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NEWARK,NJ - Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves as a last-minute replacement for the New Jersey Devils in a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NEWARK,NJ - Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves as a last-minute replacement for the New Jersey Devils in a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NEWARK,NJ - Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves as a last-minute replacement for the New Jersey Devils in a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NEWARK,NJ - Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves as a last-minute replacement for the New Jersey Devils in a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Penguins' win streak ended at six games as they fell to Boston, 2-1, on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Brandon Tanev scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith made 31 saves.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT:
Well, to say the Penguins faced their fair share of adversity tonight would be an understatement.
Before the game, they learned they would be without Teddy Blueger, who is longer-term with an upper-body injury, joining Jason Zucker, Jared McCann, John Marino and Mark Friedman on the injury list.
During the game, they lost Evgeni Malkin to a lower-body injury in the first period and Brandon Tanev to a game misconduct in the second period (that came with a five-minute major they had to kill off).
That meant the Penguins were down to 10 forwards during the second game of a back-to-back set against a tough opponent in an already condensed schedule, and spent a lot of it shorthanded, taxing them even more.
And while they ultimately weren't able to get the result they wanted, head coach Mike Sullivan liked how his team battled.
"I was proud of the group and how hard we competed tonight," Sullivan said. "I think this group has a certain resilience to them that they show night in and night out. And that's an important attribute to have to win in this league. That's what we told them after the game. I thought we gave ourselves a chance tonight. It's unfortunate we didn't get any points out of it."
With Blueger being scratched, Mark Jankowski moved up into his spot between Zach Aston-Reese and Tanev, while Sam Lafferty slotted into his between Colton Sceviour and Anthony Angello.
But then Malkin took a hit from Jarrod Tinordi in the corner of the offensive zone just a few minutes into the first period. He was slow to get up, but finished his shift. After talking with head athletic trainer Chris Stewart on the bench, Malkin headed to the locker room.
He returned briefly for one shift on the power play, but then went back to the dressing room and did not return the rest of the night. Sullivan said he is currently being evaluated.
It was a tough break for Malkin, who entered tonight on an eight-game point streak and had been playing absolutely dominant hockey as of late.
"Nobody likes to see that," Crosby said. "Guys that are stepping in are just trying to go out there one shift at a time. You're just trying to push and make sure that whoever's out there sets up the next line for a good shift. You never like to see any teammate hurt and leave the game. You want to go out there and do the job and get the win for him. Unfortunately we weren't able to do that."
In his absence, a makeshift line of Tanev, Evan Rodrigues and Kasperi Kapanen was thrown together. They showed some quick chemistry, as they connected for a goal from Tanev. Unfortunately, the winger would join Malkin in the locker room the next period.
Tanev lined up Tinordi for a hit in the neutral zone, sending him crashing into the boards in front of the Bruins bench. Tinordi went down and stayed there, getting tended to by the Bruins medical staff before getting helped off the ice.
Tanev was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Crosby had this to say about the hit after the game:
"I haven't seen it a ton. I saw one quick replay. I hope Tinordi's okay. He went in pretty awkward. But I don't think there was any intent. I thought he hit him clean, he hit him timely as far as the puck being there. He did go in awkwardly, so you never like to see that. I didn't think it warranted a five-minute. The refs are out there trying to protect us and keep us safe. I get it. I can see them trying to do that. But I didn't see it that way. I hope he's okay and I hope as players, we can get some clarity on what's a good hit and what's not. It's tough to really gauge when you're out there. I know it's fast, but right now, it's really hard to know what is in fact clean and what's not. And when you're out there playing, it's important that you do know that."
That meant only would the Bruins be on the power play for five minutes - the Penguins would have to kill it off without two of their best penalty killers in Tanev and Blueger. But the Penguins were motivated to get the job done for their teammate, and did it with a total group effort.
"We wanted to kill out off for Tans," Mark Jankowski said. "I think we were on the same page, we were executing well, we pressured when we could."
Jankowski capped it off with a shorthanded breakaway in the waning seconds, hitting the post as the fans here at PPG Paints Arena were on their feet.
"That was a great moment to have the crowd, the fans back in the building, giving us a lot of energy," DeSmith said. "I thought we did a really good job taking away seams, we didn't give up anything through the middle, kind of kept them to the perimeter and then got clears when we had to. That was a huge kill for us, kept us in the game."
But as DeSmith said, unfortunately, the Pens weren't able to capitalize on the momentum they had built with that huge penalty kill. But they certainly weren't hanging their heads after the game. As Crosby said, usually with an effort like that you get rewarded.
"I think everyone knows we've been playing really well, and we played well that game," DeSmith said. "There was a lot of adversity, a lot of things that happened, losing some guys and things like that. So I think everybody knows we battled hard and everybody's staying positive. We've been on such a good run; we're not going to let this affect us."
