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It's really about scheduling, since the league already has a somewhat condensed schedule and a long Olympic break in February.

It is Thursday, November 19th, 2009. A the Pittsburgh Penguins have completed 25.6 percent of their schedule and the only thing people can write about are the injuries.

Fresh off of an exhilarating win Saturday night against the Bruins, the Penguins look to keep the Malkin mojo rolling when the welcome the Ducks to Mellon Arena tonight.

When Penguins coach Dan Bylsma opened practice at Boston University yesterday with a fun drill -- a two-puck, full-team scrimmage in which players shot with their off hand -- center and captain Sidney Crosby got into it as much as anyone else.

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The Penguins held a closed-door meeting following their game against New Jersey on Thursday at Mellon Arena.

Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said Tuesday he was relieved to discover late Monday that defenseman Kris Letang would miss only two weeks with a right shoulder contusion.

Last night, Recchi assisted on Daniel Paille's huge insurance goal in the third period of the Bruins [ team stats ] ' 3-0 win over Pittsburgh.

Nearing the end of his three-year tenure coaching the Bruins in 1995, Brian Sutter compared Ray Bourque to Michael Jordan.

Two weeks ago, the Penguins were sitting at the top of the NHL and looked next to unbeatable, with four lines performing at a very high level.

Jackets forward R.J. Umberger, center, splits Penguins forward Chris Bourque, left, and defenseman Mark Eaton, as he skates towards the goal during the first period.

The Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final three minutes of regulation en route to a 4-3 shootout victory against Columbus at Nationwide Arena tonight.

Seeing right wing Tyler Kennedy practice Monday no doubt pleased the Penguins, who have played the past three games without their second-leading goal scorer among forwards.

Aside from the Penguins ' top forward group, head coach Dan Bylsma had not been shy about deploying various line combinations this season.

Kris Letang congratulates Alex Goligoski, who scored with 2:17 remaining to tie the score at 3. Kyle Robertson Dispatch The Jackets' R.J. Umberger splits the Penguins' Chris Bourque, left, and Mark Eaton on a drive toward the goal.

Towering defenseman Hal Gill signed with Montreal in the offseason and took part in last night's game.

Penguins winger Tyler Kennedy will miss tonight's game against Montreal because of an undisclosed injury, coach Dan Bylsma said this morning.

Sergei Gonchar 's broken left wrist will not keep him off the ice. With a hockey glove over his cast, wearing a red non-contact jersey and using only his right hand on his stick, the Penguins' top defenseman took part in the team's optional morning skate yesterday.

Playing in the stead of Marc-Andre Fleury, Brent Johnson stopped 27 shots in last night's win against the Florida Panthers.