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Penguins’ nosedive continues with defeat in Dallas

The Associated Press DALLAS — Jamie Benn scored twice in a 1:17 span to extend his goal streak to a season-best three games, and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night. The Dallas captain is up to 15 goals on the season, with six in the past eight games, as the Stars finished 3-2 on a five-game homestand, the last of three that were their longest of the season. The Stars moved to a Central Division-best 95 points with 11 games remaining after starting the day even with Winnipeg, which has 13 games to go, and Colorado. The Avalanche played Columbus ...

Time keeps running out on Pens’ chances

NEWARK, N.J. — Jake Allen made 36 saves, and Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer each scored twice to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Alexander Holtz also scored, and Jesper Bratt, Tomas Nosek, Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each had two assists as New Jersey won for the third time in eight games under interim coach Travis Green. “One of the focal points of our games was our start. I thought it was excellent,” Green said of the first period. “A real good effort tonight.” Marcus Pettersson and Bryan Rust scored for ...

Crosby stars in victory

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky for the seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Sunday. “Any time you can be in (Gretzky’s) company, I think it’s definitely a good thing,” Crosby said. “Usually (Gretzky) or Mario (Lemieux) are kind of on their own for most things. It’s nice to be there.” Crosby, Lars Eller, Reilly Smith and Valtteri Puustinen each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which won for the second time in three games following a ...

Penguins pull away from Sharks

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the San Jose Sharks for a 6-3 win on Thursday night. Ludvig scored his second goal of the season on a shot from the ...

Senators stop skid at Pens’ expense

The Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation, but the Penguins lost for the seventh time in eight games. Jake Sanderson broke a scoreless tie 11 minutes into the third period for the Senators, who were 0-6-1 in their previous seven games. Batherson’s winner, assisted by Sanderson and Tim Stutzle, was his career-best 23rd goal of the ...

Pens’ struggles continue

PITTSBURGH — Connor McDavid versus Sidney Crosby used to make the hockey world come to a standstill and watch. Not so much these days. Twice in eight days two of the game’s biggest stars met. And twice in eight days McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers handled Crosby and the reeling Penguins, this time in a clinical 4-0 win on Sunday. McDavid scored his 24th goal of the season just over a minute in and added two assists. Darnell Nurse scored twice in the third period to break it open and Calvin Pickard turned aside all 41 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as the ...