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Penguins' win streak ended at six games as they fell to Boston, 2-1, on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Brandon Tanev scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith made 31 saves.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT:
Well, to say the Penguins faced their fair share of adversity tonight would be an understatement.
Before the game, they learned they would be without Teddy Blueger, who is longer-term with an upper-body injury, joining Jason Zucker, Jared McCann, John Marino and Mark Friedman on the injury list.
During the game, they lost Evgeni Malkin to a lower-body injury in the first period and Brandon Tanev to a game misconduct in the second period (that came with a five-minute major they had to kill off).
That meant the Penguins were down to 10 forwards during the second game of a back-to-back set against a tough opponent in an already condensed schedule, and spent a lot of it shorthanded, taxing them even more.
And while they ultimately weren't able to get the result they wanted, head coach Mike Sullivan liked how his team battled.
"I was proud of the group and how hard we competed tonight," Sullivan said. "I think this group has a certain resilience to them that they show night in and night out. And that's an important attribute to have to win in this league. That's what we told them after the game. I thought we gave ourselves a chance tonight. It's unfortunate we didn't get any points out of it."
With Blueger being scratched, Mark Jankowski moved up into his spot between Zach Aston-Reese and Tanev, while Sam Lafferty slotted into his between Colton Sceviour and Anthony Angello.
But then Malkin took a hit from Jarrod Tinordi in the corner of the offensive zone just a few minutes into the first period. He was slow to get up, but finished his shift. After talking with head athletic trainer Chris Stewart on the bench, Malkin headed to the locker room.
He returned briefly for one shift on the power play, but then went back to the dressing room and did not return the rest of the night. Sullivan said he is currently being evaluated.
It was a tough break for Malkin, who entered tonight on an eight-game point streak and had been playing absolutely dominant hockey as of late.
"Nobody likes to see that," Crosby said. "Guys that are stepping in are just trying to go out there one shift at a time. You're just trying to push and make sure that whoever's out there sets up the next line for a good shift. You never like to see any teammate hurt and leave the game. You want to go out there and do the job and get the win for him. Unfortunately we weren't able to do that."
In his absence, a makeshift line of Tanev, Evan Rodrigues and Kasperi Kapanen was thrown together. They showed some quick chemistry, as they connected for a goal from Tanev. Unfortunately, the winger would join Malkin in the locker room the next period.
Tanev lined up Tinordi for a hit in the neutral zone, sending him crashing into the boards in front of the Bruins bench. Tinordi went down and stayed there, getting tended to by the Bruins medical staff before getting helped off the ice.
Tanev was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Crosby had this to say about the hit after the game:
"I haven't seen it a ton. I saw one quick replay. I hope Tinordi's okay. He went in pretty awkward. But I don't think there was any intent. I thought he hit him clean, he hit him timely as far as the puck being there. He did go in awkwardly, so you never like to see that. I didn't think it warranted a five-minute. The refs are out there trying to protect us and keep us safe. I get it. I can see them trying to do that. But I didn't see it that way. I hope he's okay and I hope as players, we can get some clarity on what's a good hit and what's not. It's tough to really gauge when you're out there. I know it's fast, but right now, it's really hard to know what is in fact clean and what's not. And when you're out there playing, it's important that you do know that."
That meant only would the Bruins be on the power play for five minutes - the Penguins would have to kill it off without two of their best penalty killers in Tanev and Blueger. But the Penguins were motivated to get the job done for their teammate, and did it with a total group effort.
"We wanted to kill out off for Tans," Mark Jankowski said. "I think we were on the same page, we were executing well, we pressured when we could."
Jankowski capped it off with a shorthanded breakaway in the waning seconds, hitting the post as the fans here at PPG Paints Arena were on their feet.
"That was a great moment to have the crowd, the fans back in the building, giving us a lot of energy," DeSmith said. "I thought we did a really good job taking away seams, we didn't give up anything through the middle, kind of kept them to the perimeter and then got clears when we had to. That was a huge kill for us, kept us in the game."
But as DeSmith said, unfortunately, the Pens weren't able to capitalize on the momentum they had built with that huge penalty kill. But they certainly weren't hanging their heads after the game. As Crosby said, usually with an effort like that you get rewarded.
"I think everyone knows we've been playing really well, and we played well that game," DeSmith said. "There was a lot of adversity, a lot of things that happened, losing some guys and things like that. So I think everybody knows we battled hard and everybody's staying positive. We've been on such a good run; we're not going to let this affect us."
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Penguins' win streak ended at six games as they fell to Boston, 2-1, on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Brandon Tanev scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith made 31 saves.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT:
Well, to say the Penguins faced their fair share of adversity tonight would be an understatement.
Before the game, they learned they would be without Teddy Blueger, who is longer-term with an upper-body injury, joining Jason Zucker, Jared McCann, John Marino and Mark Friedman on the injury list.
