Evgeni Malkin scored a tying goal at 5:28 of the third, and Tristan Jarry made 22 saves for the Penguins (40-31-10), who had won three of four. Pittsburgh remained one point behind the New York Islanders for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the East. Each has one game remaining. The…… read more »
The Panthers (42-31-8) reached the playoffs for the fourth straight season when the Buffalo Sabres lost 6-2 to the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins lost 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks. Florida, which plays its regular-season finale Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, holds the first wild card into the playoffs from the Eastern Conference,…… read more »