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Penguins Ice Sabres in Classic
Penguins Ice Sabres in Classic

Penguins Ice Sabres in Classic

Crosby the hero in shoot out victory

(Newser) - A Sidney Crosby shootout blast iced this year's Winter Classic as 71,217 fans endured freezing temperatures and saw Pittsburgh deep-freeze Buffalo 2-1, the AP reports. Colby Armstrong scored a 1-0 lead for the Penguins, 21 seconds into the game, and Brian Campbell tied the game with 1:25 in...

Filppula's Double Take Leads Wings Past Avalanche

Penguins win in OT, Wild overcome Coyotes

(Newser) - For the second straight night, Valtteri Filppula netted two goals, leading Detroit to a 4-2 victory over Colorado, the AP reports. The game put an end to an Avalanche home hot streak, and earned the Red Wings their 13th victory in the past 15 contests. Jiri Hudler and Mikael Samuelsson...

Four the Magic Number for Isles Over Pens

Sabres edge Flyers' Biron, Briere; Jackets knock down Kings

(Newser) - The New York Islanders scored more than three goals for the first time in 23 games, and had a 4-2 victory to show for it in Pittsburgh tonight. Rookie Blake Comeau had two points, including his first NHL goal, as New York scored twice in 37 seconds in the third...

Pens Escape Boston With 5-4 Shootout Win

Thrashers, Canadiens impeach Senators, Capitals in East action

(Newser) - Sidney Crosby and his Penguins jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the middle of the second period, frittered it all away during the rest of regulation, then hung on to win the shootout on a typically wacky night in Boston. Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin had 39 saves and stopped...

Lundqvist, Rangers Shut Out Pens
Lundqvist, Rangers
Shut Out Pens

Lundqvist, Rangers Shut Out Pens

Gomez scores twice as New York coasts to a 4-0 victory at MSG

(Newser) - The New York Rangers re-discovered their stifling defense and held the Pittsburgh Penguins to only five shots through two periods, and 18 total, en route to a 4-0 victory. New York had surrendered 24 goals in their previous six games and compiled a 1-4-1 record during those contests. Scott Gomez...

Spezza, Heatley Send Streaking Sens Past Pens

Avalanche buries Predators, Panthers shut out Blues in NHL

(Newser) - Ottawa's Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley piled on a familiar victim, each scoring twice against Pittsburgh in a 4-1 win. Spezza also assisted on Heatley's goals. The Senators ended a triumphant roadtrip in style, finishing with a 4-0-1 record; the Penguins continued to stumble after winning seven of a recent...

Twin Hat Tricks Lead Flyers Past Penguins

Philadelphia rolls 8-2, snaps Pittsburgh's 4-game win streak

(Newser) - Two different Flyers netted three goals each as Philadelphia steam-rolled Pittsburgh 8-2. Joffrey Lupul had three assists to go along with his hat trick, while his teammate R.J. Umberger only notched two assists to accompany his trio of tallies. Sidney Crosby had assists on both goals for the Penguins,...

As Backup Goalies Face Off, Canucks Survive Preds

Bolts top Hurricanes, Penguins snuff Flames

(Newser) - In a game that was neck and neck until halfway through the third, Vancouver scored three times in the final minutes to defeat the Predators 5-2, the Tennessean reports. The Canucks' backup goalie Curtis Stanford outlasted Predators' backup Dan Ellis, who lost for the first time as the goalie of...

Penguins Blaze Back in 3rd To Down Oilers 4-2

Ducks lie in wait for Sabres, snap 10-game slide with 4-1 win

(Newser) - The Oilers scored once in each of the first two periods before Pittsburgh surged onto the scoreboard, with two goals in 21 seconds. Sid Crosby had an assist on the second, and two more on the Penguins' next two goals, much to the delight of the Crosby-loving Edmonton crowd, reports...

Sid the Kid is Biggest Star Against Dallas

Elsewhere, New Jersey blanks Montreal; Carolina nips the Caps

(Newser) - The well-rested Pittsburgh Penguins, off since Saturday, got two goals from Sidney Crosby in a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, who were playing their fourth game in six nights. Evgeni Malkin and Tyler Kennedy had the other tallies for the Pens, winners of three straight. Marc-Andre Fleury made 22...