During the game, they lost Evgeni Malkin to a lower-body injury in the first period and Brandon Tanev to a game misconduct in the second period (that came with a five-minute major they had to kill off).
That meant the Penguins were down to 10 forwards during the second game of a back-to-back set against a tough opponent in an already condensed schedule, and spent a lot of it shorthanded, taxing them even more.
And while they ultimately weren't able to get the result they wanted, head coach Mike Sullivan liked how his team battled.
"I was proud of the group and how hard we competed tonight," Sullivan said. "I think this group has a certain resilience to them that they show night in and night out. And that's an important attribute to have to win in this league. That's what we told them after the game. I thought we gave ourselves a chance tonight. It's unfortunate we didn't get any points out of it."
With Blueger being scratched, Mark Jankowski moved up into his spot between Zach Aston-Reese and Tanev, while Sam Lafferty slotted into his between Colton Sceviour and Anthony Angello.
But then Malkin took a hit from Jarrod Tinordi in the corner of the offensive zone just a few minutes into the first period. He was slow to get up, but finished his shift. After talking with head athletic trainer Chris Stewart on the bench, Malkin headed to the locker room.
He returned briefly for one shift on the power play, but then went back to the dressing room and did not return the rest of the night. Sullivan said he is currently being evaluated.
It was a tough break for Malkin, who entered tonight on an eight-game point streak and had been playing absolutely dominant hockey as of late.
"Nobody likes to see that," Crosby said. "Guys that are stepping in are just trying to go out there one shift at a time. You're just trying to push and make sure that whoever's out there sets up the next line for a good shift. You never like to see any teammate hurt and leave the game. You want to go out there and do the job and get the win for him. Unfortunately we weren't able to do that."
In his absence, a makeshift line of Tanev, Evan Rodrigues and Kasperi Kapanen was thrown together. They showed some quick chemistry, as they connected for a goal from Tanev. Unfortunately, the winger would join Malkin in the locker room the next period.
Tanev lined up Tinordi for a hit in the neutral zone, sending him crashing into the boards in front of the Bruins bench. Tinordi went down and stayed there, getting tended to by the Bruins medical staff before getting helped off the ice.
Tanev was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Crosby had this to say about the hit after the game:
"I haven't seen it a ton. I saw one quick replay. I hope Tinordi's okay. He went in pretty awkward. But I don't think there was any intent. I thought he hit him clean, he hit him timely as far as the puck being there. He did go in awkwardly, so you never like to see that. I didn't think it warranted a five-minute. The refs are out there trying to protect us and keep us safe. I get it. I can see them trying to do that. But I didn't see it that way. I hope he's okay and I hope as players, we can get some clarity on what's a good hit and what's not. It's tough to really gauge when you're out there. I know it's fast, but right now, it's really hard to know what is in fact clean and what's not. And when you're out there playing, it's important that you do know that."
That meant only would the Bruins be on the power play for five minutes - the Penguins would have to kill it off without two of their best penalty killers in Tanev and Blueger. But the Penguins were motivated to get the job done for their teammate, and did it with a total group effort.
"We wanted to kill out off for Tans," Mark Jankowski said. "I think we were on the same page, we were executing well, we pressured when we could."
Jankowski capped it off with a shorthanded breakaway in the waning seconds, hitting the post as the fans here at PPG Paints Arena were on their feet.
"That was a great moment to have the crowd, the fans back in the building, giving us a lot of energy," DeSmith said. "I thought we did a really good job taking away seams, we didn't give up anything through the middle, kind of kept them to the perimeter and then got clears when we had to. That was a huge kill for us, kept us in the game."
But as DeSmith said, unfortunately, the Pens weren't able to capitalize on the momentum they had built with that huge penalty kill. But they certainly weren't hanging their heads after the game. As Crosby said, usually with an effort like that you get rewarded.
"I think everyone knows we've been playing really well, and we played well that game," DeSmith said. "There was a lot of adversity, a lot of things that happened, losing some guys and things like that. So I think everybody knows we battled hard and everybody's staying positive. We've been on such a good run; we're not going to let this affect us."
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to reach 1,100 NHL points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday.
The center became the 63rd player in NHL history, and fifth active, with at least 1,100 points when he scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle on a power play, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 at 11:40 of the second period. Malkin has 424 goals and 676 assists in 935 NHL games, and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during an eight-game point streak.
"[Malkin] is a guy that I think relies so heavily on his confidence level, and he puts a lot of pressure on himself to produce offensively for our team," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "He's playing a strong game right now. Obviously, he's a dominant player for us. You just notice him every time he's on the ice. It feels like the puck follows him around. That's when you know he's on his game."
Tristan Jarry made a season-high 42 saves, and Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (four goals, seven assists) with a goal and two assists for the Penguins (18-9-1), who have won six in a row.
Matt Grzelcyk scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the Bruins (14-8-4), who have lost four of five (1-3-1).
