Brian Strait

Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Senators past the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at Ottawa to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night. Turris' shot from the sideboards sneaked past Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj, who...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Penguins 4, Islanders 0 PITTSBURGH -- Coach Dan Bylsma felt changes were in order for his heavily favored Pittsburgh Penguins to regain momentum in a series that seemed to be slipping away. So...

Penguins' Vokoun shuts out Islanders PITTSBURGH - Tomas Vokoun has a simple philosophy as a backup goaltender. "You better always be ready to play," he said. "If you're not, then you're in the wrong business." Vokoun proved he was ready Thursday...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- You would guess that when the first Islanders goal of Game 4 was the approximate length of a garden hose, it was a pretty clear indication Tuesday was not going to be a great night for the Penguins goaltender. Marc-Andre Fleury has...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 9:49 left, and the New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night with a wild 6-4 victory.   Only the final lead was safe in Game 4.   Tavares...

Islanders pull even with Penguins UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The New York Islanders aren't playoff neophytes anymore -- not after four games, two comeback victories and one post-buzzer free-for-all on Tuesday night that certainly made it feel as if the...

Islanders 6, Penguins 4: John Tavares' second goal in as many contests snapped a tie midway through the third period as eighth-seeded New York evened its Eastern Conference first-round series with visiting Pittsburgh at two games apiece. Captain Mark...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Pens top Isles in overtime of seesaw battle UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Falling behind by two goals less than six minutes into the first period before blowing a two-goal lead in a six-minute span in the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Penguins 5, Islanders 4 (OT) Penguins 5, Islanders 4 (OT): Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the contest at 8:44 of overtime as visiting Pittsburgh won Game 3 of its Eastern Conference first-round series to seize...

The Sports Xchange By Vince Comunale, The Sports Xchange Penguins 5, Islanders 0 PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders faced off in a playoff series for the first time in 20 years on Wednesday night. The Penguins came in as the...

Top-seed Penguins overwhelm Islanders in Game 1 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders faced off in a playoff series for the first time in 20 years on Wednesday night. The Penguins came in as the heavily-favored top seed in the...

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