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John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...night. It sounds strange to say, but the Pittsburgh Penguins don't appears to be missing Sidney Crosby all that much right now. Evgeni Malkin led the team to yet another win Saturday, this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2008Penguins, Avs overcome injuries
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comThe Battle of Ontario was renewed Saturday night, but many of the familiar faces were missing in action. The Toronto Maple Leafs were missing Bryan Mc...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 03, 2008Malkin versus Ovechkin
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...the time for Evgeni Malkin to earn some respect. After two seasons of playing Robin to Sidney Crosby's Batman, Malkin has taken center stage for the Pittsburgh Penguins while Crosby sits on the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 22, 2008First night without Sid
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comThe Pittsburgh Penguins showed they can win without Sidney Crosby in their lineup. With Crosby sitting in a luxury suite suffering from a high ankle sprain...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2008Shootouts galore
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comThe Ottawa Senators were up to the task against the NHL's best team in a possible preview of the Stanley Cup finals. Daniel Alfredsson scored twice to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 13, 2008Ovechkin scores four, adds a helper
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comThe Ottawa Senators were on home ice, Mike Fisher scored a hat trick, but at the end of the night everyone was talking about Alexander Ovechkin. The y...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2007Ottawa rolling again
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...against average of 2.19 in December. Back to Kennedy quickly for a minute, he's Sidney Crosby's latest linemate and looks to be quite comfortable in the role. Joffery Lupul is finally...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2007Ducks celebrate with a win
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...assist. If he played in another city, we'd be hearing about him much more often. Sidney Crosby had three assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins doubled up the Edmonton Oilers 4-2, but the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2007Quietly excellent
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...you haven't already. Rookie Kris Letang scored the go-ahead goal on a pass from Sidney Crosby midway through the third and may warrant some attention in deeper leagues. … It was supposed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2007Senators' goaltenders struggle
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comIt's been a surprising week for the best team in the NHL, and Saturday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers was the icing on the cake. After l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2007Night of the shutout
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...a 5-0 victory the New Jersey Devils. Petr Sykora scored a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby scored twice and Dany Sabourin stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout. Just as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2007Satan is heating up
John Pereira, special to ESPN.comIt has been an up-and-down season in net for the Maple Leafs, but Saturday was one of the good nights. Vesa Toskala stopped 32 shots for the Buds on t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2007Bonus hockey in Pittsburgh
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...expect to see more of these multi-point performances as long as he's skating with Sidney Crosby. Ryan Whitney also continues to play well for the Pens, registering two points on the night...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2007Crosby versus Ovechkin IX
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...young stars took centre stage on Saturday night and once again Alexander Ovechkin came up short. Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins have won eight of the nine times they've taken on the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2007The Kid Is Alright
John Pereira, special to ESPN.com...Saturday night's marquee matchup. Darcy Tucker, Jason Blake and last year's Heart Trophy winner, Sidney Crosby, all scored their first goals of the season. For his part, Crosby scored his first and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "sidney crosby" make the list?