The teams will conclude a back-to-back set here Tuesday.
"[We] generated enough to win the hockey game," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to finish. I know that, so stating the obvious here. But I'm more concerned when you don't generate. Obviously, it means you're not doing the right things to get the opportunities, so you continue to generate. I believe there's enough talent there to get enough goals."
Grzelcyk put Boston ahead 1-0 at 6:47 of the first period with a wrist shot off the left post on a power play with Nick Ritchie providing a screen. It was Grzelcyk's first goal since the final game last regular season.
"I feel pretty confident. I think my legs are there," said Grzelcyk, who has played 13 games this season, missing all but one game in February with two separate injuries. "I'm a much better player when I'm able to skate. I'm just trying to make quick plays, get it up to our forwards and let them go to work down low. I think we got a nice start there of having more of an attack mentality. That's encouraging to see, for sure."
Grzelcyk's power play snipe
00:44 ⢠March 15th, 2021
The Penguins have won Jarry's past four starts, despite allowing the first goal in three of the four.
"I just want to make sure I'm ready for every shot," Jarry said. "That's a big thing, just making sure I'm prepared and doing the right things for when they do shoot it. I think it's making sure I'm staying in the right position and giving myself the best chance."
Evan Rodrigues tied it 1-1 when Halak couldn't glove his wrist shot before it slid through the five-hole at 16:51.
Crosby scored on a one-timer from a sharp angle set up by Jake Guentzel, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead at 18:34. He has four goals in his past five games.
"We're competing hard. We're giving ourselves a chance every night," Crosby said. "That's what we need to do. That compete level has to be there. That's a strength of our team, just the urgency and desperation."
Crosby scores from sharp angle
00:43 ⢠March 15th, 2021
After Malkin made it 3-1, Guentzel extended his goal streak to four games by scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds remaining for the 4-1 final.
The Bruins outshot the Penguins 43-26.
"In a game like tonight, we had almost 50 shots, 45 shots? It does feel like every mistake is going in our net," Boston forward Brad Marchand said. "But we had a much better effort tonight. If we play like that again tomorrow, then hopefully we have a much better result."
NOTES: Malkin is the third player to score at least 1,100 points with the Penguins, joining Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Crosby (1,292), and the third Russia-born player in NHL history, joining Alex Ovechkin (1,299) and Sergei Fedorov (1,179). ⦠Crosby is the 22nd player in NHL history with 200 multiassist games. ⦠Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk returned after missing one game while in the NHL COVID-19 protocol. He had two shots on goal in 15:48. ⦠Sullivan tied Eddie Johnston for the second-most wins in Penguins history with 232. Dan Bylsma is first with 252.
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to reach 1,100 NHL points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday.
The center became the 63rd player in NHL history, and fifth active, with at least 1,100 points when he scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle on a power play, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 at 11:40 of the second period. Malkin has 424 goals and 676 assists in 935 NHL games, and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during an eight-game point streak.
"[Malkin] is a guy that I think relies so heavily on his confidence level, and he puts a lot of pressure on himself to produce offensively for our team," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "He's playing a strong game right now. Obviously, he's a dominant player for us. You just notice him every time he's on the ice. It feels like the puck follows him around. That's when you know he's on his game."
Tristan Jarry made a season-high 42 saves, and Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (four goals, seven assists) with a goal and two assists for the Penguins (18-9-1), who have won six in a row.
Matt Grzelcyk scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the Bruins (14-8-4), who have lost four of five (1-3-1).
The teams will conclude a back-to-back set here Tuesday.
"[We] generated enough to win the hockey game," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to finish. I know that, so stating the obvious here. But I'm more concerned when you don't generate. Obviously, it means you're not doing the right things to get the opportunities, so you continue to generate. I believe there's enough talent there to get enough goals."
Grzelcyk put Boston ahead 1-0 at 6:47 of the first period with a wrist shot off the left post on a power play with Nick Ritchie providing a screen. It was Grzelcyk's first goal since the final game last regular season.
"I feel pretty confident. I think my legs are there," said Grzelcyk, who has played 13 games this season, missing all but one game in February with two separate injuries. "I'm a much better player when I'm able to skate. I'm just trying to make quick plays, get it up to our forwards and let them go to work down low. I think we got a nice start there of having more of an attack mentality. That's encouraging to see, for sure."
Grzelcyk's power play snipe
00:44 ⢠March 15th, 2021
The Penguins have won Jarry's past four starts, despite allowing the first goal in three of the four.
"I just want to make sure I'm ready for every shot," Jarry said. "That's a big thing, just making sure I'm prepared and doing the right things for when they do shoot it. I think it's making sure I'm staying in the right position and giving myself the best chance."
Evan Rodrigues tied it 1-1 when Halak couldn't glove his wrist shot before it slid through the five-hole at 16:51.
