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Crosby’s status clouds Game 6 for Pens

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby made his way down the tunnel and out of sight. Any sense of security the Pittsburgh Penguins had in their first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers disappeared right along with their captain. The superstar’s status for tonight’s Game 6 is uncertain after Crosby absorbed a high but — in the eyes of the officials — legal hit from Jacob Trouba late in the second period of Game 5 on Wednesday night. He didn’t play the final 26 minutes and was nowhere near the bench as a two-goal lead turned into a 5-3 loss that sent the series back to ...

Crosby injured as Penguins fail to close out Rangers

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Unhappy with the way they played in two bad losses on the road that pushed them to the brink of elimination, the New York Rangers bounced back with a needed win to keep their season going. Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period ...

Penguins hoping to close out Rangers

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins were stymied by Igor Shesterkin during the regular season. They have now chased the the New York Rangers’ Vezina Trophy finalist the last two games and are one win from advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in four years. They can do that tonight in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, where they earned a split of the first two games. After scoring just four goals against Shesterkin in four regular-season games, the Penguins have torched him for 10 goals in three periods over the last two games. He left after giving ...

Penguins get crushing win for 3-1 lead

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Igor Shesterkin toyed with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the regular season. The New York Rangers’ goaltender even waved Sidney Crosby and company off the ice following a shutout victory in early April. Fast forward a month and ...

Pens’ Domingue does the necessary work

On the ice Tonight: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Best-of-7 series: Penguins up 2-1 TV: AT&T SportsNet 2; ESPN Radio: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Louis Domingue remembers dragging a net out into the street, pulling on his rollerblades and ...

Penguins will have no DeSmith for rest of playoffs

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff run won’t include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason. The surgery comes three days after DeSmith exited in the second overtime of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 triple-overtime victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series. DeSmith entered the playoffs as Pittsburgh’s top goaltender with All-Star Tristan Jarry sidelined with a lower-body injury. DeSmith’s injury leaves Louis ...