Undying Pursuit. [NHL 20]

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PENS UPSTAGE BUFFALO
Crosby's three-point night leads Penguins past Sabres


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Conor Sheary got the last laugh against his old team.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 5, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (45-18-3) 1 2 2 5 BUF (32-27-8) 0 0 3 3 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Center 1 goal, 2 assists Pittsburgh: Bryan Rust - Right Wing 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Anthony Duclair - Left Wing 1 goal, 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT BUF Shots on Goal 33 35 Hits 17 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21-24 24-21 Penalty Minutes 06:00 00:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 06:11 06:19
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 02:54 - Anthony Duclair (15) Assisted By: Justin Schultz & Brian Dumoulin SECOND PERIOD PIT 02:23 - Zach Aston-Reese (17) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Marcus Pettersson PIT 03:35 - Evgeni Malkin (34) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & Jason Zucker THIRD PERIOD BUF 01:31 - Jack Eichel (30) Assisted By: Sam Reinhart & Victor Olofsson BUF 02:15 - Marcus Johansson (15) Assisted By: Zemgus Girgensons & Jeff Skinner BUF 16:02 - Kyle Okposo (10) Assisted By: Colin Miller & Wayne Simmonds PIT 19:05 - Sidney Crosby (42) Assisted By: Jake Guentzel & Bryan Rust PIT 19:27 - Bryan Rust (22) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 35 32 91% 3.00
Buffalo Sabres - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Linus Ullmark 32 28 88% 4.04

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THE DUKE
Duclair leads Pittsburgh past Washington in overtime


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Anthony Duclair snapshot hands the Penguins their third straight victory.

Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 7, 2020 1 2 3 OT F WAS (34-24-10) 2 1 2 0 5 PIT (46-18-3) 0 4 1 1 6 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Anthony Duclair - Left Wing 2 goals, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Nick Bjugstad - Center 2 goals Washington: Tom Wilson - Right Wing 4 assists	Team Stats Comparison WAS PIT Shots on Goal 37 38 Hits 23 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 10-33 33-10 Penalty Minutes 02:00 06:00 Power Plays Converted 2 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 07:07 05:48
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WAS 05:51 - Jakub Vrana (13) Assisted By: Tom Wilson & Brendan Dillon WAS 19:22 - Lars Eller (8) Assisted By: Tom Wilson & Brendan Leipsic SECOND PERIOD PIT 00:13 - Sidney Crosby (43) Assisted By: Kris Letang PIT 03:22 - Nick Bjugstad (8) Assisted By: Zach Aston-Reese & Anthony Duclair PIT 07:09 - Jake Guentzel (20) Assisted By: Bryan Rust & Kris Letang WAS 10:43 - Evgeny Kuznetsov (23) Assisted By: Tom Wilson & Jakub Vrana PIT 12:07 - Anthony Duclair (16) Assisted By: None THIRD PERIOD WAS 16:06 - T.J. Oshie (20) Assisted By: Brendan Leipsic PIT 18:20 - Nick Bjugstad (9) Assisted By: Marcus Petterson & Zach Aston-Reese WAS 19:56 - Brendan Leipsic (13) Assisted By: Lars Eller & Tom Wilson OVERTIME PIT 03:25 - Anthony Duclair (17) Assisted By: None
Washington Capitals - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Braden Holtby 38 32 84% 5.71
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 37 32 86% 4.73

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Forward Jake Guentzel will miss the next few games with an upper-body injury. Dominik Simon will be inserted into the lineup.

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ALL TOGETHER
Unlikely scorers come to life as Penguins slide past Hurricanes


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby, in the midst of one of his biggest goal-scoring seasons, slaps this one in.

Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 8, 2020 1 2 3 F CAR (35-26-6) 0 1 2 3 PIT (47-18-3) 2 2 1 5 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Brian Dumoulin - Defenseman 1 goal, 2 assists Pittsburgh: Marcus Pettersson - Defenseman 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Justin Schultz - Defenseman 2 assists	Team Stats Comparison CAR PIT Shots on Goal 28 29 Hits 12 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15-18 18-15 Penalty Minutes 02:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 04:28 06:55
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 08:25 - Dion Phaneuf (4) Assisted By: Evgeni Malkin & Marcus Pettersson PIT 17:39 - Marcus Pettersson (4) Assisted By: Brian Dumoulin & Evgeni Malkin SECOND PERIOD CAR 04:32 - Brock McGinn (9) Assisted By: Nino Niederreiter PIT 06:10 - Sidney Crosby (44) Assisted By: Bryan Rust PIT 17:34 - Brian Dumoulin (2) Assisted By: Patrick Marleau & Justin Schultz THIRD PERIOD PIT 05:33 - Jared McCann (14) Assisted By: Brian Dumoulin & Justin Schultz CAR 12:59 - Teuvo Tervainen (18) Assisted By: Andrei Svechnikov & Dougie Hamilton CAR 14:09 - Sebastian Aho (21) Assisted By: Andrei Svechnikov & Nino Niederreiter
Carolina Hurricanes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Petr Mrazek 25 20 80% 6.65 James Reimer 4 4 100% 0.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tristan Jarry 28 25 89% 3.00

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JUST IN THE KNICK OF TIME
Duclair's goal with six seconds left has Penguins sneaking away with W


ABOVE: Pittsburgh's offense looked completely stalled for the majority of the game before Jason Zucker and Anthony Duclair finally broke through.

Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Mar 10, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (48-18-3) 1 2 0 3 NJD (30-37-2) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars New Jersey: Miles Wood - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist New Jersey: Jesper Bratt - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 2 assists	Team Stats Comparison PIT NJD Shots on Goal 40 25 Hits 35 7 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22-14 14-22 Penalty Minutes 21:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 4 Time on Attack 05:47 06:06
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NJD 05:58 - Jesper Bratt (22) Assisted By: Miles Wood & Connor Carrick PIT 19:54 - Bryan Rust (23) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Matt Murray SECOND PERIOD NJD 06:07 - Miles Wood (10) Assisted By: Jesper Bratt & Travis Zajac PIT 09:14 - Jason Zucker (28) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Evgeni Malkin PIT 19:54 - Anthony Duclair (18) Assisted By: Evgeni Malkin
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 25 23 92% 2.00
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mackenzie Blackwood 40 37 93% 3.04

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PLAYOFF TICKET: PUNCHED
Murray backstops Penguins to narrow victory over Columbus


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Matt Murray could have just pulled off the save of the year.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 12, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (49-18-3) 1 1 2 4 CBJ (23-39-9) 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Anthony Duclair - Forward 1 goal Pittsburgh: Dion Phaneuf - Defenseman 1 assist Columbus: Oliver Bjorkstrand - Forward 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison PIT CBJ Shots on Goal 41 24 Hits 23 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20-17 17-20 Penalty Minutes 09:00 11:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 2 Time on Attack 05:37 06:27
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 14:08 - Zach Aston-Reese (18) Assisted By: Jason Zucker & John Marino SECOND PERIOD PIT 09:10 - Bryan Rust (24) Assisted By: Dion Phaneuf CBJ 13:13 - Oliver Bjorkstrand (13) Assisted By: Boone Jenner & David Savard THIRD PERIOD CBJ 00:22 - Alexander Wennberg (9) Assisted By: Nick Foligno & Pierre-Luc Dubois PIT 10:09 - Dominik Simon (5) Assisted By: Jack Johnson PIT 19:31 - Anthony Duclair (19) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 24 22 92% 2.00
Columbus Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Joonas Korpisalo 40 37 93% 3.01

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Forward Bryan Rust will miss "a few weeks at least" with an upper-body injury Teddy Blueger will replace him in the line-up.

