Phillips scores twice as Senators chase Fleury out of net

Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Pens score power-play goal and a short-handed one to beat Ducks

Bill Guerin ended Pittsburgh's eight-game streak without a power-play goal by scoring in the first period, Jordan Staal scored short-handed and the Penguins wrapped up Anaheim's winless four-game road trip by beating the Ducks 5-2 on Monday night.

Dupuis' OT goal ends Pens' 4-game skid; Malkin nets 3 assists in return

Pascal Dupuis scored his second goal of the game 1:24 into overtime, and the Penguins snapped their four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) cannot get a first-period shot past New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in an...

...pad after a save, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas looks behind him as Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal, left, and Bruins right wing Michael Ryder (73) move in during the third period of Boston...

PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 28: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the Montreal Canadiens on October 28, 2009 at the...

Expect Krejci, Ryder on the ice tonight

...It looks like the Pens will skate Sidney Crosby between Ruslan Fedotenko and Matt Cooke, while Jordan Staal will skate in Crosby's usual slot between Bill Guerin and Matt Cooke

Bruins set for test against defending champs

...as a season-turning accomplishment. "It's been a difficult start to the season," said center Jordan Staal. "Every game has been a battle, some tight games that we've come out on top...

Power Play: Niittymaki the answer

A longtime backup the perfect tonic in Tampa Bay? Thus is the case for Antero Niittymaki, whose pristine play between the pipes has the Lightning on a tear.

Stoll scores go-ahead goal as Kings skate by Penguins

Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Front Line: Ranking the injured

Ranking the injured, and players returning from injury, can be tricky business. Sean Allen reveals his methods as he introduces the convalescing Phil Kessel to the rankings.

Stars' absence won't hurt teams much

With Alex Ovechkin joining Evgeni Malkin, Marc Savard and many other top names out of commission, Puck Prospectus frames its weekly look into the NHL around the question of injuries to superstars and the effect on a team's success.

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Bucci's Mailbag: Iginla's legacy, teen stars and best of the bands

Hey Bucci, First-time writer, so I want to start off by saying your column is my favourite and your music taste is awesome. I am a huge Colorado fan...

Jordan Staal

Jordan Staal joined The Drive to talk about the Penguins good start to the season

Malkin-to-Crosby connection spurs rally as Pens run streak to 7 with SO win

Sidney Crosby scored twice in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a two-goal deficit to win their seventh straight game, 3-2 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.