GAME THREAD: NHL: PITTSBURGH (15-14) at PHILADELPHIA (15-12)

NHL: PITTSBURGH (15-14) at PHILADELPHIA (15-12)

<h3>Crosby, Penguins ready for meeting with Flyers</h3>

Pittsburgh (15-12-2) at Philadelphia (15-10-2) 7:00 pm EST

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- For the first time this season, SidneyCrosby has been held scoreless in back-to-back games. However,he has never had a problem scoring against the PhiladelphiaFlyers.


Crosby will look to continue his stellar play against the Flyersand snap his longest scoring drought of the season when thePittsburgh Penguins visit their in-state rivals Tuesday.

Making his first trip to Western Canada in his three-yearcareer, the 20-year-old Crosby failed to register a point invictories over the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks onThursday and Saturday, respectively.


The superstar captain, who has 14 goals and 40 points, hopes tolead the Penguins to their season-high fifth straight win asthey close out a four-game road trip. A win Tuesday would pullPittsburgh within one point of the Atlantic Division-leading NewJersey Devils.


The Flyers have been up and down since the beginning ofNovember. They have not had a winning or losing streak longerthan two games since going on a five-game surge from October10-20.


Daniel Briere scored Philadelphia's lone goal in Friday's 2-1loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

 

NHL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NHL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
PHI - MARTIN BIRON

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, CHRIS ROONEY
LIN - DAN SCHACHTE, DON HENDERSON</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA

D SYDOR HEALTHY D HATCHER HEALTHY
M TALBOT HEALTHY J DOWD HEALTHY
M FLEURY ANKLE INJURY</div>

 

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 1
1ST PRD: PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 7 (R.J. UMBERGER, MIKE RICHARDS) 1:11</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 2
1ST PRD: PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 8 (BRAYDON COBURN, MIKE RICHARDS) 3:44</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 13:59 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 11:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 8:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 1
PHILADELPHIA 2
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) RYAN WHITNEY 6 (SIDNEY CROSBY, SERGEI GONCHAR)
12:39</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 11 (SIDNEY CROSBY, EVGENI MALKIN)
14:28</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 4:02 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 2:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 1:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 7 (R.J. UMBERGER, MIKE RICHARDS) 1:11
PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 8 (BRAYDON COBURN, MIKE RICHARDS) 3:44
PIT - (PP) RYAN WHITNEY 6 (SIDNEY CROSBY, SERGEI GONCHAR)
12:39
PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 11 (SIDNEY CROSBY, EVGENI MALKIN)
14:28

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PIT 12 12
PHI 11 11

GOALIES: PIT - DANY SABOURIN
PHI - MARTIN BIRON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Pittsburgh 2 --2
Philadelphia 2 --2
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 7 (R.J.
Umberger, Mike Richards), 1:11. 2, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 8
(Braydon Coburn, Mike Richards), 3:44. 3, Pittsburgh, Ryan Whitney 6
(power play) (Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar), 12:39. 4, Pittsburgh,
Petr Sykora 11 (power play) (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin), 14:28.
Penalties: J Smith, Phi (major fighting), 0:20; R Malone, Pit (major
fighting), 0:20; R Potulny, Phi (slashing), 12:13; J Carter, Phi
(interference), 13:46; P Sykora, Pit (roughing), 18:51.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Pittsburgh 12 --12
Philadelphia 11 --11
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Goalies : Pittsburgh, Dany Sabourin (11 shots, 9 saves). Philadelphia,
Martin Biron (12 shots, 10 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Chris
Rooney. Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Don Henderson.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 19:51 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 16:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 12:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PITTSBURGH 2
PHILADELPHIA 3
2ND PRD: PHI - R.J. UMBERGER 4 (JOFFREY LUPUL, MIKE RICHARDS) 8:10</div>