Penguins lock up playoff berth with 4-1 win over Red Wings

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    So much for the slow start. The seemingly endless string of injuries to bold-faced names, to the ones that left the Pittsburgh Penguins drifting aimlessly for long stretches.

    Then March came. April, too. And the Penguins did what they always seem to do when the number of games dwindles and the stakes rise. They found themselves in time to reach the playoffs.

    The proof came over three periods against Detroit on Thursday night. Phil Kesselregained his scoring touch. Sidney Crosby threw his body -- and the puck -- into the net. Matt Murray swung the momentum with sprawling save on a breakaway and Pittsburgh extended the NHL's longest postseason streak to 13 years and counting with a 4-1 victory over the Red Wings.

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