Jarkko's career-high three points lifts
Pens over Isles
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 28, 08 12:42 AM CDT
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Sidney Crosby has been gone for two months, but the way his teammates have stepped up, his absence hasn’t hurt them much. Last night marked the golden boy's long-awaited return, but it was Jarkko Ruutu's who stole star of the game honors in the Pens 3-1 win over the Islanders, netting a goal and an assist for a career-high three points, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Fleury stars with
31 saves as Crosby misses another game
Associated Press Mar 25, 08 11:27 PM CDT
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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.
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Pittsburgh can't clinch playoff spot, await Sid the Kid's return
Associated Press Mar 24, 08 10:27 PM CDT
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The Pittsburgh Penguins once again played without captain Sidney Crosby as they fell 4-1 to the New York Islanders. It is the sixth consecutive game and 27th in 30 last year’s MVP has missed with a sprained right ankle. Crosby is close to returning and may be back on the ice for the Penguins’ next game, according to the Associated Press.
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Flames beat Blackhawks, Hurricanes over Sens
Associated Press Mar 16, 08 11:15 PM CDT
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It was four points apiece for Evgeni Malkin and Petr Sykora as the Penguins dominated the Flyers today, 7-1. The win was Pittsburgh’s second-consecutive game with seven goals, and comes two days after the team learned they’d be without Sidney Crosby for another three games, reports the Associated Press. The star center had only recently returned after being sidelined for two months with a high-ankle sprain. Elsewhere in the NHL:
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Newbies fuel Penguins' 7-3 rout of Sabres as Crosby, Hossa sit
Los Angeles Times Mar 13, 08 5:09 AM CDT
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Todd Marchant sparked a three-goal first period for the Ducks and the Canucks eventually fell 4-1 in Anaheim's eighth straight home win. The record streak has brought the team to within two points of Pacific-Division-leading San Jose and within just a point of Dallas, the Los Angeles Times reports. Elsewhere in the world of hockey:
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Penguins win on fluke goal while Jackets keep slim playoff hopes alive
Associated Press Mar 9, 08 8:12 PM CDT
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Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist earned his eighth shutout this season and was one shot better than his counterpart, Boston's Alex Auld, as New York won 1-0 in the shootout. Nigel Dawes, fast becoming the Rangers' shootout specialist, scored for the third time in four games to move his team into sixth in the East, one point ahead of Boston, writes AP. Elsewhere:
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Crosby notches assist, plays well in 2-0 victory over Lightning
Associated Press Mar 4, 08 11:30 PM CST
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Sidney Crosby returned from a six-week layoff to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 20-year-old had been out since January with a high ankle sprain, but there didn’t appear to be any lingering effects as Crosby set up multiple scoring chances, with Maxime Talbot finally lighting the lamp with 2:47 remaining, reports the Associated Press.
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Whitney scores two goals as Pittsburgh beats NY Islanders
Associated Press Feb 8, 08 1:23 AM CST
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are not playing like a team that has been missing the best player in the NHL for the past eight games. With Sidney Crosby still nursing a high ankle sprain, Ryan Whitney scored two goals to lead the Penguins past the New York Islanders 4-3 last night, reports the Associated Press. The win moved Pittsburgh into a tie for first with Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division.
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Boston's Savard hits last-minute game-winner for the East in 8-7 ripsnorter
Associated Press Jan 27, 08 11:26 PM CST
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No Crosby, no problem; the East won hockey's 2008 All-Star Game in an 8-7 thriller, with Boston's pass-first forward Marc Savard scoring the game-winner with twenty seconds left on the clock. The East had blown a 5-1 lead, trailing 7-6 midway through the third period; Eric Staal of Carolina had the equalizer.
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Ovechkin, Malkin square off in high-scoring affair
Associated Press Jan 22, 08 12:29 AM CST
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Washington continued to play improved hockey, passing the .500 mark, as it took advantage of the absence of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby in posting a 6-5 win in a shootout. Russian stars Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin went 1-2 in the 2004 NHL draft and it showed tonight as each had two goals and an assist, writes the AP.
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Malkin tallies hat trick, Pittsburgh unbeaten in regulation in 2008
Associated Press Jan 14, 08 9:51 PM CST
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The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their rampage through the NHL with a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers; the victory makes the Pens 9-0-1 in their last 10 games, the Associated Press reports. Pittsburgh was led by 21-year-old Evgeni Malkin, who had a hat trick less than two weeks after recording his first three-goal game on Jan. 3.
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Malkin has first career hat trick, rookie goalkeeper improves to 6-0-0
Toronto Star (Canada) Jan 4, 08 5:43 AM CST
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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.
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