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Pens fall to Habs in shootout
James Neal and Pascal Dupuis scored third period goals, and Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz kept the Pens alive with shootout goals, but Montreal's Tomas Plekanec ended the contest with a wrister past Marc-Andre Fleury to win 3-2 for the Habs at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Tuesday night.

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02/07/2012 - 22:04
Ashley Barnett
Kovalchuk leads Devils over Penguins
Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists as the Devils built a 4-1 lead and cruised to a 5-2 win over the Penguins in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon. Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen scored for the Pens.

The win extended the Devils winning streak to four.

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02/05/2012 - 15:31
PSR Staff
Fleury excellent again as Pens top Bruins 2-1
Marc-Andre Fleury was brilliant once again, robbing Boston's Brad Marchand with less than 30 seconds remaining, and the Penguins beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins in Beantown 2-1. Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke scored for Pittsburgh.

The victory was the Penguins ninth win in their last 10 games. The Penguins rebounded from a 1-0 loss at Toronto on Wednesday that ended a season-high eight-game winning streak.

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02/04/2012 - 15:54
PSR Staff
On The Edge
The Penguins had just unraveled against the Ottawa Senators, falling 5-1 in game five of last month's six-game losing streak. The most recent loss marked their longest losing skid since the 2009-10 season. Dejected Pens players gave clichéd responses to explain their troubles, pointing out that there had been some good hockey played over the course of their woeful slide.

 But in the game against the Senators, they were completely listless.

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02/02/2012 - 21:52
Alex Nseir
Pens winning streak stopped at eight
Brent Johnson stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced, but Clarke MacArthur's third period goal was all Toronto needed to stop the Penguins' winning streak at 8 games, as the Maple Leafs shut out the Pens 1-0 on Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) -- James Reimer stopped all 25 shots he faced and Clarke MacArthur scored in the third period to lift the...

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02/01/2012 - 23:13
PSR Staff
Fleury magnificent as Pens roar back from three down to top Leafs in shootout
Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner in the shootout after forcing overtime with just six seconds remaining, as the Penguins rallied from a 4-1 third period deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs for their eighth consecutive win. Joe Vitale, Steve Sullivan and Matt Cooke also scored for the Penguins.

“That wasn’t a lot of what we like to see on the ice,” Pens coach Dan Bylsma said after his team’s win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on...

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01/31/2012 - 23:37
Alex Nseir
Penguins' Crosby does not have a neck fracture
Crosby and general manager Ray Shero discuss diagnosis with the media

Penguins center Sidney Crosby and team general manager Ray Shero met with the media Tuesday night to reveal the star center has been diagnosed...

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01/31/2012 - 20:28
PSR Staff
Crosby suffered neck injury, says LA doc
In addition to concussions, Pens captain may have further injury issues

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was diagnosed with a neck injury and is also still recovering from a second concussion he apparently suffered in December.

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01/29/2012 - 22:23
PSR Staff
Youth hockey teams from Russia, Canada and U.S. to play in local tournament
Pittsburgh Viper Hockey to host midget triple-A tournament

Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Viper Hockey will play host to 27 of the top midget AAA teams in the United States and Canada, as well as a top Russian team, at the 2012 Midget AAA...

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01/27/2012 - 12:09
PSR Staff
Pens win another shootout for seventh straight victory
Marc-Andre Fleury was outstanding once again, and Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout to lift the Pens over the Blues on the road, 3-2, for their seventh straight win. Steve Sullivan and James Neal scored in regulation for Pittsburgh.

The Blues, a surprisingly hot Western Conference team this season, were shut down by brilliant goaltending by Marc-Andre Fleury in the waning...

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01/24/2012 - 23:02
Scott Kromko
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Dixon Still Passing Tests
There was not much we didn't know about Pitt's Jamie Dixon when this season began. We knew he'd never coached a team to the Final Four. But we also knew he never missed an NCAA Tournament. Nor has he ever lost to a Top 10 team at home.
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Ted-Foolery
At some point in the second round of the ongoing Crosby concussion saga, the news broke that Sid was again paying a visit to the father of chiropractic neurology, Dr. Ted Carrick. Sid was treated extensively by Dr. Carrick in the early stages of his recovery.
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When Rooney Speaks...
Steelers president Art Rooney II doesn’t open his mouth often, unless he has a good reason. That’s rare for an attorney, but appropriate for an executive of an NFL team that has been a model of stability and success for most of the past four decades.
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Underrated All-Star
Could it be that Kris Letang is flying under the radar a little bit – right here in Pittsburgh? Let me explain the question. In the Penguins’ dressing room, among the coaches and in the front office, they know exactly what they have in the 24-year-old Montreal native.
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Recruiting: Where the WPIAL Stars Signed
Jeannette's Demetrious Cox was one of 31 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football players who signed letters of intent on Feb. 1. PSR has the list right here.
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Universal Truths About Recruiting
The dream for many young, budding athletes is to someday become a pro, but the more realistic first goal should be earning a college scholarship.
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I'll Take the Blonde Kid...
With the All Star games behind us for the NFL and NHL, I should take some time to note the players from the Steelers and the Penguins who participated in their respective games.
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National Recruiting
The usual suspects dominated National Signing Day, with national champion Alabama leading the way. Urban Meyer's first class at Ohio State was impressive, while Florida landed standout lineman D.J. Humphries of Charlotte.
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