Pens Win Wild One Over Senators
Pens Win
Wild One
Over Senators

Pens Win Wild One Over Senators

Defending Eastern Conference champs drop second straight

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Penguins twice overcame a two-goal deficit and defeated the Ottawa Senators, 6-5, on a shootout goal by Jarko Ruutu. In a see-saw game that kept fans on the edge of their seats and the coaches pacing, each team had a chance to win late in the game but...

'Canes Pass Panthers at Last Minute 4-3

Predators, Devils & Sharks also chalk up victories

(Newser) - The Carolina Hurricanes needed luck and "funny goals" to clinch a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers last night and give Peter Laviolette his 200th win as a coach. Cory Stillman's winning goal came minutes after teammate Erik Cole left the game on a stretcher. Elsewhere in the NHL:

NY's Lundqvist Shuts Out Flyers, 2-0

Habs, Panthers, Hurricanes, Penguins also winners in Monday's NHL action

(Newser) - The New York Rangers' supposed high-powered offense has yet to show up consistently this young season, but if goalie Henrik Lundqvist continues to not allow any goals it won’t matter. Lundqvist had 30 saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season in the Rangers' 2-0 win over...

Crosby, Baby Pens Beat Wild, 4-2
Crosby,
Baby Pens
Beat Wild, 4-2

Crosby, Baby Pens Beat Wild, 4-2

Pittsburgh's young stars pace team past Minnesota

(Newser) - The Penguins were once again led by their precocious stars in a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Evegeni Malkin, 21, scored two second period goals and Sidney Crosby, 20, added a goal and three assists. However it was 30-year-old Petr Sykora who broke the 2-2 tie midway through the...

Penguins Topple Rangers, 1-0
Penguins Topple Rangers, 1-0

Penguins Topple Rangers, 1-0

New York offense doesn't show up again

(Newser) - The supposed high-powered offense of the Rangers continued to flounder as New York fell to Pittsburgh, 1-0. Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots to earn his first shutout since last March. The game’s lone goal came 44 seconds into the second period, when Evgeni Malkin beat New York’...

Penguins Weather 'Canes Threats for Shootout Win

Pittsburgh rallies twice for 4-3 victory

(Newser) - The PIttsburgh Penguins skated back from deficits of 1-0 and 3-1 to force overtime in last night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, then went three-for-three to win the shootout and the game. Backup goalie Dany Sabourin blocked 29 shots, most critically the glove save that stopped the Hurricanes from tying...

Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside
Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside

Pens, Sabres Will Play Outside

Tickets sell out within half-hour for NHL's first outdoor match in 4 years

(Newser) - The NHL has scheduled its first outdoor game since 2003, with Pittsburgh visiting Buffalo in the 73,000-seat Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Years Day, 2008. The current NHL attendance record is 57,167, when Montreal visited Edmonton; this is poised to be shattered, as tickets for Buffalo-Pittsburgh sold out...

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh
Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

19-year-old signs $43.5 million, five-year extension to stay with Pens

(Newser) - Pittsburgh locked up young talent Sidney Crosby, hockey's reigning MVP, through 2013, with a contract extension that will pay $8.7 million per year starting in 2008. That figure was carefully chosen; Crosby's team number is 87. The Penguins also recently signed defenseman Ryan Whitney to an extension, shoring up...

Sid the Kid Collects Hardware
Sid the Kid Collects Hardware

Sid the Kid Collects Hardware

At 19, Crosby adds MVP honors to scoring title

(Newser) - Pittsburgh phenom Sidney Crosby was voted hockey's MVP by both writers and players, adding the Hart trophy and the Pearson award to his collection. Only Wayne Gretzky received the Hart at a younger age, edging out the 19-year-old Crosby by two months. Fellow Penguin Evgeni Malkin, at twenty, won top...

Nashville Doesn't Take to the Ice
Nashville Doesn't Take to the Ice

Nashville Doesn't Take to the Ice

Canadian billionaire may move Predators north of the border

(Newser) - BlackBerry magnate Jim Balsillie will pay $220 million for the Nashville Predators, one of the NHL's best and lowest-revenue teams, and likely move them out of Tennessee. Possible new homes include Kansas City, which is courting teams for its new arena, and Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton in Ontario, threatening the theft...

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