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Penguins near playoff berth with sweep of Panthers

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— Rickard Rakell scored twice and Sidney Crosby added a goal, 2 assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins went a perfect 2-for-2 in a weekend sweep of the Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh racked up a combined 14 goals in the back-to-back wins over the Panthers and are on the cusp of a playoff berth with four games to go —

  • Rickard Rakell: 2 Goals (23, 24), 1 Assist
  • Sidney Crosby: Goal (29), 2 Assists
  • Bryan Rust: Goal (28), Assist
  • Elmer Soderblom: Goal (6)
  • Arturs Silovs: 29 Saves, .935 SV%

*Stuart Skinner (DNP, Eye Injury)*

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MR 1400: Malkin turns back clock with hat trick in 9-4 win over Panthers

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— Evgeni Malkin became the 23rd player in NHL history with 1400 points and turned back the clock with vintage Evgeni Malkin game, collecting 3 goals and 1 assist in a Pittsburgh Penguins 9-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday evening as the Penguins inch closer to securing 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division —

  • Evgeni Malkin: 3 Goals, 1 Assist | 1400 career points; 14th career HT |
  • Erik Karlsson: Goal (14), 3 Assists
  • Rickard Rakell: Goal (22, PPG), Assist
  • Elmer Soderblom: Goal (5), Assist
  • Anthony Mantha: Goal (31), Assist
  • Noel Acciari: Goal (12)
  • Ryan Shea: Goal (6)

*Arturs Silovs: 19 Saves, .826 SV%

 

 

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Lightning overwhelm Penguins in all facets

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— Anthony Cirelli netted his second career hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning throttled the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Thursday Night —

  • Egor Chinakhov: 2 Goals (19, 20),
  • Rickard Rakell: Goal (21)
  • Stuart Skinner: 27 Saves, .844 SV%

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Penguins in back-to-back situation dominate Red Wings

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Anthony Mantha collected his team-leading 30th goal of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16, 92 pts) rolled past the Detroit Red Wings (39-27-8, 86 pts) with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday Night at PPG Paints Arena. Egor Chinakhov added a goal, assist, Rickard Rakell scored his 10th goal in month of March to hit the 20 goal plateau as it was all Pittsburgh from start to finish as the Red Wings playoff hopes are fading fast……

  • Egor Chinakhov | Goal (18), Assist
  • Rickard Rakell | Goal (20)
  • Anthony Mantha | Goal (30)
  • Justin Brazeau | Goal (17)
  • Noel Acciari | Goal (11)

Stuart Skinner | 22 Saves .957 SV%