Crosby scored on a one-timer from a sharp angle set up by Jake Guentzel, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead at 18:34. He has four goals in his past five games.
"We're competing hard. We're giving ourselves a chance every night," Crosby said. "That's what we need to do. That compete level has to be there. That's a strength of our team, just the urgency and desperation."
Crosby scores from sharp angle
00:43 ⢠March 15th, 2021
After Malkin made it 3-1, Guentzel extended his goal streak to four games by scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds remaining for the 4-1 final.
The Bruins outshot the Penguins 43-26.
"In a game like tonight, we had almost 50 shots, 45 shots? It does feel like every mistake is going in our net," Boston forward Brad Marchand said. "But we had a much better effort tonight. If we play like that again tomorrow, then hopefully we have a much better result."
NOTES: Malkin is the third player to score at least 1,100 points with the Penguins, joining Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Crosby (1,292), and the third Russia-born player in NHL history, joining Alex Ovechkin (1,299) and Sergei Fedorov (1,179). ⦠Crosby is the 22nd player in NHL history with 200 multiassist games. ⦠Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk returned after missing one game while in the NHL COVID-19 protocol. He had two shots on goal in 15:48. ⦠Sullivan tied Eddie Johnston for the second-most wins in Penguins history with 232. Dan Bylsma is first with 252.
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to reach 1,100 NHL points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday.
The center became the 63rd player in NHL history, and fifth active, with at least 1,100 points when he scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle on a power play, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 at 11:40 of the second period. Malkin has 424 goals and 676 assists in 935 NHL games, and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during an eight-game point streak.
"[Malkin] is a guy that I think relies so heavily on his confidence level, and he puts a lot of pressure on himself to produce offensively for our team," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "He's playing a strong game right now. Obviously, he's a dominant player for us. You just notice him every time he's on the ice. It feels like the puck follows him around. That's when you know he's on his game."
Tristan Jarry made a season-high 42 saves, and Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (four goals, seven assists) with a goal and two assists for the Penguins (18-9-1), who have won six in a row.
Matt Grzelcyk scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the Bruins (14-8-4), who have lost four of five (1-3-1).
The teams will conclude a back-to-back set here Tuesday.
"[We] generated enough to win the hockey game," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to finish. I know that, so stating the obvious here. But I'm more concerned when you don't generate. Obviously, it means you're not doing the right things to get the opportunities, so you continue to generate. I believe there's enough talent there to get enough goals."
Grzelcyk put Boston ahead 1-0 at 6:47 of the first period with a wrist shot off the left post on a power play with Nick Ritchie providing a screen. It was Grzelcyk's first goal since the final game last regular season.
"I feel pretty confident. I think my legs are there," said Grzelcyk, who has played 13 games this season, missing all but one game in February with two separate injuries. "I'm a much better player when I'm able to skate. I'm just trying to make quick plays, get it up to our forwards and let them go to work down low. I think we got a nice start there of having more of an attack mentality. That's encouraging to see, for sure."
Grzelcyk's power play snipe
00:44 ⢠March 15th, 2021
The Penguins have won Jarry's past four starts, despite allowing the first goal in three of the four.
"I just want to make sure I'm ready for every shot," Jarry said. "That's a big thing, just making sure I'm prepared and doing the right things for when they do shoot it. I think it's making sure I'm staying in the right position and giving myself the best chance."
Evan Rodrigues tied it 1-1 when Halak couldn't glove his wrist shot before it slid through the five-hole at 16:51.
Crosby scored on a one-timer from a sharp angle set up by Jake Guentzel, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead at 18:34. He has four goals in his past five games.
"We're competing hard. We're giving ourselves a chance every night," Crosby said. "That's what we need to do. That compete level has to be there. That's a strength of our team, just the urgency and desperation."
Crosby scores from sharp angle
00:43 ⢠March 15th, 2021
After Malkin made it 3-1, Guentzel extended his goal streak to four games by scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds remaining for the 4-1 final.
The Bruins outshot the Penguins 43-26.
"In a game like tonight, we had almost 50 shots, 45 shots? It does feel like every mistake is going in our net," Boston forward Brad Marchand said. "But we had a much better effort tonight. If we play like that again tomorrow, then hopefully we have a much better result."
NOTES: Malkin is the third player to score at least 1,100 points with the Penguins, joining Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Crosby (1,292), and the third Russia-born player in NHL history, joining Alex Ovechkin (1,299) and Sergei Fedorov (1,179). ⦠Crosby is the 22nd player in NHL history with 200 multiassist games. ⦠Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk returned after missing one game while in the NHL COVID-19 protocol. He had two shots on goal in 15:48. ⦠Sullivan tied Eddie Johnston for the second-most wins in Penguins history with 232. Dan Bylsma is first with 252.
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to reach 1,100 NHL points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday.
