Return of The Russian Rocket...But To WHO???

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Senators Trump Pens; Emery Dominant

Ottawa 3 (35-23-4)
Pittsburgh 1 (37-21-4)
Shots OTW 29 PIT 33

Crosby Goal (34), 4 SOG
Bure Assist, 4 SOG
McLennan 26 saves on 29 shots

Fisher 2 Goals (21)
McAmmond Goal (6)
Eaves/Vermette Assists
Emery 32 saves on 33 shots
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Pens Slide By Sharks In Shoot-Out; Former Pens Give Pittsburgh Fits As Pens Reclaim 1st In East

San Jose 2 (22-34-6)
Pittsburgh 3 (38-21-4)
Shots SJ 29 PIT 30

Staal Goal (20)
Christensen Goal (14)
Cheechoo/McCarty/Grier Assists
Sydor Game-winning goal in Shoot-Out
Fleury 27 saves on 29 shots

Guerin Goal (20), Assist, 6 SOG
Thornton 2 Assists
Fedetenko Goal (11), 4 SOG
Nabokov 28 saves on 30 shots
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Cold Streak Alert

The Penguins Jonathan Cheechoo has not scored a goal in 14 games, he is stuck with 21 on the season. Speculation is that the Pens may look to trade Cheechoo for some additional grit which as been the focus of the club with the recent aquisitions of Darren McCarty and Kyle McLaren. The Trade Deadline is tomorrow.

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Ok league Update coming here at some point...standings, leaders, blah blah blah

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Isles Evade Pens On The Island; Kolzig Steals Win As New York Snaps 8 Game Losing Streak

Pittsburgh 2 (38-22-4)
NY Islanders 3 (23-35-6)
Shots PIT 33 NYI 21

Bure Goal (36), 9 SOG
Malkin Goal (33)
Crosby/Eaton Assists
Fleury 18 saves on 21 shots

Simon Goal (2)
Bergenheim Goal (7)
Roberts Goal (9)
Kolzig 31 saves on 33 shots

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Pens Stats Through 64 Games

Sykora (13G, 14A, 27pts) Crosby (34G, 25A, 59pts) Bure (36G, 38A, 74pts)
Satan (10G, 26A, 36pts) Malkin (33G, 14A, 47pts) Kunitz (19G, 28A, 47pts)
Cheechoo (21G, 12A, 33pts) Staal (20G, 11A, 31pts) Grier (6G, 18A, 24pts)
McCarty (1G, 3A, 4pts in 14 games) Christensen (14G, 5A, 19pts) Laraque (1G, 10A, 11pts)
Letang (2G, 17A, 19pts) Eaton (0G, 10A, 10pts)
McLaren (5G, 14A, 19pts) Whitney (1G, 22A, 23pts)
Sydor (0G, 29A, 29pts) Orpik (0G, 19A, 19pts)

Fleury 28-11-1 2.61 GAA .899SV% 2 SO's 2372 Min
McLennan 1-1-1 2.28 GAA .922 SV% 1 SO 184 Min

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Around The NHL

Eastern Conference Standings

Washington 39-22-3 81pts
Pittsburgh 38-22-4 80pts
Ottawa 36-24-4 76pts
Atlanta 38-23-3 79pts
New Jersey 37-24-3 77pts
New York Rangers 35-22-7 77pts
Florida 36-26-3 75pts
Boston 30-25-7 67pts
Buffalo 31-28-4 66pts
Tampa Bay 28-26-8 64pts
Montreal 30-33-1 61pts
Carolina 27-32-7 61pts
Philadelphia 25-32-6 56pts
Toronto 25-34-5 55pts
NY Islanders 23-35-6 52pts

Western Conference Standings

Anaheim 41-22-3 85pts
St. Louis 37-20-6 80pts
Edmonton 36-20-8 80pts
Detroit 36-24-5 77pts
Chicago 35-23-4 74pts
Los Angeles 35-27-2 72pts
Pheonix 32-23-8 72pts
Nashville 31-24-9 71pts
Dallas 31-28-8 70pts
Colorado 32-28-4 66pts
Calgary 31-30-3 65pts
Vancouver 28-25-9 65pts
Minnesota 26-33-4 56pts
Columbus 26-35-3 55pts
San Jose 22-34-6 50pts

NHL League Leaders

Goals

1. Kovachuk 61
2. Gaborik 49
3. Kariya 46
4. Jagr 44
5. Havlat 43
6. Richards 42

Assists

1. M. Koivu 65
2. Spezza 56
3. Gomez 55
4. Hemsky 52
5. Langkow 51
BrindAmour 51
7. Kane 50

Points

1. Gaborik (49G, 36A) 85
2. Jagr (44G, 39A) 83
3. Kovalchuk (61G, 20A) 81
4. Sakic (34G, 46A) 80
5. Hemsky (27G, 52A) 79
6. Havlat (43G, 35A) 78
Ovechkin (38G, 40A) 78

