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Crosby delivers; Pens end skid

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game 2:35 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Thursday night to end a six-game losing streak. Crosby found himself in alone on Lukas Dostal and hit the brakes before roofing the puck over the Ducks’ goaltender for the 93rd game-winning goal of his career. Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for Pittsburgh, which outshot Anaheim 46-23. Dostal stopped 44 shots to keep the Ducks in it, but it still wasn’t enough. Alex Killorn picked up his second goal of the season for the Ducks, who ended a ...

Fleury helps Wild beat Pens

PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots in what will likely be his final game in Pittsburgh as the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night. Frederick Gaudreau scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two assists. Kaprizov tied the franchise record with his sixth straight multipoint game. Mats Zuccarello and Jakub Lauko also scored for Minnesota. Rickard Rakell scored twice and Valtteri Puustinen got his first power-play goal for Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby had three assists. Joel Blomqvist stopped 34 shots for Pittsburgh. Fleury, who ...

Penguins still struggling

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four goals in under six minutes for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Elias Pettersson scored the first of a quick four-goal run midway through the second period after the Penguins built a 2-0 lead. Kiefer Sherwood and J.T. Miller scored before Bains buried the puck into the back of the net to cap the run. Bains’ goal provided insurance for Vancouver (4-1-2) after Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period. Malkin also had two assists for ...

Oilers blank Penguins

EDMONTON, Alberta — Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout, Viktor Arvidsson had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday. Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm each had a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (3-4-1), who had struggled offensively to start the season, scoring just 14 goals in their first seven games. Arvidsson’s assists were his first points as an Oiler, while Vasily Podkolzin also had one for his first point since arriving in Edmonton. The game was highly ...

Pens send struggling goalie back to ’Burg

On the ice Tonight: Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Records: Pens (3-4-1); Oilers (2-4-1) TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Penguins have sent starting goaltender Tristan Jarry home so he could get some individual work in hopes of breaking out of an early season funk. Coach Mike Sullivan made the announcement on Thursday. The Penguins are in the middle of a four-game road trip through Western Canada that continues on Friday in Edmonton. Jarry is 1-1-0 in three games for the Penguins with a 5.47 goals against average and an .836 save percentage. The ...

Pens fall in shootout

CALGARY, Alberta — Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar scored in regulation for Calgary. Andersson also had an assist and leads the Flames in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists). Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Noel Acciari scored for Pittsburgh, which opened a four-game Western Canada road trip. Dustin Wolf, who was peppered with 38 shots, improves to 3-0-0. He clinched the win when he ...