PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

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Ben Kindel called game in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins (36-20-16, 88 pts) got a massive 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators (38-24-10, 86 pts) on Thursday Night. Pittsburgh which lost Sidney Crosby to a left knee injury early in the second period, got monster performances from Erik Karlsson (1 Goal, 2 Assists) and Rickard Rakell (2 Goals, 1 Assist) in the win. Stuart Skinner stopped 26 saves of 29 shots and came up large in key moments —

*Rickard Rakell | 2 Goals (16, 17), 1 Assist
*Erik Karlsson | 1 Goal, 2 Assists
*Stuart Skinner | 26 Saves, .897 SV%

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— Another poor Arturs Silovs night in goal for Pittsburgh and the Colorado Avalanche poured it on in an Avs 6-2 win over the Penguins on Tuesday Night. Martin Necas scored twice and Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 46th goal of the season on a breakaway goal, 4:57 into the game as Colorado was in control from start to finish. For Pittsburgh with 11 games remaining, goaltending looms large. Silovs who allowed four goals in the first period, stopped 24 of 29 shots in the loss, marking the fifth time in his last six starts where he has allowed four goals or more. —

*Egor Chinakhov | Goal (17)
*Rickard Rakell | Goal (15)
*Arturs Silovs | 24 Saves, .828 SV%

5 - 1

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— Sebastian Aho scored his 25th goal of the season, becoming the first player in Hurricanes/Whalers history with eight 25-goal seasons in a 5-1 Hurricanes (45-19-6, 96 pts) win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (35-19-16, 86 pts) on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena. Carolina scored three times on the power play in the victory and Frederick Anderson stopped 18 shots to improve to 6-1 in his last seven starts —

• Stuart Skinner | 21 Saves, .840 SV%
• Egor Chinakhov | Goal (16)
• PIT 0-2 PP | 2-for-5 PK