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Malkin’s late goal lifts Penguins past Ovechkin, Caps 4-3

Evgeni Malkin remains a live wire. The latest proof came against Washington on Saturday. An untimely roughing penalty in the third period helped spark a Capitals’ rally from a three-goal deficit. Malkin made up for it by burying a breakaway with 1:20 left in regulation that lifted the Penguins to a 4-3 victory.… read more »

Sunday Standings: A season-stabilizing week for the Penguins

After being humbled a week ago on Saturday night with a 6-0 defeat at the hands of the New York Rangers, it was gut check time for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “For all intents and purposes, we’re in the playoffs right now,” coach Mike Sullivan said after that defeat. With that sort of messaging coming from…… read more »

Sully Says: The Most Important Thing Is We Walked Away With Two Points

“We understand every game is important right now,” Malkin said after that loss. Depth scoring from Ryan Poehling and Chad Ruhwedel, as well as a power-play tally from Jake Guentzel, helped Pittsburgh get out to a commanding 3-0 lead on Saturday night against Washington at PPG Paints Arena. Casey DeSmith was particularly fantastic in the…… read more »

Capitals Playoff Hopes Dashed In Comeback Effort, Fall To Penguins 4-3

With their long-shot playoff hopes on the line, the Washington Capitals returned to the road and faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Caps, four points behind Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference standings, badly needed a win to do anything but extinguish their postseason hopes, but they were soundly out-classed by a final score of…… read more »

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