+/-

1. Letang +27
2. Mara +24
3. Eaton +22
Bure +22
5. Fehr +21
6. Crosby +20

Shots

1. Kovalchuk 365
2. Bure 362
3. Kariya 262
4. Forsberg 254
5. Havlat 253

Wins

1. Fleury 28
2. Broduer 25
Giguere 25
4. Vokoun 23
5. C. Mason STL 22

SO

1. Giguere 7
2. Hasek 6
3. 7 w/4

GAA

1. Giguere 2.04
2. Bryzgalov 2.09
3. Broduer 2.23
4. Miller 2.26
5. Khabibulin 2.28

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Crosby and Bure Lead Pens Past Bruins

Pittsburgh 3 (39-22-4)
Boston 2 (30-26-7)
Shots PIT 32 BOS 22

Crosby Goal (35) Assist, 5 SOG
Bure 2 Assists, 5 SOG
Sykora Goal (14)
Malkin Goal (34)
Fleury 20 saves on 22 shots

Chara 2 Assists
Kessel Goal (13)
Scheaffer Goal (8)
Axelson/Savard Assist
Thomas 29 saves on 32 shots
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Pens Pick Up 40th Win In Shootout With Sens

Pittsburgh 2 (40-22-4)
Ottawa 1 (36-25-5)
Shots PIT 36 OTT 22

Kunitz Goal (20)
Malkin Assist
Bure GW Shootout Goal, 7 SOG
McLennan 21 saves on 22 shots

Alfredson Goal (30)
Spezza/Redden Assists
Emery 35 saves on 36 shots

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Cheechoo Snaps Out Of Slump Against Thrashers

Atlanta 4 (40-24-3)
Pittsburgh 5 (41-22-4)
Shots ATL 30 PIT 40

Cheechoo 2 Goals (23)...had not scored in 17 games
Crosby 2 Goals (37)...takes team lead in goals.
Bure/Staal/Sydor 2 Assists
Malkin Goal (35)
Fleury 26 saves on 30 shots

Holik Goal (10) Assist
Kozlov Goal (9) Assist
Hedberg 35 saves on 40 shots
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Red Hot Pens Win 4th Straight; Expand Eastern Conference Lead As They Move To 9-2-1 Under Lemieux

Pittsburgh 4 (42-22-4)
Tampa Bay 2 (28-29-9)
Shots PIT 29 TB 33

Bure Goal (37), 4 SOG
Crosby Goal (38), 5 SOG
Malkin Goal (36), 5 SOG
Christensen Goal (15)
Fleury 31 saves on 33 shots

Prospal Goal (8) Assist
St. Louis Goal (29)
Lecavalier Assist
Joseph 25 saves on 29 shots

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Make It Five; Pens Clicking Heading Toward Playoffs As They Reach 90 Points Leading East By Four Points

Pittsburgh 7 (43-22-4)
Florida 4 (38-29-3)
Shots PIT 29 FLA 29

Bure 2 Goals (39), 8 SOG, 81 Pts-9th in NHL
Whitney 3 Assists, +5
Malkin 2 Goals (38)
Kunitz 2 Assists
Crosby Goal (39)
Christensen Goal (16) Assist
McCarty Goal (2)
McLaren 6 Hits
McLennan 25 saves on 29 shots

Horton Goal (34) Assist
Dvorak Goal (11) Assist
Salei/Jokinen 2 Assists
Auld 18 Saves on 23 Shots in 38:39
Vokoun 4 Saves on 6 Shots in 21:21
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Playoff Race Update

Eastern Conference

5. New Jersey 69 GP 81 Pts
6. Florida 71 GP 80 Pts
7. NY Rangers 68 GP 77 Pts
8. Buffalo 69 GP 75 Pts
9. Boston 68 GP 75 Pts
10. Carolina 71 GP 71 Pts
11. Philadelphia 69 GP 68 Pts

Western Conference

6. Phoenix 68 GP 81 Pts
7. Nashville 69 GP 78 Pts
8. Dallas 71 GP 77 Pts
9. Colorado 69 GP 74 Pts
10. Los Angeles 70 GP 73 Pts
11. Vancouver 68 GP 68 Pts
12. Calgary 68 GP 67 Pts*

* The Calgary Flames are 21-11-2 in thier last 34 games.