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Pens Skate Past Devils, Clinch Playoff Berth

Posted Mar 25, 08 11:27 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Pittsburgh got a shutout from Marc-Andre Fleury and clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils. The Penguins now have a four-point lead over the Devils for the Atlantic Division title with five and six games left to play, respectively. Pittsburgh is also one point behind Montreal for first place in the conference, reports the Associated Press.

With only those handful of games remaining in the season, New Jersey picked the wrong time to match their season-high winless streak at four; the Devils are 0-3-1 during the stretch. Tied with Ottawa for fourth place in the East, they still own a tie-breaker over the Senators that would earn them the home-ice advantage in a first-round playoff series. Ryan Malone and Marian Hossa scored for the Penguins.

Source Associated Press

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New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise attempts to avoid a check by Pittsburgh Penguins' Brooks Orpik (44) during the first period of NHL hockey game Tuesday night, March 25, 2008, in Newark, N.J.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Ryan Whitney (19) congratulates Ryan Malone (12) after Malone scored against New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday night,   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Maxime Talbot, left, and Hal Gill congratulate goalieMarc-Andre Fleury, right, after the Penguins shut out the Devils 2-0 during an NHL hockey game Tuesday night.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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