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Bad third period costs Penguins

PITTSBURGH — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff thought his team played its best game of the season, despite missing three top forwards. Jesper Bratt, Alexander Holtz and Tyler Toffoli scored in the third period, and the short-handed Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Thursday night. The Devils played without forwards Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes because of injuries, but they were still able to beat Pittsburgh for the sixth straight time overall. Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves for New Jersey, which had dropped three in a row and four of five overall. “We ...

Crosby’s hat trick lifts Pens to victory

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby recorded his 16th career hat trick, scoring twice in the third period, rallying the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Tuesday night for their league-leading fifth straight win. Crosby extended his point streak to nine games with the 558th, 559th and 560th goals of his career, also adding an assist. Jake Guentzel and Erik Karlsson each contributed a goal and an assist, and Tristan Jarry stopped 28 shots in his fourth consecutive win. “We’re trying to play the game the right way, and we’re trying to work collectively as a ...

Jarry gets it done for Pens

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins admit they weren’t really where they wanted to be during a 3-6 stretch to open the season. But a road trip to California helped the Penguins gain some much-needed confidence and momentum, which they brought back home. Erik Karlsson scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also scored and Tristan Jarry recorded a shutout in his return from injury, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Saturday night. “As of late, it feels like it’s starting to come together a little bit more,” Karlsson said. “Things are falling into place a ...

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Jagr getting Penguins honor PITTSBURGH — Jaromir Jagr’s familiar No. 68 is heading to the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Friday they will retire Jagr’s number before a visit from the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 18. Jagr spent the first 11 of his 24 seasons in the NHL in Pittsburgh, helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992. Jagr collected 439 goals and 640 assists in 806 regular-season games with the Penguins from 1990 to 2001. He still remains in the top five in franchise history in games played (fifth), points (fourth), ...

Rust gets it right just in time

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After having a goal waved off in overtime, Bryan Rust quickly made sure it didn’t happen twice. His wraparound goal with 1:15 remaining on the clock in overtime gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, giving them a sweep of their California road trip for the first time since 1996-97. Rust appeared to put in his own rebound 19 seconds earlier, but the goal was waved off when he was ruled offside. “The first one, when I first got it, I thought it was offside. They didn’t blow the whistle and I just kept ...

Jarry hurt in Penguins’ victory

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tristan Jarry and Magnus Hellberg combined on a 32-save shutout after Jarry left with an injury late in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Anaheim Ducks’ six-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. Radim Zohorna scored in the first period and Sidney Crosby added an empty-net goal for the Penguins, who avenged Anaheim’s spectacular 4-3 comeback victory in Pittsburgh eight days ago. “What I loved about our third period is that we competed hard, that we defended well,” Pens coach Mike Sullivan said. “It’s a good win ...