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After turning in a dominating performance in Pittsburgh, the Penguins will try to complete a home-and-home series sweep when they visit the New York Rangers for tonight's Atlantic Division battle at Madison Square Garden.

Riderville will be insisting this is arrogant slight from an Easterner. I call it the slightest of slights...Trestman's not one to knowingly insult his opponents.

Sidney Crosby, right, and Maxime Talbot celebrate during Pittsburgh's win over Montreal on Wednesday.

The thunderous roar that will fill Mellon Arena tonight will not come for one of the Penguins ' A-list of stars, centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin or goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, but for a much more unlikely hero.

The Flyers have focused so much of their gameplan on shutting down Sidney Crosby, left, and Evgeni Malkin that they seem to have forgetten about the rest of the Penguins, who have scored often in the series.

Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found a way to end their scoring slump, but they could certainly use Sergei Gonchar and Maxime Talbot back for their struggling power play.

Maxime Talbot, right, and Sergei Gonchar played key roles in Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup championship run last season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost defenseman Alex Goligoski for two- to three weeks with a lower body injury, team officials said Monday.

Pascal Dupuis scored his second goal of the game 1:24 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back star forward Evgeni Malkin by snapping their four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Brooks Orpik #44 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates on the ice against the Anaheim Ducks during the game on November 3, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The Bruins [ team stats ] are not using tonight's game with the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the Garden as a barometer of their season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a blow to their blue line on Monday night when it was announced that defenseman Kris Letang will be sidelined for two weeks after suffering a shoulder contusion against the San Jose Sharks last Saturday.

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The confetti from the victory parade was swept up long ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins got their quality time with the Stanley Cup.

What a concept. An athlete wins a championship, disagrees with his team about what he's worth and leaves as a free agent but carries no grudges.

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins begin a four-game road trip. The first three games will be a tour through sunny California, the home of hockey.

Defending Stanley Cup champions, who have a league-high 11 victories, continue working at getting even better.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 4-4-0-2 all-time against Pittsburgh, including 3-0-2 in Nationwide Arena.

Maxime Talbot #25 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 2-1 to win Game Seven and the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.