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GM not blaming coach for slump

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas isn’t blaming his team’s sluggish start on coach Mike Sullivan. Dubas said Monday the Penguins are “fortunate” to have Sullivan in the fold even with Pittsburgh near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings about a third of the way into the season. “Do I think that that he’s the right person for this job now and far to the future? I absolutely do,” Dubas said. Dubas praised Sullivan and his staff for their attention to detail and willingness to explore new avenues in search of a way to help ...

Pens’ losing streak continues

The Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots, Eetu Luostarinen got the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Friday night. Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored a goal and Anton Lundell had two assists for the Panthers, who have won three of their last four games. Aleksander Barkov got an empty-netter to seal the win for Florida. Former Panthers forward Reilly Smith scored for Pittsburgh, which has dropped a season-high four straight to fall to 11-12-4. Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for the ...

Pens’ power play problems persist

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, on Wednesday night. Anthony Cirelli and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Lightning, who have won four in a row after a four-game skid. Kucherov extended his point streak to 11 games, and has 44. points in 26 games. “There’s a lot of great players in this league, the best in the world,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said of Kucherov. “But I think right now through 20-something games you’ve got to put ...

Couturier goal sinks Penguins

PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Tyson Foerster scored in regulation for Philadelphia. Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh’s all-time leading scorer against the Flyers when ...

One shootout goal enough to sink Pens

On the ice Tonight: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sean Couturier scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. Samuel Ersson stopped Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust in the shootout to give the Flyers the extra point, after Guentzel forced overtime with 21 seconds left. Tristan Jarry stopped Tyson Foerster and Travis Konecny. Foerster scored his fourth of the year in regulation and also continued a three-game point streak with an ...

Pens goalie stops 39 shots … and scores … in win

TAMPA, Fla. — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night. Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left. “It was pretty lucky,” ...