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BEASTS OF THE EAST
The playoffs will run through Pittsburgh as Penguins clinch 1st place


ABOVE: Sidney Crosby's two goals has him one away from the 50-goal plateau.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Mar 25, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (54-20-3) 1 2 2 5 CHI (37-33-7) 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 2 goals Pittsburgh: Anthony Duclair - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: John Marino - Defenseman 1 goal, 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT CHI Shots on Goal 42 11 Hits 27 5 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13-19 19-13 Penalty Minutes 00:00 04:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 0 Time on Attack 05:55 05:37
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 18:22 - Sidney Crosby (48) Assisted By: Zach Aston-Reese SECOND PERIOD PIT 07:49 - John Marino (6) Assisted By: Jared McCann PIT 13:19 - Conor Sheary (18) Assisted By: Justin Schultz & Anthony Duclair CHI 16:33 - Brandon Saad (19) Assisted By: Dylan Strome & Dominik Kubalik THIRD PERIOD PIT 02:28 - Sidney Crosby (49) Assisted By: John Marino & Jake Guentzel PIT 04:35 - Anthony Duclair (21) Assisted By: Zach Aston-Reese & Jared McCann
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 11 10 91% 1.00
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 42 37 88% 5.00

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C50SBY!
Crosby has four point night as Penguins slide past Carolina once again


ABOVE: The team was sure to congratulate Captain Sidney Crosby after his 50th goal of the season.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 28, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (55-20-3) 1 0 3 4 CAR (36-34-8) 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 1 goal, 3 assists Pittsburgh: Conor Sheary - Forward 2 goals Pittsburgh: Justin Schultz - Defenseman 1 goal, 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT CAR Shots on Goal 26 16 Hits 23 11 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18-12 12-18 Penalty Minutes 02:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 06:39 04:36
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 16:46 - Justin Schultz (10) Assisted By: Jack Johnson & Sidney Crosby SECOND PERIOD CAR 02:25 - Jordan Staal (18) Assisted By: Andrei Svechnikov & Nino Niederreiter THIRD PERIOD PIT 12:03 - Sidney Crosby (50) Assisted By: None PIT 19:30 - Conor Sheary (19) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Jake Guentzel PIT 19:54 - Conor Sheary (20) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Justin Schultz
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 16 15 94% 1.00
Carolina Hurricanes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA James Reimer 24 22 92% 2.02

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Forward Evgeni Malkin will miss the remainder of the season with an upper-body injury. He is expected to return in time for Game 1 of the playoffs. Dominik Simon will enter the lineup.

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PHILLY GETS THE LAST LAUGH
Pens drop last game against Philly in OT


ABOVE: Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott may not have been perfect, but he was enough to secure the W.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Mar 29, 2020 1 2 3 OT F PIT (55-20-4) 2 1 0 0 3 PHI (46-25-8) 1 2 0 1 4 Three Stars Philadelphia: Nolan Patrick - Forward 2 goals Philadelphia: James Van Riemsdyk - Forward 1 goal Philadelphia: Claude Giroux - Forward 1 gosl	Team Stats Comparison PIT PHI Shots on Goal 34 29 Hits 13 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15-19 19-15 Penalty Minutes 09:00 13:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 2 Time on Attack 08:22 06:23
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 02:01 - Kris Letang (8) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & Nick Bjugstad PIT 07:23 - Dominik Simon (7) Assisted By: Patrick Marleau & John Marino PHI 09:25 - Nolan Patrick (10) Assisted By: Travis Konecny & Oscar Lindblom SECOND PERIOD PHI 11:41 - Claude Giroux (28) Assisted By: None PIT 12:48 - Jake Guentzel (22) Assisted By: Justin Schultz PHI 19:38 - Nolan Patrick (11) Assisted By: Michael Raffl & Ivan Provorov OVERTIME PHI 03:27 - James Van Riemsdyk (27) Assisted By: Shayne Gostisbehere & Travis Konecny
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tristan Jarry 29 25 86% 3.89
Philadelphia Flyers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Brian Elliott 34 31 91% 2.84

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Defenseman Kris Letang will be held out for the remainder of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Marcus Pettersson will be entering the lineup.

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SID TRICKS THE DEVILS
Crosby's hat-trick sends Penguins flying past New Jersey


ABOVE: Sidney Crosby's end of season performance, including tonight's hat-trick, has thrust him into MVP discussion.

