In Crosbyâs Absence, Malkin Proves to Be the Penguinsâ Best
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Since Sidney Crosby sustained a high ankle sprain Jan. 18 against Tampa Bay, Evgeni Malkin â last seasonâs N.H.L. rookie of the year â has responded with several of the best games of his career.
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Evgeni Malkin and Petr Sykorahad had a goal and an assist each to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-1 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.
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Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby grabbed the headlines before Evgeni Malkin stole the show. The ballyhooed matchup of last season's top two rookies lived up to the hype, but Malkin &#151; this year's leading rookie &#151; was the star on Monday night.
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Evgeni Malkin is making scoring look simple lately.
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Evgeni Malkin had his first NHL three-goal game and the Penguins put the Toronto Maple Leafs away with three goals in 48 seconds early in the third period, returning indoors for a 6-2 victory last night in Pittsburgh that ran their season-best winning streak to five games.
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Now that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux has retired again, the Pittsburgh Penguins are moving on behind another big star.
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The Penguins' status in Pittsburgh might be clouded, but their future on the ice appears brighter every day. Fueled by their young stars, the Penguins won their fourth in a row, 7-4 over the New York Islanders Friday night.
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Rookie center Evgeni Malkin stole the spotlight from Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin and powered the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday.
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Suddenly, the Pittsburgh Penguins' standard of success has risen as quickly as their place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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MONTREAL -- The funny thing about P.J. Axelsson is that less than 48 hours after a shot caromed off his left foot, he played against the Penguins.
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Alexander Ovechkin didn't do much offensively, a common occurrence lately. Instead, it was the runner-up Russian who created a goal out of nothing, keeping the Pittsburgh Penguins' most successful stretch in 14 years going.
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Sidney Crosby's line score had all zeroes, and that usually means a loss for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's strong play against Alexander Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals meant it didn't.
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One season after the Penguins finished last in the Atlantic Division for the fourth consecutive time, they are 10-7-3 (2 points out of first place) with a roster of fledglings who have drawn comparisons to the Edmonton Oilers when Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were their young stars.
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Sidney Crosby and the Penguins got the better of Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, just like they always do.
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Evgeni Malkin scored three goals for the second time in 11 games, and Ty Conklin stopped 43 shots to remain unbeaten in regulation as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Monday night.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward   Evgeni Malkin to his first National Hockey League contract on   Tuesday, giving the prized rookie a three-year deal worth at   least $3 million.
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Sidney Crosby took over the NHL scoring lead with a career-high six points in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 8-4 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.