Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan recently paid goalie Alex Nedeljkovic a notable compliment about his play of late.

With days to go until the 4 Nations Face-Off and days after more big trades, the NHL power rankings have the same No. 1 squad after a tight matchup.

Vancouver's Marcus Pettersson, acquired from the Penguins, agreed to a six-year extension. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

Grubauer, who was the team's top goalie early in the franchise's history, has been supplanted by Joey Daccord ... Boston's Nikita Zadorov and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin $5,000 each for an exchange ...

and Joey Daccord made 28 saves for Seattle. Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell had one assist each for the Penguins, while goalie Joel Blomqvist had 21 stops. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin left the ...

Chandler Stephenson and Jared McCann each had two assists for Seattle, and Joey Daccord made 28 saves for Seattle. Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell had one assist each for the Penguins, while goalie ...

and Joey Daccord made 28 saves for Seattle. Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell had one assist each for the Penguins, while goalie Joel Blomqvist had 21 stops. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin left the ...

and Joey Daccord made 28 saves for Seattle. Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell had one assist each for the Penguins, while goalie Joel Blomqvist had 21 stops. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin left the ...

Even he didn’t know how one of them didn’t go in, but his chances, as well as Kevin Hayes earning a couple of good looks at Seattle goalie Joey Daccord ... them due to Evgeni Malkin’s ...