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Pittsburgh Penguins

One of the leading NHL teams in the league, can the dynamic, young-blood duo, Crosby and Malkin, bring this 4 decade old team to the very topmost heights?

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April 2008
- Malkin Caps Frantic Comeback Win for Pens
  
  Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 10:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Evgeni Malkin deflected Sidney Crosby's one-timer from the right point on a Pittsburgh power play with 1:41 remaining to finish a frantic comeback, and the Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit against the New York Rangers for a 5-4 victory in their second-round playoff series opener Friday. Pittsburgh’s Petr Sykora and Marian Hossa scored 20 seconds apart during the comeback. More »
- Penguins Top Senators 3-1, Complete Series Sweep
  
  Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 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, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves for Pittsburgh, which its first playoff series win since 2001. More »
- Crosby Leads Pens Over Sens
  
  Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 10:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marian Hossa scored in the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night, taking a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. Maxime Talbot scored in the second period and Hossa also had two assists to push his former team to the brink of elimination. More »
- Late Goals Carry Penguins Past Senators
  
  Associated Press | Apr 11, 08 11:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ryan Malone scored Pittsburgh's third power-play goal of the game with only 1:02 remaining and the Penguins squandered a three-goal lead against Ottawa, then rallied for a 5-3 victory Friday over the Senators and a sweep of their first two home games in the Eastern Conference playoff series. Pittsburgh’s Petr Sykora scored twice, both set up by Evgeni Malkin. More »
- Fleury, Penguins Blank Sens 4-0
  
  Associated Press | Apr 9, 08 10:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Ottawa Senators must be wondering how many more times this can happen. They get to the playoffs, yet Gary Roberts finds a way to beat them. Again. And again. Roberts and Petr Sykora scored in the first period and the favored Penguins, determined not to duplicate their awful postseason opener of a year ago, rode Marc-Andre Fleury's goaltending to a 4-0 victory. More »
- Flyers Shut Out Penguins, 2-0
  
  Associated Press | Apr 6, 08 10:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Martin Biron stopped 20 shots in his second straight shutout and led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh tonight that cost the Penguins the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers, who clinched a playoff spot on Friday, enter the postseason as the sixth seed and open the playoffs against Washington. More »
- LaRose's Three Goals Does the Trick for 'Canes
  
  Associated Press | Apr 2, 08 11:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Carolina Hurricanes moved to within one win of claiming the Southeast Division title after defeating the last-place Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. Chad LaRose recorded a hat trick for the victors. Net minder Cam Ward had 23 saves in his career-high 19th consecutive start for Carolina. Martin St. Louis had two points in the loss, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
March 2008
- Drury, Rangers Bowl Over Penguins in OT
  
  Associated Press | Mar 31, 08 11:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chris Drury’s power play goal 1:46 into overtime gave the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite the loss, Pittsburgh remains in the top spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a two-point lead on Montreal. The win moves New York into fifth-place. reports the Associated Press. In the night's only other NHL action: More »
- OT Win Keeps Sabre Playoff Hopes Alive
  
  Associated Press | Mar 30, 08 10:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Buffalo’s playoff hopes remain alive – for at least one more day. The Sabres, battling every step of the way, overcame the Bruins in a 2-1 overtime win tonight. It took just 39 seconds beyond regulation for Andrej Sekera to get the job done for Buffalo. The Sabres need to win again Tuesday in Toronto to stay in contention. Elsewhere in NHL action: More »
- Ruutu Shines in Crosby's Return to Ice
  
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Mar 28, 08 12:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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. More »
- Pens Skate Past Devils, Clinch Playoff Berth
  
  Associated Press | Mar 25, 08 11:27 PM CDT
  
  (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. More »
- Guerin, Isles Trip Up Crosby-Less Penguins
  
  Associated Press | Mar 24, 08 10:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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. More »
- Kovalev Lifts Canadiens Past Bruins
  
  Associated Press | Mar 20, 08 11:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins for the 10th straight time and took over the top spot in East tonight with a 4-2 win, reports the Associated Press. Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Carey Price made 34 saves. The win moved the Canadiens one point ahead of the idle New Jersey Devils. In other NHL action: More »
- Avery, Rangers Top Crosby-less Penguins 5-2
  
  Associated Press | Mar 18, 08 10:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sean Avery scored twice for the N