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Pens blow lead to Bruins

PITTSBURGH — Hampus Lindholm scored at 3:37 of overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Tuesday night. Boston trailed 5-3 entering the third period before scoring the final three goals of the game. Lindholm scored the game-winner with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle. Pavel Zacha started the Bruins’ comeback at 11:59 of the third when he deflected a shot behind Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry. Taylor Hall tied the game with 1:17 to play when he scored from the top of the crease. Charlie Coyle scored his fourth, Brad Marchand ...

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Pens struggle on the road SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken kept the Pittsburgh Penguins sliding on Saturday night. Jordan Eberle scored midway through the second period after Seattle had two goals disallowed by challenges, Morgan Geekie scored late in the second and the Kraken beat Pittsburgh 3-1 for the Penguins’ fourth straight loss. Jake Guentzel scored on a breakaway midway through the second period and Casey DeSmith had 27 saves, but Pittsburgh’s road trip concluded with a thud. The Penguins lost three straight in Western Canada before closing out its road swing against ...

Pens defeated on road by Flames

CALGARY, Alberta — Nazem Kadri scored two goals in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, in late Tuesday night. Jonathan Huberdeau added a power-play goal in the second period for the Flames. Evgeni Malkin got the Pens on the board later in the second, but Michael Stone answered to put Calgary up 4-1. Casey DeSmith started in goal for the Pens and faced 20 shots in the first period. The Penguins were coming off a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and will play in Vancouver on Friday night and Seattle on Saturday.

Pens’ 3-1 lead not enough to hold off Oilers

EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers used a four-goal second period to rally for a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a goal and an assist, and Tyson Barrie and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers. Jack Campbell finished with 32 saves. Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry had 41 saves. “We just got to put a full game together, you know?” ...

Penguins rally after 1st period

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby scored the 79th game-winner of his career and rallied Pittsburgh from a two-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 Saturday night for the Penguins’ first road win of the season. Danton Heinen scored twice, Josh Archibald and Jan Rutta each had a goal and an assist, and Brock McGinn also scored a goal. Crosby and Kasperi Kapanen added two assists apiece. “We weren’t prepared to play in the first period, and we got we got totally outplayed by Columbus,” Pens coach Mike Sullivan said. “I give our players a lot of credit. I thought ...

Kings get crowned on visit to the ’Burg

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — From the day he took over nearly seven years ago, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has preached to his gifted offensive players to stop messing around and just shoot the puck. It appears Sullivan may finally have a group he doesn’t have to tell twice. Jeff Petry and Jan Rutta scored their first goals of the season on blasts from the point that made their way around well-placed screens, Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell scored from in close and Pittsburgh raced by the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 on Tuesday night. Jeff Carter ...