GAME THREAD: NHL: PITTSBURGH (11-13) at TORONTO (9-17)

NHL: PITTSBURGH (11-13) at TORONTO (9-17)

<h3>Crosby, Penguins look to win fourth straight game</h3>

<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (11-11-2) at Toronto (9-11-6) 7:00 pm EST</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) - Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguinswill look to extend a season-long four-game winning streak whenthey visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.


Crosby, who has recorded a point in all but two games he'splayed this season, scored two goals in the Penguins' 4-1victory over Dallas on Friday and leads the team with 14 talliesand 35 points.


Pittsburgh, which had six winning streaks of at least four gameslast season, has scored four or more goals in each of the threegames during the winning streak. This after the team failed totally four in its previous seven games.


The Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-2 victory over Atlanta onThursday - their first win in five games.


Mats Sundin leads the team with 13 goals and 31 points but thedefense has much of the reason for Toronto's struggles so far.

The Maple Leafs have given up up a league-worst 89 goals thisseason, surrendering 3.42 goals per contest. Goaltender VesaToskala is 7-8-3 with an uncharacteristically high 3.10goals-against average in his first season in Toronto.

Toronto also has failed to help themselves on the power play,scoring 15 goals on 117 chances - the 13 percent conversion rateranks second-worst in the league.


Pittsburgh is 4-1-1 in its last six meetings with Toronto andthe teams have split two contests this season, with each teamwinning on the other's home ice.

 

NHL: PITTSBURGH at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL AT TORONTO
STARTING GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
TOR - VESA TOSKALA

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'HALLORAN, KEVIN POLLOCK
LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, MARK SHEWCHYK</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

PITTSBURGH TORONTO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 0 19:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 1
1ST PRD: TOR - MARK BELL 1 (MATS SUNDIN) 3:56</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 1 15:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 1 10:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 1 7:19 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 1 3:20 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 0
TORONTO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - MARK BELL 1 (MATS SUNDIN) 3:56

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PIT 9 9
TOR 14 14

GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Pittsburgh 0 --0
Toronto 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Toronto, Mark Bell 1 (Mats Sundin), 3:56.
Penalties: P Sykora, Pit (tripping), 4:40; G Roberts, Pit
(unsportsmanlike cond), 17:49; B Mccabe, Tor (holding), 19:15; E
Malkin, Pit (tripping), 19:30.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Pittsburgh 9 --9
Toronto 14 --14
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Goalies : Pittsburgh, Dany Sabourin (14 shots, 13 saves). Toronto,
Vesa Toskala (9 shots, 9 saves). Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin
Pollock. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Mark Shewchyk.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 2
2ND PRD: TOR - JASON BLAKE 3 (KYLE WELLWOOD, ALEX STEEN) 2:01</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 2 17:08 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 2 13:03 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 2 7:29 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 3
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) NIK ANTROPOV 10 (BRYAN MCCABE, ALEXEI
PONIKAROVSKY) 14:09</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
TORONTO 3 4:23 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0
TORONTO 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - MARK BELL 1 (MATS SUNDIN) 3:56
2ND PRD: TOR - JASON BLAKE 3 (KYLE WELLWOOD, ALEX STEEN) 2:01
TOR - (PP) NIK ANTROPOV 10 (BRYAN MCCABE, ALEXEI
PONIKAROVSKY) 14:09

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PIT 9 11 20
TOR 14 13 27

GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0
TORONTO 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - MARK BELL 1 (MATS SUNDIN) 3:56
2ND PRD: TOR - JASON BLAKE 3 (KYLE WELLWOOD, ALEX STEEN) 2:01
TOR - (PP) NIK ANTROPOV 10 (BRYAN MCCABE, ALEXEI
PONIKAROVSKY) 14:09

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PIT 9 11 20
TOR 14 13 27

GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Pittsburgh 0 0 --0
Toronto 1 2 --3
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Toronto, Mark Bell 1 (Mats Sundin), 3:56.
Penalties: P Sykora, Pit (tripping), 4:40; G Roberts, Pit
(unsportsmanlike cond), 17:49; B Mccabe, Tor (holding), 19:15; E
Malkin, Pit (tripping), 19:30.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Toronto, Jason Blake 3 (Kyle Wellwood, Alex
Steen), 2:01. 3, Toronto, Nik Antropov 10 (power play) (Bryan Mccabe,
Alexei Ponikarovsky), 14:09. Penalties: M Stajan, Tor (), 4:54; V
Toskala, Tor (tripping), 8:43; B Mccabe, Tor (cross checking), 10:07;
G Roberts, Pit (), 10:07; J Staal, Pit (hooking), 12:31; B Mccabe, Tor
(holding), 15:37.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Pittsburgh 9 11 --20
Toronto 14 13 --27
----------------------------------

Goalies : Pittsburgh, Dany Sabourin (27 shots, 24 saves). Toronto,
Vesa Toskala (20 shots, 20 saves). Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin
Pollock. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Mark Shewchyk.</div>