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Streak: Lost 1 Season series: Penguins lead, 1-0. The Penguins started the season by beating the Rangers , 3-2, on the evening the 2009 Stanley Cup banner was raised at Mellon Arena.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby is the NHL's first star of the week after leading the Penguins to three wins in four games.

The Pittsburgh Penguin will take aim at a fourth straight victory when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum for an afternoon battle between Atlantic Division rivals.

Assessing the Penguins ' contender status after 25 games has proven a foolish act for this beat reporter the past three seasons because their starts, even if strong, as was the case last season, haven't proven a great indicator of what looms in months ahead.

On a night when just about everything seemed to be working, Michal Neuvirth was working overtime.

If Mats Sundin does make a comeback, it likely would be in a front-office role in the NHL or possibly in Sweden.

The New York Rangers will try to bounce back from a decisive loss when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Mellon Arena in the opener of a home-and-home series between these Atlantic Division rivals.

Sidney Crosby had his fourth career hat trick and added two assists for his second five-point game and the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fourth time in five games, 8-3 over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 10:57 p.m. Read more: Syracuse Crunch , AHL , AHL Hockey , Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins , Bates Battaglia , Local Pro Wilkes-Barre, PA a ' The Syracuse Crunch scored two third period goals and Kevin Harvey tallied his second straight game-winner, as the Crunch won back-to-back games for the first time this season by ...

The Penguins have reassigned defensemen Deryk Engelland and Ben Lovejoy to their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club, meaning it is likely injured regular defensemen Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski will be available to play tonight against the New York Rangers at Mellon Arena.

They won't think twice about letting Fleury face the New York Rangers . Fleury is 13-0-2 in his last 15 starts against the Rangers at Mellon Arena, where he'll look to help the Penguins bounce back Saturday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.

Jordan Staal is not, by nature, a fighter. But he is not one to stand by when he believes a teammate has been the victim of a suspect hit, either, which is why Staal went after Islanders enforcer Nate Thompson at 2:10 of the third period in the Penguins' 3-2 loss against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum yesterday.

John Tavares scored on a rebound with 6:12 left to lift the New York Islanders to a rare come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

The last thing the Montreal Canadiens need is another injury and that's why head coach Jacques Martin will be holding his breath as he awaits an update on the condition of Max Pacioretty.

SUNRISE, Fla. ? One of the quietest Penguins is their most important power-play weapon.

It's always difficult to judge a book by its cover. And it's impossible to judge a hockey coach by the results of an ever-changing team.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens watch live hockey streaming on pc >> Montreal Canadiens Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Time: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET League: NHL - United States of America Last 10 matches: Canadiens 5-4-1; Penguins 5-5-0 Bergeron stepped up on Tuesday with a pair of goals, including the game-winner. Goaltender ...

Injured Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been cleared for contact in practice.

When Atlanta traded Marian Hossa to the Penguins in 2008, the Thrashers insisted that Colby Armstrong be part of the package coming back.

Despite being hit hard by injuries, the Pittsburgh Penguins are atop the Atlantic Division and challenging for the league's best record.

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins stole another one from Florida. Crosby scored on a power play at 3:07 of overtime and the Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Panthers 3-2 Monday night.

As Thursday and Thanksgiving approaches, it's a timeA to give thanks for the things we have in lifea 'in the work place, at school,A at home, and in the world of sports.

You would think the defending Stanley Cup Champions would not need any breaks and dodgy calls to beat the upstart Florida Panthers.

The number is two, and time will soon show if those difference-making performances were enough to convince Detroit Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman to include them on Canada's roster for the 2010 Olympics in February.

Sidney Crosby scored on a power play at 3:07 of overtime and Pittsburgh rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat Florida on Monday night.

ATLANTA ? A guy can do a lot worse than being handed the keys to a groundbreaking radio program and count as his first two guests the reigning NHL scoring champion and playoff MVP and a Hockey Hall-of-Famer. "It was a good first show," Penguins center said of taping the debut episode of " NHL In Russian," a 30-minute radio program that will be ...

Marc-Andre Fleury won his first eight starts this season, and did it in style. He allowed two or fewer goals in six of those eight games, and earned five of his victories on the road.

Eric Godard, right, battles with Ottawa's Chris Neil in the Penguins' 6-2 blowout loss to the Senators Thursday.

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby called carrying the Olympic torch a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to share the Olympic spirit with his fellow Nova Scotians.

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

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to start a new winning streak tonight when they invite the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for a test at Philips Arena.

Already shut out by the Hershey Bears once this season, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins aren't the offensive force they were in 2008-09 when they ranked second in AHL goals.