The center became the 63rd player in NHL history, and fifth active, with at least 1,100 points when he scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle on a power play, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 at 11:40 of the second period. Malkin has 424 goals and 676 assists in 935 NHL games, and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during an eight-game point streak.
"[Malkin] is a guy that I think relies so heavily on his confidence level, and he puts a lot of pressure on himself to produce offensively for our team," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "He's playing a strong game right now. Obviously, he's a dominant player for us. You just notice him every time he's on the ice. It feels like the puck follows him around. That's when you know he's on his game."
Tristan Jarry made a season-high 42 saves, and Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to seven games (four goals, seven assists) with a goal and two assists for the Penguins (18-9-1), who have won six in a row.
Matt Grzelcyk scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the Bruins (14-8-4), who have lost four of five (1-3-1).
The teams will conclude a back-to-back set here Tuesday.
"[We] generated enough to win the hockey game," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to finish. I know that, so stating the obvious here. But I'm more concerned when you don't generate. Obviously, it means you're not doing the right things to get the opportunities, so you continue to generate. I believe there's enough talent there to get enough goals."
Grzelcyk put Boston ahead 1-0 at 6:47 of the first period with a wrist shot off the left post on a power play with Nick Ritchie providing a screen. It was Grzelcyk's first goal since the final game last regular season.
"I feel pretty confident. I think my legs are there," said Grzelcyk, who has played 13 games this season, missing all but one game in February with two separate injuries. "I'm a much better player when I'm able to skate. I'm just trying to make quick plays, get it up to our forwards and let them go to work down low. I think we got a nice start there of having more of an attack mentality. That's encouraging to see, for sure."
Grzelcyk's power play snipe
00:44 ⢠March 15th, 2021
The Penguins have won Jarry's past four starts, despite allowing the first goal in three of the four.
"I just want to make sure I'm ready for every shot," Jarry said. "That's a big thing, just making sure I'm prepared and doing the right things for when they do shoot it. I think it's making sure I'm staying in the right position and giving myself the best chance."
Evan Rodrigues tied it 1-1 when Halak couldn't glove his wrist shot before it slid through the five-hole at 16:51.
Crosby scored on a one-timer from a sharp angle set up by Jake Guentzel, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead at 18:34. He has four goals in his past five games.
"We're competing hard. We're giving ourselves a chance every night," Crosby said. "That's what we need to do. That compete level has to be there. That's a strength of our team, just the urgency and desperation."
Crosby scores from sharp angle
00:43 ⢠March 15th, 2021
After Malkin made it 3-1, Guentzel extended his goal streak to four games by scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds remaining for the 4-1 final.
The Bruins outshot the Penguins 43-26.
"In a game like tonight, we had almost 50 shots, 45 shots? It does feel like every mistake is going in our net," Boston forward Brad Marchand said. "But we had a much better effort tonight. If we play like that again tomorrow, then hopefully we have a much better result."
NOTES: Malkin is the third player to score at least 1,100 points with the Penguins, joining Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Crosby (1,292), and the third Russia-born player in NHL history, joining Alex Ovechkin (1,299) and Sergei Fedorov (1,179). ⦠Crosby is the 22nd player in NHL history with 200 multiassist games. ⦠Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk returned after missing one game while in the NHL COVID-19 protocol. He had two shots on goal in 15:48. ⦠Sullivan tied Eddie Johnston for the second-most wins in Penguins history with 232. Dan Bylsma is first with 252.
BUFFALO -- Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who handed the Buffalo Sabres their 10th straight loss, 3-0 at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
"It feels good," DeSmith said. "Obviously the win is most important, but the shutout's even better."
It was DeSmith's first shutout of the season and fifth in the NHL.
Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Mark Jankowski scored, and Kris Letang had two assists for the Penguins (17-9-1), who swept the two-game set with their fifth straight win. Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Thursday.
"We're definitely trending in the right direction," Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin said. "We've been playing good hockey and putting ourselves in good spots ... As you can see, we've been in every game, and a couple of these have been some tight games going into the third period. I think we've been getting better in the third period, trying to attack them, play with the lead."
Carter Hutton made 31 saves for the Sabres (6-16-4), who are 0-8-2 in their past 10 games.
"It's hard to describe right now, truthfully," Hutton said. "I don't know what's going on. Obviously I'm accountable too. We're in this as a team, right? It's frustrating. I don't know if I've ever been in this kind of funk at this level. It's hard to take. I'm a pro, we're going to come to work, but we just can't seem to put it together. It's really frustrating."
The Sabres have been shut out three times and outscored 40-17 during the streak.
"I thought we lost our opportunity early in the second period," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "They seemed to fall back a little on their heels. That's when we got the majority of our shots and were not able to feel and capture that moment. I'm pleased with the defensive effort, but offensively, and with the puck at times, we seemed to just be too complicated, and I'm not pleased with that part of our game. We need to be able to make plays. We've got a lot of guys who have a higher level offensively in them, and we've got to continue to push for that to show itself in the games."