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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
Penguins hang 7 on the Hurricanes, pick up seventh straight win


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Patric Hornqvist gets into the thick of things, picking up one of seven goals for the Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 14, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (50-18-3) 3 1 3 7 CAR (36-28-6) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Matt Murray - Goalie 26 saves Pittsburgh: Dion Phaneuf - Defenseman 2 assists Pittsburgh: Nick Bjugstad - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT CAR Shots on Goal 29 27 Hits 25 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16-18 18-16 Penalty Minutes 02:00 04:00 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 05:11 06:50
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 02:48 - Evgeni Malkin (35) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & Dion Phaneuf PIT 08:17 - Dominik Simon (6) Assisted By: Dion Phaneuf & Nick Bjugstad PIT 17:09 - Conor Sheary (14) Assisted By: John Marino & Zach Aston-Reese SECOND PERIOD PIT 10:04 - Patric Hornqvist (24) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Jason Zucker THIRD PERIOD CAR 03:32 - Martin Necas (17) Assisted By: None PIT 17:00 - Justin Schultz (7) Assisted By: Jared McCann & John Marino PIT 17:56 - Sidney Crosby (45) Assisted By: Evgeni Malkin PIT 19:57 - Nick Bjugstad (10) Assisted By: Teddy Blueger
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 27 26 96% 1.00
Carolina Hurricanes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Petr Mrazek 29 22 76% 7.00

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You are getting hot at the right time.

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LOST ON THE ISLAND
Winning streak halts at 7 as Islanders slip past Pittsburgh


ABOVE: New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal slips one past Matt Murray early in the game.

New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 15, 2020 1 2 3 F NYI (37-29-5) 1 2 1 4 PIT (50-19-3) 2 1 0 3 Three Stars New York: Brock Nelson - Forward 2 goals New York: Leo Komarov - Forward 1 goal Pittsburgh: Zach Aston-Reese - Forward 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison NYI PIT Shots on Goal 32 28 Hits 16 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13-18 18-13 Penalty Minutes 02:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 08:00 05:03
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYI 01:56 - Mathew Barzal (18) Assisted By: Josh Bailey & Ryan Pulock PIT 02:40 - Evgeni Malkin (36) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & John Marino PIT 18:21 - Conor Sheary (15) Assisted By: None SECOND PERIOD NYI 04:09 - Brock Nelson (19) Assisted By: Jordan Eberle & Thomas Hickey PIT 05:44 - Zach Aston-Reese (19) Assisted By: None NYI 19:59 - Brock Nelson (20) Assisted By: Jordan Eberle & Josh Bailey THIRD PERIOD NYI 18:08 - Leo Komarov (12) Assisted By: Thomas Hickey & Casey Cizikas
New York Islanders - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Thomas Greiss 28 25 89% 3.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 32 28 88% 4.05

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You are getting hot at the right time.

Spoke too soon. Last ten games coming up.

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NO SINGING ON BROADWAY
Pittsburgh travels and beats the Rangers in Madison Square Garden


ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry continues to stretch the divide as the starting goaltender for the Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Mar 18, 2020 1 2 3 OT F PIT (51-19-3) 0 1 4 1 6 NYR (34-35-4) 4 1 0 0 5 Three Stars New York: Filip Chytil - Forward 1 goal, 3 assists Pittsburgh: Patric Hornqvist - Forward 2 goals Pittsburgh: Justin Schultz - Defenseman 1 goal, 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT NYR Shots on Goal 54 29 Hits 15 13 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20-20 20-20 Penalty Minutes 02:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 08:14 06:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR 03:19 - Ryan Strome (22) Assisted By: Libor Hajek & Filip Chytil NYR 11:50 - Kaapo Kakko (19) Assisted By: Filip Chytil NYR 12:53 - Mika Zibanejad (18) Assisted By: Pavel Buchnevich NYR 18:48 - Filip Chytil (12) Assisted By: None SECOND PERIOD PIT 01:44 - Patric Hornqvist (25) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby NYR 18:07 - Greg McKegg (5) Assisted By: Brett Howden & Filip Chytil THIRD PERIOD PIT 00:47 - Patric Hornqvist (26) Assisted By: Jake Guentzel PIT 06:13 - Conor Sheary (16) Assisted By: John Marino & Evgeni Malkin PIT 09:41 - Patrick Marleau (12) Assisted By: Marcus Pettersson & Dion Phaneuf PIT 16:15 - Justin Schultz (8) Assisted By: None OVERTIME PIT 04:09 - Jason Zucker (29) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & Justin Schultz
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 11 7 64% 12.78 Tristan Jarry 18 17 94% 1.32
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 54 48 89% 5.61

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BLUESHIRTS BOUNCE BACK
New York steals low-scoring affair to split home-and-home series


ABOVE: After collapsing in the previous game, the New York Rangers were able to solve Tristan Jarry.

