GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: ANAHEIM (1-3) at PITTSBURGH (0-1)

NHL: ANAHEIM (1-3) at PITTSBURGH (0-1)

<h3>Crosby leads Penguins against weary Ducks</h3>

<div class="pre">Anaheim (1-3-1) at Pittsburgh (0-1-0) 7:30 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguinswill look to earn their first win of the season when they takeon the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

Crosby was held without a point in the season opener, as thePenguins lost to the Carlina Hurricanes, 4-1, on Friday.

The 20-year-old phenom became the youngest player in history towin the scoring title as he led the NHL with 120 points and 84assists in 2006-07, winning the Hart Trophy in just his secondprofessional season.


The No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, Crosby led Pittsburghto a 47-point improvement over their 2005-06 record last season,marking the fourth-best single-season jump in league history.

Crosby is just one of the young stars on the Penguins, joiningleft wing Evgeni Malkin (21), center Jordan Staal (19),defenseman Ryan Whitney (24) and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury(22).


The Ducks conclude their five-game, season-opening road trip onSaturday. Anaheim appears to be worn out from the travel, as ithas made stops in London, Detroit, Columbus, and finallyPittsburgh.


The Ducks were blanked by the Blue Jackets, 4-0, on Fridaynight, failing to register a shot on goal over the first 16minutes of the game.

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NHL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING GOALIES: ANA - JONAS HILLER
PIT - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY

OFFICIALS: REF - DAVE JACKSON, TIM PEEL
LIN - BRIAN MACH, DARREN GIBBS</div>

 

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

ANAHEIM PITTSBURGH

J DIPENTA HEALTHY J RUUTU HEALTHY
T MOEN HEALTHY A NASREDDINE HEALTHY
G PARROS HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL UPDATE
ANAHEIM 0
PITTSBURGH 0 DELAYED</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
PITTSBURGH 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 0
PITTSBURGH 0 16:44 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PITTSBURGH 0
1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) CHRIS KUNITZ 2 (FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN, CHRIS
PRONGER) 6:34</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PITTSBURGH 0 11:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PITTSBURGH 0 4:15 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PITTSBURGH 1
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 1 (GARY ROBERTS, ERIK CHRISTENSEN)
16:39</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) CHRIS KUNITZ 2 (FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN, CHRIS
PRONGER) 6:34
PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 1 (GARY ROBERTS, ERIK CHRISTENSEN)
16:39

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 8 8
PIT 12 12

GOALIES: ANA - JONAS HILLER
PIT - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Anaheim 1 --1
Pittsburgh 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Anaheim, Chris Kunitz 2 (power play)
(Francois Beauchemin, Chris Pronger), 6:34. 2, Pittsburgh, Petr Sykora
1 (power play) (Gary Roberts, Erik Christensen), 16:39. Penalties: S
O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 1:34; E Malkin, Pit (interference), 1:46; R
Malone, Pit (holding stick), 5:31; R Malone, Pit (cross checking),
7:59; S Hnidy, Ana (holding), 14:41.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Anaheim 8 --8
Pittsburgh 12 --12
-----------------------------

Goalies : Anaheim, Jonas Hiller (12 shots, 11 saves). Pittsburgh,
Marc-Andre Fleury (8 shots, 7 saves). Referees: Dave Jackson, Tim
Peel. Linesmen: Brian Mach, Darren Gibbs.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 1
PITTSBURGH 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 1
2ND PRD: ANA - RYAN GETZLAF 2 (FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN) 1:25</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 3
2ND PRD: PIT - EVGENI MALKIN 1 (PETR SYKORA) 4:16</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 3 15:44 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 3 8:23 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 3 7:05 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ANAHEIM 2
PITTSBURGH 3 3:38 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: ANA - (PP) CHRIS KUNITZ 2 (FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN, CHRIS
PRONGER) 6:34
PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 1 (GARY ROBERTS, ERIK CHRISTENSEN)
16:39
2ND PRD: ANA - RYAN GETZLAF 2 (FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN) 1:25
PIT - COLBY ARMSTRONG 1 (GARY ROBERTS) 3:56
PIT - EVGENI MALKIN 1 (PETR SYKORA) 4:16

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA 8 10 18
PIT 12 5 17

GOALIES: ANA - JONAS HILLER
PIT - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY</div>