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Crosby-less Penguins whip Isles in opener
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May 3, 2013, Friday
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THE Pittsburgh Penguins showed the ongoing absence of Sidney Crosby will be no great impediment to their Stanley Cup ambitions by romping past the New York Islanders 5-0 in Wednesday's opening game of their NHL playoff series. Pascal Dupuis scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for the top-seeded Penguins.
In other series openers, Boston's Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period as the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1. Also, San Jose's Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for the Sharks, who rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1.
Pittsburgh's Beau Bennett, Kris Letang and Tanner Glass also scored for the Penguins, who had no trouble against the upstart Islanders even with Crosby sidelined by a broken jaw. Crosby has been out since he was struck by a puck on March 30 in a game against the Islanders.
"It's one win," Dupuis said. "We definitely feel good about it but we've just got to put this one behind us and get ready to work for the next one. They'll definitely look at tape and come out harder."
The Penguins beat Evgeni Nabokov four times in the game's first 22 minutes, including goals by Letang and Dupuis 32 seconds apart, to send Nabokov to the bench.
In other series openers, Boston's Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period as the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1. Also, San Jose's Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for the Sharks, who rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1.
Pittsburgh's Beau Bennett, Kris Letang and Tanner Glass also scored for the Penguins, who had no trouble against the upstart Islanders even with Crosby sidelined by a broken jaw. Crosby has been out since he was struck by a puck on March 30 in a game against the Islanders.
"It's one win," Dupuis said. "We definitely feel good about it but we've just got to put this one behind us and get ready to work for the next one. They'll definitely look at tape and come out harder."
The Penguins beat Evgeni Nabokov four times in the game's first 22 minutes, including goals by Letang and Dupuis 32 seconds apart, to send Nabokov to the bench.
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