New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 20, 2020 1 2 3 F NYR (35-35-4) 0 3 0 3 PIT (51-20-3) 1 0 1 2 Three Stars New York: Henrik Lundqvist - Goalie 41 saves New York: Pavel Buchnevich - Forward 2 goals Pittsburgh: Jake Guentzel - Forward 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison NYR PIT Shots on Goal 14 43 Hits 25 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17-15 15-17 Penalty Minutes 06:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 04:18 08:06
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 14:05 - Justin Schultz (9) Assisted By: Dion Phaneuf & Nick Bjugstad SECOND PERIOD NYR 01:11 - Pavel Buchnevich (16) Assisted By: Mika Zibanejad & Artemi Panarin NYR 08:25 - Kaapo Kakko (20) Assisted By: Filip Chytil & Artemi Panarin NYR 15:13 - Pavel Buchnevich (17) Assisted By: Mika Zibanejad THIRD PERIOD PIT 10:50 - Jake Guentzel (21) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 43 41 95% 2.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tristan Jarry 14 11 79% 3.03

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DEFENSE COMES OUT STRONG
Penguins bounce back with big win over Washington


ABOVE: With another goal tonight, Sidney Crosby continues to inch closer and closer towards 50.

Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 22, 2020 1 2 3 F WAS (38-27-10) 0 0 1 1 PIT (52-20-3) 1 2 1 4 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Jared McCann - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Kris Letang - Defenseman 2 assists Pittsburgh: Tristan Jarry - Goalie 19 saves	Team Stats Comparison WAS PIT Shots on Goal 20 35 Hits 18 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-18 18-12 Penalty Minutes 09:00 05:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 2 Time on Attack 06:33 05:40
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 00:42 - Sidney Crosby (46) Assisted By: Kris Letang & Jake Guentzel SECOND PERIOD PIT 09:58 - Jared McCann (15) Assisted By: Teddy Blueger PIT 19:52 - Anthony Duclair (20) Assisted By: Evgeni Malkin & Kris Letang THIRD PERIOD WAS 16:29 - Tom Wilson (16) Assisted By: Nicklas Backstrom & Jakub Vrana PIT 19:10 - Brian Dumoulin (3) Assisted By: Jared McCann
Washington Capitals - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ilya Samsonov 35 31 89% 4.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tristan Jarry 20 19 95% 1.00

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WE RUN THE METRO
Penguins clinch division crown with strong victory over Hurricanes


ABOVE: Penguins defenseman John Marino managed to blast one from the point in the team's 4-2 victory.

Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 24, 2020 1 2 3 F CAR (36-32-8) 0 1 1 2 PIT (52-20-3) 2 1 1 4 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Patrick Marleau - Forward 1 goal Pittsburgh: John Marino - Defenseman 2 assists	Team Stats Comparison CAR PIT Shots on Goal 19 30 Hits 11 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-15 15-12 Penalty Minutes 02:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 05:06 05:22
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 10:05 - Teddy Blueger (1) Assisted By: Nick Bjugstad & John Marino PIT 19:26 - Sidney Crosby (47) Assisted By: Evgeni Malkin & Jake Guentzel SECOND PERIOD PIT 09:12 - Patrick Marleau (13) Assisted By: John Marino & Brian Dumoulin CAR 18:40 - Andrei Svechnikov (20) Assisted By: Sami Vatanen THIRD PERIOD CAR 16:08 - Teuvo Teravainen (21) Assisted By: Martin Necas & Andrei Svechnikov PIT 19:41 - Conor Sheary (17) Assisted By: Jake Guentzel & Sidney Crosby
Carolina Hurricanes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Petr Mrazek 29 26 90% 3.03
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 19 17 89% 2.00