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Penguins Top Senators 3-1, Complete Series Sweep

Pittsburgh wins first playoff series since 2001

By Doug Sweeney, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 16, 2008 9:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 and completed a four-game sweep of their NHL first-round playoff series on Wednesday. Evgeni Malkin and Jarko Ruutu scored second-period goals, Sidney Crosby scored into an empty net with 7.5 seconds remaining and had an assist,... Read full story »

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