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Hot December start over for Pens

On deck Tonight: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM The Associated Press NEW YORK — Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee each scored twice, Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on ...

’Canes rally past Penguins

PITTSBURGH — Jaccob Slavin scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Carolina won its seventh straight game and has points in 13 consecutive contests to match the franchise record. “We’ve been resilient, for sure,” captain Jordan Staal said. “A lot of the guys have stepped up and played some great hockey in big minutes and big roles. We’ve been staying with it and trusting our game.” In overtime, Brent Burns started a pretty passing sequence with his 800th NHL point and Slavin ended ...

Penguins ‘power’ their way past hot Rangers

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan thought his team wasn’t playing with emotion throughout the first half of Tuesday night’s game against the New York Rangers. Then a red-hot power play came to the rescue. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust each scored with the man ...

Staal’s goal caps Hurricanes’ comeback win

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of the NHL’s hottest teams clashed Sunday and the Carolina Hurricanes really warmed up at just the right time. Jordan Staal scored with 6:27 remaining as the Hurricanes rallied past Pittsburgh for a 3-2 victory, snapping the Penguins’ seven-game winning ...

Letang’s goal helps Penguins to another victory

By George Richards The Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night. Letang had the stroke Nov. 28, returned to practice 10 days later and got back ...

Hot Penguins learn to deal with injuries

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The surging Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to keep their hot streak going without defenseman Jeff Petry and forward Jason Zucker. The Penguins have placed Petry on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday the team expects Petry to be out for an extended period. Petry, traded from Montreal over the summer, was injured during a 3-1 win over Buffalo on Saturday. He will miss at least 10 games. Zucker briefly left a 2-1 win over Dallas on Monday night in the second period after blocking a shot. He ...