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Assessing the Penguins ' contender status after 25 games has proven a foolish act for this beat reporter the past three seasons because their starts, even if strong, as was the case last season, haven't proven a great indicator of what looms in months ahead.

Scott Gordon had been a bit agitated Wednesday night. And rightly so. Gordon, the New York Islanders' coach, had just watched his team ring up one shot in the third period of what became a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia at Nassau Coliseum.

Sean Bergeheim and John Tavares scored third period goals as the Isles rallied to defeat the Penguins 3-2. On to the trick: 1. Josh Bailey and Evgeny Malkin traded first period goals.

Jordan Staal is not, by nature, a fighter. But he is not one to stand by when he believes a teammate has been the victim of a suspect hit, either, which is why Staal went after Islanders enforcer Nate Thompson at 2:10 of the third period in the Penguins' 3-2 loss against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum yesterday.

They won't think twice about letting Fleury face the New York Rangers . Fleury is 13-0-2 in his last 15 starts against the Rangers at Mellon Arena, where he'll look to help the Penguins bounce back Saturday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.

John Tavares scored on a rebound with 6:12 left to lift the New York Islanders to a rare come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

Penguins goalie Brent Johnson will make his fifth start of the season tonight. It takes a special kind of hockey player to be a goaltender.

Coach Dan Bylsma said Crosby was given a "maintenance day." He is expected to play tonight at Atlanta.

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Evgeni Nabokov stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the San Jose Sharks used a balanced attack to crush the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-0, at HP Pavilion.

Columbus, OH - Sidney Crosby scored the game-winner in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to take a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

A year after introducing a salary cap, the NHL has achieved its goal of levelling the playing field.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the greatest about-face in the history of professional sports.

The Penguins are expected to start Brent Johnson in goal tonight at Columbus. While no one is suggesting that he is the answer on the power play while center Evgeni Malkin sits out to let his shoulder heal, enforcer Eric Godard got a sniff there late in the Penguins' 6-1 win Wednesday against Montreal.

PIT CLS 18:13 Rick Nash Assists: Derick Brassard, R.J. Umberger 0 1 PIT CLS 5:37 0 2 11:55 1 2 17:50 1 3 PIT CLS 17:04 2 3 17:43 3 3 OT PIT CLS 3 3 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout attempt by Antoine Vermette MISSES wide of net Shootout attempt by Kris Letang MISSES goalpost Shootout attempt by Rick Nash MISSES wide of net ...

Brent Johnson might be the Penguins' backup goalie, but his Led Zeppelin-themed facemasks have a chance to be the most popular here since Johan Hedberg sported his Manitoba Moose mask.

The Pittsburgh Penguins can set an NHL record for the most points in October when the reigning Stanley Cup champions host the Minnesota Wild tonight at Mellon Arena.

PITTSBURGH 4, COLUMBUS 3 : Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it and Sidney Crosby had the only goal in the shootout to lead the Penguins to a victory over the Blue Jackets on Friday night.

Fans at Mellon Arena once turned the phrase "shoot the puck" into a nightly battle cry.

's third career hat trick lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest game, just another example of the improved goal-scoring touch Crosby has shown early this season.