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Penguins will face healthy Devils

On the ice Tonight: New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. TV: AT&T SportsNet Radio: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are returning from an eight-day break refreshed and as healthy as they have been in a while. When Lindy Ruff’s struggling young team faces the Penguins in Pittsburgh tonight, $63 million defenseman Dougie Hamilton is going to be back in the lineup for the first time in almost two months along with forwards Jesper Bratt and Andreas Johnsson. Hamilton, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, has missed 17 ...

Division leader beats Pens

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins spent the first four months of the season shadowboxing each other for the top spot in perhaps the NHL’s most competitive division. Skating on the same sheet of ice for the first time in ...

Pens run into hot goalie

The Associated Press TORONTO — Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews each had a goal and an assist, and Jack Campbell made 45 saves to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. David Kampf and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto, which was outshot 46-29 but won its second straight. “A good win against a really good team that has been playing really well lately,” Rielly said. “The special teams stick out when we take that many penalties, so I thought the PK did a great job.” A fast start and shutting down the Penguins on ...

Crosby’s legacy with Penguins more than just 500 goals

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby felt the pressure. He always does. The Pittsburgh Penguins star could sense it as he crept closer and closer to 500 career goals. In typical Crosby fashion, his concern wasn’t so much about his pursuit of a milestone only 45 other players in NHL history have reached, but how much it would inconvenience everyone else. His parents, Troy and Trina, lived out of a suitcase while crisscrossing the Northeast in recent weeks in an effort to be on hand whenever their only son reached rarefied air. His teammates nearly ...

Crosby hits milestone in OT win

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby never makes it about himself. Ever. Stanley Cups. Scoring titles. MVP awards. Conn Smythe trophies. The Pittsburgh Penguins star never met a milestone he didn’t try to share as quickly as possible with as many people as ...

Boyle points Penguins to victory over Devils

NEWARK, N.J. — Brian Boyle scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Tristan Jarry made 28 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept rolling with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Mike Matheson, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who won ...