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Jan 27, 2008 11:26 PM CST

All-Star Game Has Unlikely Hero

Boston's Savard hits last-minute game-winner for the East in 8-7 ripsnorter

(Newser) - 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...

Caps Edge Penguins in Wild One

Jan 22, 2008 12:29 AM CST

Caps Edge Penguins in Wild One

Ovechkin, Malkin square off in high-scoring affair

(Newser) - 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...

Red Hot Pens Top Rangers 4-1

Jan 14, 2008 9:51 PM CST

Red Hot Pens Top Rangers 4-1

Malkin tallies hat trick, Pittsburgh unbeaten in regulation in 2008

(Newser) - 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...

Red-Hot Penguins Rake Leafs

Jan 4, 2008 5:43 AM CST

Red-Hot Penguins Rake Leafs

Malkin has first career hat trick, rookie goalkeeper improves to 6-0-0

(Newser) - 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...

Penguins Ice Sabres in Classic

Jan 1, 2008 6:45 PM CST

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...

Four the Magic Number for Isles Over Pens

Dec 21, 2007 11:04 PM CST

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...

Lundqvist, Rangers
Shut Out Pens

Dec 19, 2007 12:19 AM CST

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...

Twin Hat Tricks Lead Flyers
Past Penguins

Dec 11, 2007 11:51 PM CST

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,...

Sid the Kid is Biggest Star Against Dallas

Nov 30, 2007 11:51 PM CST

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

Nov 23, 2007 1:43 AM CST

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...

NY's Lundqvist Shuts Out Flyers, 2-0

Nov 5, 2007 11:19 PM CST

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

Oct 30, 2007 10:52 PM CDT

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

Oct 24, 2007 12:26 AM CDT

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’...

Sid the Kid to Stay in the Burgh

Jul 11, 2007 4:25 AM CDT

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

Jun 15, 2007 5:45 AM CDT

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...

Senators Knock Crosby, Pens Out of Playoffs

Apr 19, 2007 11:02 PM CDT

Senators Knock Crosby, Pens Out of Playoffs

Shutout marks the end of Pittsburgh prodigies' first playoff venture

(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators looked dominant in closing out their series against Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the other gifted, snotty-nosed young upstarts of Pittsburgh. Ray Emery, the tattooed, python-owning goalie who got his start with the Senators during last year's playoffs, stopped all 19 Penguins shots.

Crosby Wins Scoring Title

Apr 9, 2007 12:50 PM CDT

Crosby Wins Scoring Title

(Newser) - At 19 and in his second season, Pittsburgh's Sidney "Sid the Kid" Crosby has won the league scoring title at 120 points and is taking his team to the playoffs. He's achieved both milestones in far less time than it took Mario "Super Mario" Lemieux, the Penguins' current...