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Penguins lose third straight

From Mirror, wire reports EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to 11 games, and the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers Place on Sunday. McDavid has 26 points during his streak. He also extended his home point streak to 25 games. Zach Hyman scored two goals, Ryan McLeod had a goal and an assist, and Leon Draisaitl had three assists for the Oilers (37-20-2). Calvin Pickard mad 23 saves. Evgeni Malkin scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 saves for the Penguins (27-24-8), who have lost three in a ...

A goalie-in-need runs into Penguins

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Philipp Grubauer wasn’t kidding when he noted it had been a while since his last shutout. Almost two years to be exact. This one came at the right time to try to keep the Seattle Kraken in the playoff conversation with the trade deadline approaching. Grubauer made 33 saves and posted his first shutout of the season, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Alex Wennberg scored and the Kraken beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 on Thursday night. Grubauer was terrific for the second straight game and recorded the 21st regular-season shutout of his career. It was his ...

Pens figure out terrific way to start West Coast trip

On the ice Tonight: Idle Next up: Pittsburgh at Seattle, tonight, 10 TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh Radio: HANK-FM 96.1 The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Erik Karlsson scored the winning goal at 1:42 of overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to their third consecutive victory, 4-3 over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Rickard Rakell, with two goals, and Lars Eller added the others for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 32 saves between regulation and overtime. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan praised his team’s resiliency. “We got down a couple of ...

Sports at a glance

Pens’ Rust not traveling VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin a crucial four-game western road trip without forward Bryan Rust. The 31-year-old Rust stayed behind in Pittsburgh while dealing with an upper-body injury sustained in the third period of a 7-6 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. Rust’s 18 goals are third on the team behind captain Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The 10-year veteran has been coming on strong of late, with seven goals in his last eight games, including two against the Flyers. The Penguins are already without Guentzel, who ...

Crosby, Pens outlast Flyers

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby can’t explain what it is about the Philadelphia Flyers that seems to bring out a little something extra in him. Maybe it’s familiarity. Maybe it’s just the natural emotions that come from playing a rival. To be honest, the Pittsburgh Penguins longtime captain isn’t really caught up in the “why” of it all. There’s too much else on his mind. Namely, trying to figure out a way for his team to make it to the playoffs. The road is narrow as March looms. Yet it still exists, thanks in part to another vintage performance from the 36-year-old icon ...

Penguins down Canadiens

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — An early mistake by Kris Letang put the Pittsburgh Penguins in the kind of hole they’ve struggled to dig out from at times during a wildly uneven season. Minutes later, the veteran defenseman atoned with a goal of his own. His team followed suit by playing the kind of hockey that will need to become commonplace if they want to make a late run at the playoffs. Letang scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final moments, as the Penguins surged past the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night for just their second win in ...