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Saad, Blues down Pens

ST. LOUIS — Brandon Saad scored twice and Jordan Binnington stopped 31 shots as the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, on Saturday night. Jake Neighbours and Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues, who were coming off a loss at home to Arizona two nights earlier and won in regulation for the first time this season. Robert Thomas and Kasperi Kapanen, playing in his first game against his former team since being waived by Pittsburgh last season, each had two assists. “After last game, we didn’t have our best game and we wanted to come out with some pace and some ...

Three-goal second period too much for Penguins

By Larry Lage The Associated Press DETROIT — Andrew Copp and Alex DeBrincat each scored twice, Ville Husso made 30 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Wednesday night. “We have a lot of depth here and you can see that every line can score,” said DeBrincat, one of the many players acquired by Detroit desperately hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016. “We just have so many options that it is hard for anyone to cover all of them.” Copp scored in a three-goal second period to give Detroit a 4-1 lead, but Pittsburgh pulled ...

Sports at a glance

Pens, Canucks swap players The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday in a trade for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. Rathbone, 24, was a 2017 fourth-round pick and played in 28 games with the Canucks over the past three seasons, tallying two goals and three assists. He has scored one goal in two AHL games this season and will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. A native of the Czech Republic, Plasek, 23, was 2019 sixth-round pick. With HC Olomouc of Czechia in the 2022-23 season, ...

Malkin leads Penguins’ surge

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist during a five-goal third-period surge and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night. Malkin tied Alexander Mogilny for third-most goals in NHL history among Russian-born players. Malkin, who scored his 473rd career goal, trails only Sergei Fedorov (483) and Alex Ovechkin (822). Malkin and the Penguins admittedly aren’t happy after their run of 16 consecutive playoff appearances ended last spring. “I want to win, I want to play hard,” Malkin said. “We ...

Crosby, Malkin team up for Pens win

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Eighteen years running, the Sid and Geno Show is still rolling along and capable of being a hit performance. Sidney Crosby scored twice on the power play, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and three assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the ...

Penguins unable to hold on to 2-0 lead in setback

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut. The Chicago Blackhawks rookie picked up an assist and dazzled occasionally with his skating as Chicago rallied past Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Tuesday night. The ...