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Holmstrom scores go-ahead goal in Isles' win over Penguins. Sorokin stops Crosby's late penalty shot
NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Samuel Bolduc and Brock Nelson each had a goal and...
McCabe scores in OT, Matthews gets No. 65 as Maple Leafs beat Penguins 3-2
TORONTO (AP) — Jake McCabe scored at 1:30 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews got his NHL-leading 65th goal of the season to go along with an assist, while Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov...
Malkin and Crosby each score twice as Penguins rally past Devils 6-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have combined for countless comebacks through 18 seasons together with the Pittsburgh Penguins and their third-period effort against New Jersey on Tuesday night surely ranked among their best. Crosby and Malkin each scored twice...
Jamie Benn scores twice, extends goal streak to 3 games as Stars beat Penguins 4-2
DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored twice in a 1:17 span to extend his goal streak to a season-best three games, and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night. The Dallas captain is up to 15 goals on the season, with six in the past eight games, as the Stars...
Ludvig, Rakell help Penguins pull away from Sharks, 6-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the San Jose Sharks for a 6-3 win on Thursday night. Ludvig scored his second goal of the season on a shot from the left point at 2:38 of the...
Carter and Smith score late as Penguins pull away from Blue Jackets 5-3 to end 3-game skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Change, perhaps significant change, is coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins. One thing, however, has remained a constant for Pittsburgh during an underachieving season: mastery over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jeff Carter and Reilly Smith scored just...
Erik Karlsson scores in overtime to give Penguins 4-3 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored the winning goal at 1:42 of overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to their third consecutive victory, 4-3 over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Rickard Rakell, with two goals, and Lars Eller added the others for...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust stays behind in Pittsburgh as club begins important 4-game road trip
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin a crucial four-game western road trip without forward Bryan Rust. The 31-year-old Rust stayed behind in Pittsburgh while dealing with an upper-body injury sustained in the third period of a 7-6 win over...
Crosby collects 4 points as Penguins hold off rival Philadelphia in wild 7-6 win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby can't explain what it is about the Philadelphia Flyers that seems to bring out a little something extra in him. Maybe it's familiarity. Maybe it's just the natural emotions that come from playing a rival. To be honest, the Pittsburgh Penguins...
Kempe scores twice late as Kings spoil 'Jaromir Jagr Day' with 2-1 win over Penguins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings began a four-game East Coast road swing last week with perhaps their lowest point of the season. They finished it with arguably their highest. So far anyway. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third period, including a...