Guentzel gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead on the power play when he swatted in the rebound of his shot in front of the net at 16:37 of the second period.
"That's what we've got to be. We've got to be able to play in this kind of game, these low-scoring games," Guentzel said. "You've got to be able to stay patient, not be high-risk. It's good to find different ways to win. It's nice to know we can be low-scoring and defend hard. And obviously Casey played a great game tonight."
Guentzel's second effort PPG
00:35 ⢠March 13th, 2021
Crosby scored into an empty net at 19:07 to make it 2-0, and Jankowski scored an empty-net goal at 19:44 for the 3-0 final.
"It [stinks] losing, everyone knows it," Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour said. "Obviously it's tough here right now, but the only way to get out of it is the guys in the group right now and, I mean, no excuses. That's what, 10 in a row now? Close or not, you know, they had two empty nets tonight, but we didn't score a goal. We're not going to win games not scoring goals."
NOTES: Evgeni Malkin had an assist on Guentzel's goal, extending his point streak to seven games (three goals, seven assists), his first seven-game streak since Nov. 13-24, 2018 (two goals, eight assists). ⦠The Penguins have a 14-game point streak in Buffalo (12-0-2). ⦠The Sabres are 0-for-15 on the power play in their past nine games.
BUFFALO -- Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who handed the Buffalo Sabres their 10th straight loss, 3-0 at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
"It feels good," DeSmith said. "Obviously the win is most important, but the shutout's even better."
It was DeSmith's first shutout of the season and fifth in the NHL.
Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Mark Jankowski scored, and Kris Letang had two assists for the Penguins (17-9-1), who swept the two-game set with their fifth straight win. Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Thursday.
"We're definitely trending in the right direction," Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin said. "We've been playing good hockey and putting ourselves in good spots ... As you can see, we've been in every game, and a couple of these have been some tight games going into the third period. I think we've been getting better in the third period, trying to attack them, play with the lead."
Carter Hutton made 31 saves for the Sabres (6-16-4), who are 0-8-2 in their past 10 games.
"It's hard to describe right now, truthfully," Hutton said. "I don't know what's going on. Obviously I'm accountable too. We're in this as a team, right? It's frustrating. I don't know if I've ever been in this kind of funk at this level. It's hard to take. I'm a pro, we're going to come to work, but we just can't seem to put it together. It's really frustrating."
The Sabres have been shut out three times and outscored 40-17 during the streak.
"I thought we lost our opportunity early in the second period," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "They seemed to fall back a little on their heels. That's when we got the majority of our shots and were not able to feel and capture that moment. I'm pleased with the defensive effort, but offensively, and with the puck at times, we seemed to just be too complicated, and I'm not pleased with that part of our game. We need to be able to make plays. We've got a lot of guys who have a higher level offensively in them, and we've got to continue to push for that to show itself in the games."
Guentzel gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead on the power play when he swatted in the rebound of his shot in front of the net at 16:37 of the second period.
"That's what we've got to be. We've got to be able to play in this kind of game, these low-scoring games," Guentzel said. "You've got to be able to stay patient, not be high-risk. It's good to find different ways to win. It's nice to know we can be low-scoring and defend hard. And obviously Casey played a great game tonight."
Guentzel's second effort PPG
00:35 ⢠March 13th, 2021
Crosby scored into an empty net at 19:07 to make it 2-0, and Jankowski scored an empty-net goal at 19:44 for the 3-0 final.
"It [stinks] losing, everyone knows it," Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour said. "Obviously it's tough here right now, but the only way to get out of it is the guys in the group right now and, I mean, no excuses. That's what, 10 in a row now? Close or not, you know, they had two empty nets tonight, but we didn't score a goal. We're not going to win games not scoring goals."
NOTES: Evgeni Malkin had an assist on Guentzel's goal, extending his point streak to seven games (three goals, seven assists), his first seven-game streak since Nov. 13-24, 2018 (two goals, eight assists). ⦠The Penguins have a 14-game point streak in Buffalo (12-0-2). ⦠The Sabres are 0-for-15 on the power play in their past nine games.
BUFFALO -- Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who handed the Buffalo Sabres their 10th straight loss, 3-0 at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
"It feels good," DeSmith said. "Obviously the win is most important, but the shutout's even better."
It was DeSmith's first shutout of the season and fifth in the NHL.
Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Mark Jankowski scored, and Kris Letang had two assists for the Penguins (17-9-1), who swept the two-game set with their fifth straight win. Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Thursday.
"We're definitely trending in the right direction," Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin said. "We've been playing good hockey and putting ourselves in good spots ... As you can see, we've been in every game, and a couple of these have been some tight games going into the third period. I think we've been getting better in the third period, trying to attack them, play with the lead."
Carter Hutton made 31 saves for the Sabres (6-16-4), who are 0-8-2 in their past 10 games.
