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The Sports Xchange Penguins pound Senators in series opener PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators facing off in the Stanley Cup playoffs has become an almost annual rite of spring. Their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup marks...

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...

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...

April 27 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games - - - - Red Wings 3, Stars 0 Captain Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals and set up another while Jimmy Howard made 17 saves en route to his second shutout in four games...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Penguins 8, Hurricanes 3 PITTSBURGH - James Neal returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup in grand fashion Saturday night. The left wing had his third career hat trick after missing the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Penguins 8, Hurricanes 3 Penguins 8, Hurricanes 3: James Neal recorded a hat trick and added an assist after missing eight games with a concussion as visiting Pittsburgh erupted for five goals in the third period to win its...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Neal returns with hat trick as Penguins romp PITTSBURGH -- James Neal was just happy to return to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup on Saturday night. He certainly wasn't looking for a hat trick....

Devils 3, Penguins 2: Ilya Kovalchuk scored to snap a tie with 6:10 remaining in the third period as host New Jersey erased an early two-goal deficit to defeat Eastern Conference-leading Pittsburgh for the third time in four outings. David Clarkson...

Devils slip past unmotivated Penguins NEWARK, N.J. -- Ilya Kovalchuk didn't know exactly how long it had been since he scored a goal. "I knew I hadn't scored in a long time," said the New Jersey Devils forward, whose first goal since March 13 lifted...

April 25 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games. - - - Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT) Captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime as visiting New York clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season. Derek...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Devils 3, Penguins 2 Devils 3, Penguins 2: Ilya Kovalchuk snapped a tie with 6:10 remaining in the third period as host New Jersey erased an early two-goal deficit to defeat Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh for the third...