Hi Shelly, I was wondering, when a player, like Crosby a couple weeks ago, makes a save in the crease to a shot that is on net, does that shot count as a shot and a save for the goalie even though it wasn't the goalie that made the save? Shelly Anderson: Shots are stats that are at the discretion of the NHL off-ice officials and their well-trained ...

The Thrashers will get an indication of how far they've come as a hockey team Saturday.

Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar is expected to return to the lineup in less than two weeks.

It's injury season in the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins have caught the bug. At the start of the season, the team was without Game Seven hero Max Talbot and injuries have slowly trickled down to forwards Kennedy, Malkin and Kunitz.

This stat might come as a surprise to Penguins fans who follow the team's prospects, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is among the lowest-scoring teams in the American Hockey League this season, averaging 2.42 goals per game.

Alex Kovalev is a different cat. As Senators practice was winding down Wednesday, he meandered through centre ice with a puck while the forwards did a drill at one end and the defencemen worked at the other.

The trio now must adapt in a different way. With three players who were in the AHL 10 days ago manning half of the Penguins ' defensive unit, McKee, Eaton and Skoula have seen their responsibilities expand.

A Cambria Suites project has broken ground here. Horizon Hospitality and the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins are the development/ownership partnership.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to notch a third straight victory as they begin a three-game road trip with this evening's clash against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

Ryan Getzlaf's timing is impeccable. The Anaheim Ducks' star got off to a slow start this season after being set back by off-season hernia surgery, a procedure which also forced him to miss the development camp for Canada's Olympic team.

A less-than-full house for the Battle of Ontario cannot be a good sign in the fight for the hearts and minds and wallets of hockey fans in the nation's capital.

Penguins Stanley Cup hero Max Talbot will return to the lineup tomorrow in Ottawa.

There are a lot of reasons why the Penguins are in as bad of a slump as they are right now, but here are the top three contributing factors.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins got government funding for a new $325 million hockey arena, the team also promised to develop the area nearby.

Canadian hockey star Sidney Crosby is gearing up to run with the Olympic torch when it arrives in the Halifax area Wednesday.

The classic bar stool hockey debates usually look back in time. Who was the better goaltender, Terry Sawchuk or Glenn Hall? Which player would you build your team around, Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr? At least one topic for today's bar stool arguments has hardcore Canadian fans casting a look ahead, to Dec.

A few hours before Saturday night's game with the Boston Bruins, Dan Bylsma and the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that top-line left wing Chris Kunitz would miss two weeks with an always ridiculously specificA "lower body injury." Bylsma calmly explained to the media, " Chris [Kunitz] has been dealing with a lower-body injury for a while now.

An NHL general manager says Peter Forsberg is going to stay in Sweden this season.

Pascal Dupuis scored in overtime Saturday night to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins and goalie Tim Thomas of Davison.

Bill Guerin ended Pittsburgh's eight-game streak without a power-play goal by scoring in the first period, Jordan Staal scored short-handed and the Penguins wrapped up Anaheim's winless four-game road trip by beating the Ducks 5-2 on Monday night.

Evgeni Malkin's return from a seven-game absence was enough to help the Penguins snap their longest losing streak of the season.

Super Mario signs autographs. Hockey fans young and old alike lined up at the International Centre yesterday for a chance to meet hockey legend Mario Lemieux.

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended a four-game losing streak in dramatic fashion last night, scoring with just fractions of a second remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime.

Alex Goligoski isn't one to live in the past. When you're 24-years-old with a future as bright as his, it's only natural to live in the here and now and ponder your future in the NHL.

BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. Brian Strait opened up an offensive onslaught on Wednesday night, tallying his first AHL goal en route to a 6-1 rout of the Portland Pirates at Wachovia Arena.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils live streaming on pc >> New Jersey Devils Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Time: 12 November, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET League: NHL - United States of America Last 10 matches: Devils 9-1-0; Penguins 5-5-0. Devils defenseman Paul Martin is expected to miss at least two more weeks, as is left wing Jay Pandolfo .

The immense pressure Bruins [ team stats ] center David Krejci currently is feeling will abate only when he decides to let it go.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is notoriously against Jim Balsillie buying the Coyotes franchise.

Evgeni Malkin has missed more than a third of this season with a strained shoulder.

The Penguins are returning winger Chris Conner to their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre. The significance of that move is that it leaves them with just 18 skaters, 12 of whom are forwards.

The Devils may have seen the last of the ZZ Pops line. With the recent success of Zach Parise, Travis Zajac and Niclas Bergfors, it could be some time before Jamie Langenbrunner gets back on the No.

The injury bug continues to feast on the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins as Brooks Orpik joined the ranks of the walking wounded.