New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 31, 2020 1 2 3 F NJD (34-43-3) 1 1 1 3 PIT (56-20-4) 1 1 3 5 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 3 goals Pittsburgh: John Marino - Defenseman 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Marcus Pettersson - Defenseman 2 assists	Team Stats Comparison NJD PIT Shots on Goal 20 35 Hits 20 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16-16 16-16 Penalty Minutes 02:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 06:15 07:30
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NJD 10:38 - Pavel Zacha (7) Assisted By: Will Butcher & Damon Severson PIT 19:57 - Patric Hornqvist (27) Assisted By: Marcus Pettersson & Patrick Marleau SECOND PERIOD PIT 01:13 - Sidney Crosby (51) Assisted By: Jake Guentzel & Conor Sheary NJD 02:05 - Nikita Gusev (20) Assisted By: None THIRD PERIOD PIT 01:59 - John Marino (7) Assisted By: Marcus Pettersson & Anthony Duclair PIT 09:39 - Sidney Crosby (52) Assisted By: Anthony Duclair & John Marino NJD 10:08 - John Hayden (4) Assisted By: Marcus Kruger & Joey Anderson PIT 19:58 - Sidney Crosby (53) Assisted By: None
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mackenzie Blackwood 34 30 88% 4.05
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 20 17 85% 3.00

[GoldenJet]

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Defenseman Justin Schultz will miss the remainder of the regular season and is expected to miss "a few games of the playoffs" with an ankle injury. We've called up defenseman Juuso Riikola from the AHL to fill in.

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CROSBY HITS 500TH GOAL
Penguins slide past Rangers in final home game of season


ABOVE: During Crosby's torturing of the league, he has finally reached the 500-goal plateau.

New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 2, 2020 1 2 3 F NYR (39-38-4) 0 2 0 2 PIT (57-20-4) 0 3 2 5 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby - Forward 2 goals, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Jake Guentzel - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Pittsburgh: Brian Dumoulin - Defenseman 2 assists	Team Stats Comparison NYR PIT Shots on Goal 23 34 Hits 16 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16-25 25-16 Penalty Minutes 06:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 5 3 Time on Attack 05:01 07:35
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD NYR 02:10 - Mika Zibanejad (22) Assisted By: Pavel Buchnevich & Jacob Trouba PIT 04:02 - Sidney Crosby (54) Assisted By: Jake Guentzel & Marcus Pettersson NYR 09:06 - Artemi Panarin (25) Assisted By: None PIT 13:53 - Juuso Riikola (2) Assisted By: Patric Hornqvist & Brian Dumoulin PIT 14:15 - Jared McCann (16) Assisted By: Jason Zucker THIRD PERIOD PIT 06:13 - Sidney Crosby (55) Assisted By: Jack Johnson PIT 19:42 - Jake Guentzel (23) Assisted By: Sidney Crosby & Brian Dumoulin
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Alexander Georgiev 33 29 88% 4.01
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 23 21 91% 2.00

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SENS PLAY SPOILER IN SEASON CLINCHER
Pens clinch Presidents Trophy, despite loss to Senators


ABOVE: Ottawa Senators' goaltender Craig Anderson stood on his head to lead Ottawa past Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Apr 4, 2020 1 2 3 F PIT (57-21-4) 1 0 1 2 OTT (28-47-7) 2 2 1 5 Three Stars Ottawa: Craig Anderson - Goalie 40 saves Ottawa: Mathieu Perreault - Forward 1 goal, 1 assist Ottawa: Nick Paul - Forward 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison PIT OTT Shots on Goal 42 40 Hits 24 11 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22-16 16-22 Penalty Minutes 16:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 06:56 06:52
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD OTT 05:03 - Drake Batherson (6) Assisted By: Bobby Ryan & Ron Hainsey OTT 09:08 - Nick Paul (3) Assisted By: Mikkel Boedker PIT 10:04 - John Marino (8) Assisted By: Jared McCann SECOND PERIOD OTT 10:42 - Mathieu Perreault (10) Assisted By: None OTT 15:23 - Jayce Hawryluk (13) Assisted By: Mike Reilly & Nikita Zaitsev THIRD PERIOD PIT 18:19 - Sidney Crosby (56) Assisted By: Jack Johnson OTT 18:34 - Connor Brown (26) Assisted By: Colin White & Mathieu Perreault
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 40 35 88% 5.00
Ottawa Senators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Craig Anderson 42 40 95% 2.00

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AND we're finally caught up. Time to go dancing for the Stanley Cup!

