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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.

Crosby sinks Habs again Pittsburgh Penguins' Sergei Gonchar, centre, celebrates his second-period goal with Sidney Crosby and Matt Cooke, second from left, during an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Pittsburgh, Nov.

Ottawa Senators forward Shean Donovan suffered a right knee injury in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it could be some time before he's back on the ice.

When Atlanta traded Marian Hossa to the Penguins in 2008, the Thrashers insisted that Colby Armstrong be part of the package coming back.

Winger Shean Donovan will be out at least six weeks with a knee injury. The Senators have lost veteran winger Shean Donovan for at least six weeks after he sustained ligament damage from that knee-on-knee hit by Pittsburgh Penguin Matt Cooke Thursday night.

Last night's Penguin game had a lot to smile about, even though it came at the expense of a 6-10-3 Anaheim team, and this heavyweight bout between Bill Guerin and Ryan Getzlaf will rank near the top of the highlight reel of the 5-2 victory.

Stop me if you've heard this before, but the Ducks lost tonight. This time it was 5-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins .

Matt Cooke tallied twice to help the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2, at Mellon Arena.

Practically everything that needed to be done to ignite a slumping team was executed last night by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Take the half-dozen guys who sat out the Penguins' most recent game because of medical issues, toss in a few ushers, vendors and parking lot attendants, and you might have the makings of a playoff contender.

Key injuries are mounting for the Pittsburgh Penguins , and their power play has been rendered virtually non-existent as they've lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky fights with Penguins forward Sidney Crosby in the second period of Saturday's game at Mellon Arena.

One of the last things the Penguins wanted to talk about late Saturday night was the impact of injuries to several key players.

Matt Cooke is not a pleasant guy to be around. Not during his working hours, anyway.

This was such foreign territory that it stung just that much more. The Penguins had not given up more than four goals in a game before last night.

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells will undergo surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left wrist.

Hours before appearing in his 1,200th NHL game, Penguins winger Bill Guerin's thoughts were with his contribution to USA Hockey's golden era.

Right winger Tyler Kennedy , who has missed the Penguins' past three games with an undisclosed injury, took part in his first full practice with the team yesterday at Anaheim Ice and could return to the lineup as soon as tonight against the Ducks at Honda Center.

Jordan Staal has three goals and two assists this season while appearing in -- naturally -- every game.

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