"It's hard to describe right now, truthfully," Hutton said. "I don't know what's going on. Obviously I'm accountable too. We're in this as a team, right? It's frustrating. I don't know if I've ever been in this kind of funk at this level. It's hard to take. I'm a pro, we're going to come to work, but we just can't seem to put it together. It's really frustrating."
The Sabres have been shut out three times and outscored 40-17 during the streak.
"I thought we lost our opportunity early in the second period," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "They seemed to fall back a little on their heels. That's when we got the majority of our shots and were not able to feel and capture that moment. I'm pleased with the defensive effort, but offensively, and with the puck at times, we seemed to just be too complicated, and I'm not pleased with that part of our game. We need to be able to make plays. We've got a lot of guys who have a higher level offensively in them, and we've got to continue to push for that to show itself in the games."
Guentzel gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead on the power play when he swatted in the rebound of his shot in front of the net at 16:37 of the second period.
"That's what we've got to be. We've got to be able to play in this kind of game, these low-scoring games," Guentzel said. "You've got to be able to stay patient, not be high-risk. It's good to find different ways to win. It's nice to know we can be low-scoring and defend hard. And obviously Casey played a great game tonight."
Guentzel's second effort PPG
00:35 ⢠March 13th, 2021
Crosby scored into an empty net at 19:07 to make it 2-0, and Jankowski scored an empty-net goal at 19:44 for the 3-0 final.
"It [stinks] losing, everyone knows it," Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour said. "Obviously it's tough here right now, but the only way to get out of it is the guys in the group right now and, I mean, no excuses. That's what, 10 in a row now? Close or not, you know, they had two empty nets tonight, but we didn't score a goal. We're not going to win games not scoring goals."
NOTES: Evgeni Malkin had an assist on Guentzel's goal, extending his point streak to seven games (three goals, seven assists), his first seven-game streak since Nov. 13-24, 2018 (two goals, eight assists). ⦠The Penguins have a 14-game point streak in Buffalo (12-0-2). ⦠The Sabres are 0-for-15 on the power play in their past nine games.
BUFFALO -- Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who handed the Buffalo Sabres their 10th straight loss, 3-0 at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
"It feels good," DeSmith said. "Obviously the win is most important, but the shutout's even better."
It was DeSmith's first shutout of the season and fifth in the NHL.
Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Mark Jankowski scored, and Kris Letang had two assists for the Penguins (17-9-1), who swept the two-game set with their fifth straight win. Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Thursday.
"We're definitely trending in the right direction," Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin said. "We've been playing good hockey and putting ourselves in good spots ... As you can see, we've been in every game, and a couple of these have been some tight games going into the third period. I think we've been getting better in the third period, trying to attack them, play with the lead."
Carter Hutton made 31 saves for the Sabres (6-16-4), who are 0-8-2 in their past 10 games.
"It's hard to describe right now, truthfully," Hutton said. "I don't know what's going on. Obviously I'm accountable too. We're in this as a team, right? It's frustrating. I don't know if I've ever been in this kind of funk at this level. It's hard to take. I'm a pro, we're going to come to work, but we just can't seem to put it together. It's really frustrating."
The Sabres have been shut out three times and outscored 40-17 during the streak.
"I thought we lost our opportunity early in the second period," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "They seemed to fall back a little on their heels. That's when we got the majority of our shots and were not able to feel and capture that moment. I'm pleased with the defensive effort, but offensively, and with the puck at times, we seemed to just be too complicated, and I'm not pleased with that part of our game. We need to be able to make plays. We've got a lot of guys who have a higher level offensively in them, and we've got to continue to push for that to show itself in the games."
Guentzel gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead on the power play when he swatted in the rebound of his shot in front of the net at 16:37 of the second period.
"That's what we've got to be. We've got to be able to play in this kind of game, these low-scoring games," Guentzel said. "You've got to be able to stay patient, not be high-risk. It's good to find different ways to win. It's nice to know we can be low-scoring and defend hard. And obviously Casey played a great game tonight."
Guentzel's second effort PPG
00:35 ⢠March 13th, 2021
Crosby scored into an empty net at 19:07 to make it 2-0, and Jankowski scored an empty-net goal at 19:44 for the 3-0 final.
"It [stinks] losing, everyone knows it," Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour said. "Obviously it's tough here right now, but the only way to get out of it is the guys in the group right now and, I mean, no excuses. That's what, 10 in a row now? Close or not, you know, they had two empty nets tonight, but we didn't score a goal. We're not going to win games not scoring goals."
NOTES: Evgeni Malkin had an assist on Guentzel's goal, extending his point streak to seven games (three goals, seven assists), his first seven-game streak since Nov. 13-24, 2018 (two goals, eight assists). ⦠The Penguins have a 14-game point streak in Buffalo (12-0-2). ⦠The Sabres are 0-for-15 on the power play in their past nine games.