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

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 ...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang, 37, had heart surgery for a birth defect. The surgery was successful. Letang hopes to play again in the NHL. He discovered the issue in 2014 after a stroke.

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.

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.

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had successful surgery to repair a hole in his heart, the team’s president of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas, said in a news release ...

PITTSBURGH -- Penguins defenseman Kris Letang's season is over. The 19-year veteran will miss Pittsburgh's finale against Washington on Thursday night after undergoing a procedure to close a small ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has battled countless injuries, ailments, and setbacks in his NHL career. The 37-year-old puck-mover is set to battle back once again after his latest ...

The Penguins have announced that defenseman and alternate captain Kris Letang has undergone successful surgery. According to the team, Letang had surgery to close a patent foramen ovale ...