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Red-Hot Penguins Rake Leafs

Posted Jan 4, 08 5:43 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Ty Conklin, the rookie called up to plug a gaping injury-induced hole at goalie for Pittsburgh, should have been a liability; instead, he is undefeated in seven appearances, and the Penguins made it five straight wins with a 6-2 drubbing of Toronto. Second-year star Evgeni Malkin had half the goals for his first career hat trick.

Maple Leafs netminder Scott Clemmensen, himself a replacement for the injured Vesa Toskala, took the loss, stopping just 18 shots of 24. The Pens clinched the game with their third, fourth, and fifth goals in a 48-second sequence in the third period—after winger Jarkko Ruutu fired up his team by picking a fight with Darcy Tucker.

Source Toronto Star (Canada)

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Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Ty Conkiln, left, deflects a third period shot as Toronto Maple Leafs' Jason Blake (55) looks on with Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, right, during NHL hockey action in Pittsburgh,...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, center, and teammate Sergei Gonchar, right, of Russia, and Sindey Crosby celebrate Malkin's first NHL hat trick with during the third period of a NHL hockey game against...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarkko Ruutu, left, of Finland, fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Darcy Tucker during second period NHL hockey action in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarkko Ruutu, right, of Finland, fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Darcy Tucker during second period NHL hockey action in Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)   (Associated Press)
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