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END OF SEASON RECAP

April 5th, 2020

NHL Standings - Updated: Apr 5, 2020
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Y - Toronto Maple Leafs	51	25	6	108	272	218
X - Tampa Bay Lightning	48	26	8	104	290	228
X - Florida Panthers	43	33	6	92	258	254
Montreal Canadiens	39	36	7	85	240	237
Detroit Red Wings	29	40	13	71	222	281
Ottawa Senators	28	47	7	63	228	309
METROPOLITAN	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Z - Pittsburgh Penguins	57	21	4	118	335	227
X - Philadelphia Flyers	46	27	9	101	251	224
X - Washington Capitals	42	30	10	94	269	245
X - New York Islanders	44	33	5	93	243	230
Carolina Hurricanes	38	36	8	84	252	261
New York Rangers	39	39	4	82	217	253
New Jersey Devils	35	44	3	73	205	255
Columbus Blue Jackets	26	47	9	61	204	294
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Y - Colorado Avalanche	51	26	5	107	285	254
X - Winnipeg Jets	49	25	8	106	282	248
X - Dallas Stars	46	30	6	98	278	246
X - Minnesota Wild	40	34	8	88	241	246
Chicago Blackhawks	40	34	8	88	240	249
St. Louis Blues	41	36	5	87	240	243
Nashville Predators	38	33	11	87	243	271
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Z - Vancouver Canucks	51	25	6	108	259	243
X - Edmonton Oilers	48	23	11	107	278	212
X - Calgary Flames	44	29	9	97	266	230
X - San Jose Sharks	43	28	11	97	260	243
Vegas Golden Knights	36	34	12	84	251	260
Anaheim Ducks	37	37	8	82	232	280
Los Angeles Kings	33	42	7	73	236	274
Arizona Coyotes	29	38	15	73	222	263

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 5, 2020
Points		PTS	Goals		G
	1. Connor McDavid - Oilers	113		1. Sidney Crosby - Penguins	56
	2. Mark Scheifele - Jets	102		2. Alex Ovechkin - Capitals	56
	3. Sidney Crosby - Penguins	101		3. Tyler Seguin - Stars	47
	4. Tyler Seguin - Stars	100		4. Nathan MacKinnon - Avalanche	46
	5. Blake Wheeler - Jets	100		5. Connor McDavid - Oilers	40
Assists		A	Hits		H
	1. Connor McDavid - Oilers	73		1. Jack Johnson - Penguins	242
	2. Mark Scheifele - Jets	72		2. Brad Marchand - Bruins	191
	3. Nicklas Backstrom - Capitals	68		3. Dustin Brown - Kings	190
	4. Gabriel Landeskog - Avalanche	66		4. Ryan O'Reilly - Blues	189
	5. Leon Draisaitl - Oilers	64		5. Jamie Benn - Stars	177
Wins		W	Goals Against Average		G.AA
	1. Philipp Grubauer - Avalanche	42		1. Mikko Koskinen - Oilers	2.42
	2. Andrei Vasilevskiy - Lightning	39		2. Tristan Jarry - Penguins	2.46
	3. Carter Hart - Flyers	39		3. Carter Hart - Flyers	2.49
	4. Matt Murray - Penguins	36		4. Ben Bishop - Stars	2.51
	5. Braden Holtby - Capitals	33		5. Sergei Bobrovsky - Panthers	2.58
Save Percentage		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Ben Bishop - Stars	.921		1. Carter Hart - Flyers	6
	2. Mikko Koskinen - Oilers	.920		2. Connor Hellebuyck - Jets	5
	3. Mike Smith - Oilers	.918		3. Andrei Vasilevskiy - Lightning	5
	4. Carter Hart - Flyers	.917		4. Tuukka Rask - Bruins	5
	5. Sergei Bobrovsky - Panthers	.915		5. Braden Holtby - Capitals	4

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats - 2019-20
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Sidney Crosby	80	56	45	101	55	3	51	363	15.4
Evgeni Malkin	78	36	47	83	35	4	29	279	12.9
Jason Zucker	82	29	30	59	31	6	14	195	14.9
Patric Hornqvist	79	27	32	59	42	1	18	145	18.6
Jake Guentzel	78	23	36	59	32	3	18	217	10.6
Anthony Duclair	71	21	31	52	-10	5	16	200	10.5
Bryan Rust	66	24	24	48	28	5	22	165	14.5
Justin Schultz	78	10	34	44	38	2	28	116	8.6
Conor Sheary	82	20	23	43	24	3	28	190	10.5
John Marino	66	8	35	43	34	3	21	77	10.4
Zach Aston-Reese	78	19	20	39	28	0	52	129	14.7
Kris Letang	79	8	31	39	41	3	59	141	5.7
Jared McCann	82	16	16	32	16	6	50	130	12.3
Nick Bjugstad	82	10	21	31	24	0	14	96	10.4
Marcus Pettersson	77	4	26	30	34	1	16	65	6.2
Patrick Marleau	79	13	13	26	24	1	19	131	9.9
Jack Johnson	82	5	20	25	29	2	40	59	8.5
Brian Dumoulin	56	3	16	19	29	2	19	40	7.5
Dion Phaneuf	82	4	10	14	17	0	42	89	4.5
Dominik Simon	35	7	5	12	7	0	8	59	11.9
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Matt Murray	54	36	14	3	2.87	3198	1483	.906	1
Tristan Jarry	30	21	7	1	2.46	1753	702	.906	4

STANLEY CUP QUARTERFINALS

Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars
Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks
Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild

Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders

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FIRST ROUND PREVIEW - BOSTON BRUINS
Penguins announce that Tristan Jarry will be starting


Does Tristan Jarry getting the start indicate the end of the line for Matt Murray with the Penguins?


