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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...

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...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after an absence of 13 games due to a...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Penguins at Islanders Captain Sidney Crosby wasn't shy about expressing concern in regard to his team's play - even though it enjoyed a two-goal lead at the time. That worry proved well-founded as the top-seeded Pittsburgh...

Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Kyle Okposo scored to snap a tie with 7:37 remaining in the third period as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference first-round series with top-seeded Pittsburgh at one...

Islanders spoil Crosby's two-goal return PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday night's NHL playoff game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Islanders 4, Penguins 3 Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Kyle Okposo scored with 7:37 remaining in the third period to snap a tie as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference...

The Sports Xchange Flyers 2, Islander 1 PHILADELPHIA -- Oliver Lauridsen and Danny Briere each scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 21 of 22 shots for the Flyers, who...

PHILADELPHIA -- Oliver Lauridsen and Danny Briere each scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 21 of 22 shots for the Flyers, who have won three straight and four of five....

The Sports Xchange Flyers coll off Islanders PHILADELPHIA -- Oliver Lauridsen is making the most of his time in the NHL. Lauridsen scored his second goal in as many games and Danny Briere had a goal to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the New York...

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