility constitutes far from any remarkable development, given it has been a pillar of his day-to-day life during nearly two decades ...

Transition might be the most appropriate word to use when describing what the Pittsburgh Penguins are attempting. General ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Kris Letang, who turns 38 next week, has endured enough health ailments to make even the most hardened doctors grimace. He’s had two strokes, major neck surgery ...

WITH THE EXPLANATION FROM THE PENGUINS. KRIS LETANG HAS BEEN PLAYING HOCKEY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL WITH A HOLE IN HIS HEART. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HIS FIRST STROKE BACK IN 2014. ON TUESDAY.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang won’t play in the team’s final game of the regular season after the veteran underwent a heart procedure on Tuesday, GM Kyle Dubas confirmed.

The Penguins made the announcement on Wednesday. Letang did not participate in the team's practice on Tuesday for what coach Mike Sullivan called a medical appointment. Letang, a three-time ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang undergoes heart surgery at the age of 37 for having a small hole in his heart. The heart surgery was successful, and his NHL career might resume.