Season Results
November 4th, 2019: PIT 4 | BOS 3
January 16th, 2020: PIT 4 | BOS 1
January 19th, 2020: BOS 1 | PIT 3


Leading Scorers
Goals: Sidney Crosby (56 goals) | Brad Marchand (31 goals)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin (47 assists) | David Pastrnak (58 assists)
Points: Sidney Crosby (101 points) | David Pastrnak (81 points)

Goaltender Comparison
Tristan Jarry: 30 Games Played, 21 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Overtime Loss, 4 Shutouts, .906 Save Percentage, 2.46 Goals Against Average

Tuukka Rask: 62 Games Played, 28 Wins, 25 Losses, 5 Overtime Losses, 5 Shutouts, .906 Save Percentage, 2.89 Goals Against Average

Key Injuries
PIT: Evgeni Malkin - Lower-Body Injury (Doubtful for Game 1)
PIT: Justin Schultz - Ankle Injury (Expected Return - Game 3)

Players To Watch

Boston, Torey Krug (D): The last time these two teams matched up in the playoffs, it was a then-rookie Torey Krug that scored clutch goals against the Penguins that would send the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals in a clean sweep. This time is much different, and the Bruins' defense has to be top-notch. Krug, in a contract season, is going to be seeing a lot of Sidney Crosby, who put up a career-high 56 goals, many of which in the latter half of the season. Captain Zdeno Chara, still coming back from a broken leg that caused him to miss the majority of the season, isn't the top defenseman anymore. That is now on Krug's shoulders.

Pittsburgh, Bryan Rust (F): It's easy to go with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin (who is still questionable for Game 1), or Kris Letang (who had a notoriously underwhelming season), but it's going to be Pittsburgh's secondary scoring that ensures the Penguins don't mess this up. Rust scored 24 goals and 48 points in an injury-shortened 66 games. He's adaptable, having played on Crosby and Malkin's right side at times and even centering the third line, which is where he's expected to return to when Malkin heals up. The likes of him, Anthony Duclair, and Conor Sheary are going to be integral in the Penguins' success.

Expected Outcome
The Boston Bruins are a veteran-ladened team that has been in this position before. They also have the benefit of having their team completely healthy going into the playoffs. If there is any team geared to playing Pittsburgh, it's Boston. However, Game 1 is going to be a huge indicator of how this series is going to go. If Pittsburgh can execute their gameplan with Malkin and Schultz out of the lineup like most experts believe they can, it's going to be a rough go for Boston. This is Pittsburgh's series to lose, by a longshot.

Pittsburgh in 5

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PPG Paints Arena	1	2	3	OT	F
	1	0	2	-	3
	1	0	3	-	4

Aston-Reese to the Rescue
Bruins come out firing, Pens escape with Game 1 dub


Tuukka Rask was a brick wall for the majority of the game, but Zach Aston-Reese caught him with a back-hand rebound.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	6:22		Goal: Jake DeBrusk (1) Assists: Brandon Carlo	1-0, Bruins
1	10:59		Goal: Patrick Marleau (1) Assists: Brian Dumoulin, Nick Bjugstad	1-1, Tied
3	0:36		Goal: David Krejci (1) Assists: Brad Marchand, Torey Krug	2-1, Bruins
3	1:47		Goal: Patric Hornqvist (1) Assists: None	2-2, Tied
3	5:44		Goal: David Pastrnak (1) Assists: None	3-2, Bruins
3	8:50		Goal: Jake Guentzel (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Teddy Blueger	3-3, Tied
3	14:36		Goal: Zach Aston-Reese (1) Assists: John Marino, Tristan Jarry	4-3, Penguins

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40	Shots on Goal	31
1/3	Power Plays	0/0
4:17	Power Play Minutes	0:00
15	Faceoffs Won	18
0:00	Penalty Minutes	6:00
87.3%	Passing %	86%
7:42	Time on Attack	5:30

Series: Penguins 1 - 0 Bruins

[SENS_AK27]

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Really loving the Post Season Boxscores.

[DaMan1980]

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Really loving the Post Season Boxscores.

Agreed my friend.. Excellent season for you, now bring it home..