Senators pound Penguins
OTTAWA — Chris Phillips waited a long time to reveal his offensive skills. Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game, and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 games, scored goals 2:03 apart in the third to put Ottawa up 5-1 and chase Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. ‘‘I’m not expected to, for sure,’’ Phillips said. ‘‘It feels good to do it and it felt like one of those high energy games, for us anyways, and it’s nice.’’ Milan Michalek got his 100th career goal and Matt Carkner, Chris Kelly and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored for Ottawa, which won its second in a row. Mike Fisher had three assists for the Senators. ‘‘Philly had to wait until his 800th to get two in a row but that was pretty sweet,’’ Carkner said. ‘‘He played really well tonight for us, a solid game and just that he got those two goals was huge for u.
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PITTSBURGH — Bill Guerin still has some goals left in him at age 39. What’s surprising is he has a few left jabs and right hooks, to.
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PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin returned and woke up the Pittsburgh Penguins’ slumbering offense.
Playing for the first time in eight games following a shoulder injury, Malkin had three assists.
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BOSTON — Ex-Penguin Mark Recchi knows Sidney Crosby too well to think that his current slump might be a long-term condition.
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PITTSBURGH — Blocking shots is a matter of playing the angles, and the 50-50 percentages.
“I’d say it’s about half and half, technique and courage,” Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski said.
Falling behind early not a problem for Pens
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The big pads circled the puck and Steve Mason thought he had it corraled. Then it started tumbling away, wobbling inches over the goal line.
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Who will have the better season, the Pitt men's basketball team or the PSU men's team?