Were he the coach of Penguins' opponents, Dan Bylsma acknowledges he'd feel they "were easier to deal with" because superstar center Evgeni Malkin has missed five consecutive games with a strained right shoulder.

Sidney Crosby hasn't been in the best mood of late, with the Penguins shut out the last two games.

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.

Roberto Luongo needn't be too concerned that his slow start, or missing the last two weeks with a rib injury, will hurt his chances of being one of the three goaltenders named to Canada's Olympic hockey team next month.

You can focus your defense on stopping Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin. You may contain one, but it's going to be mighty tough to hold both the Pens' superstar centers in check.

The Bruins wrapped-up the week with a 1-1-1 record while saving their best game for last.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak in the Dan Bylsma era when they visit the Boston Bruins for tonight's clash at TD Garden.

ANAHEIM, Calif. ??Proud papa Troy Crosby had an obstructed view of his son's sinister save late in the third period Tuesday night to help the Penguins preserve a 4-3 victory against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center.

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 Hockey Hall of Fame, the majestic stone structure at the corner of this metropolis' Yonge and Front streets, has become a second home not only for Canadian legends but also a steady flow in the past decade from Pittsburgh, from Mario Lemieux to Paul Coffey, Ron Francis, Joe Mullen, Larry Murphy, Bob Johnson, Craig Patrick, Mike Lange and ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. ? In less than three weeks, the Penguins have gone from great to gimpy, and head athletic trainer Chris Stewart has become a highly valued commodity.

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, the latest player to be hit by a wave of injuries, is expected to miss two weeks because of a shoulder contusion, the team said tonight.

Pittsburgh Penguins president David Morehouse is recovering from a heart attack in San Jose, Calif., where the team played its last game.

Penguins center Jordan Staal offered only a few words Friday to dispute a suggestion that he is a more productive player when skating less than 20 minutes during a game.

Two weeks ago, the Penguins were sitting at the top of the NHL and looked next to unbeatable, with four lines performing at a very high level.

Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist in his first game back from the injured list and Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the seventh straight time at home, 5-0 Saturday night.

In a Nov. 3 story about a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks, The Associated Press, based on information in the NHL record book, erroneously reported that the Penguins tied a league record with their seventh straight road victory to open the season.

Saginaw Spirit Tyler Murovich is squeezed by a pair of Sarnia skaters. The Saginaw Spirit may have been eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last year, but Spirit center Tyler Murovich still got to see one of his teams win a championship in Michigan.

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After Tyler Kennedy missed practice yesterday at Sharks Ice, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma confirmed that the right winger has been shelved again by his injury.

Dustin Tokarski made 30 saves as the Norfolk Admirals won their fourth straight road game for the first time in nearly five years, and evened their season record at 6-6-0-0 with a 2-1 victory Friday over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.

Center Evgeni Malkin is the only Penguins player not skating. Coach Dan Bylsma said Malkin's recovery from a shoulder strain is "progressing in rehab, and the important part is the rest part of it," Bylsma said.

Los Angeles scores four in a thrilling third period to end the Penguins' seven-game road winning streak.

The Penguins are a perfectly respectable 5-3 on home ice this season. They've been at their best, however, on the road.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby dropped the gloves and was assessed a fighting major for the third time in his career Saturday.

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The Penguins have yet to lose on the road this year, but for that to remain the case they will need to cool off one of the hottest teams out west.

Elliot Ferguson photo/Sentinel-ReviewHickson Central Public School pupils try on Jay Heinbuck's Stanley Cup ring Tuesday afternoon.

Michael Nylander #92 of the Washington Capitals makes a pass against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Mark Letestu practiced with his teammates Tuesday morning at the Coal Street rink just as he did before the team left for a three-game Canadian swing last week.

The Penguins are one win away from getting into the record books. However, to do so they will have to win in a city where they haven't tasted victory in nearly 12 years.

Minnesota Wild's Marek Zidlicky, left, of the Czech Republic, fights with Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct.

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.

The Penguins are one win away from getting into the record books. However, to do so they will have to win in a city where they haven't tasted victory in nearly 12 years.

Dan Bylsma will be in the spotlight during the Penguins road trip to California this week.

The Penguins casualty list isn't pretty. Reading off the names, it almost becomes painful.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the greatest about-face in the history of professional sports.

Despite the loss of two All-Star-caliber players, the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the top spot for a third straight week.

The Pittsburgh Penguins can set an NHL record for the most points in October when the reigning Stanley Cup champions host the Minnesota Wild tonight at Mellon Arena.

Although the Pittsburgh Penguins capped off the month of October with a Halloween loss to the Minnesota Wild, there has never been a better opening month in franchise history.

Jordan Staal has three goals and two assists this season while appearing in -- naturally -- every game.

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