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January 15, 2010, Friday
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PITTSBURGH goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made a welcome return to form on Wednesday as the Penguins took down the Northwest Division-leading Calgary Flames 3-1.
Fleury came into the game having allowed at least three goals in six of his last seven starts but made 37 saves in a solid performance.
Sidney Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh with his 30th goal of the season in the first period before Calgary's Mark Giordano tied the score at 9:39 in the second.
Bill Guerin put the visitors back in front about a minute later and Tyler Kennedy capped the scoring at 18:20 of the third.
"You either get eaten in this one, or you have to man up," Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma told reporters. The Penguins had lost eight of their previous 11 games.
"They're a team of putting pucks in and coming real hard. The (defense) have to go back under some pretty tough conditions to get pucks. Our guys did a real good job."
The Flames (26-15-6) entered the game mired in an 0-for-14 slump on the power-play but broke the streak with Giordano's score in the second. Leading scorer Jarome Iginla stayed cold however, extending his scoreless streak to six games.
Calgary has won just once in its last five games but is still tied for the Northwest lead with the Colorado Avalanche.
"We had a lot of chances. A lot of nights, those are going in," said Flames forward Dustin Boyd.
"We had a ton of opportunities ... I guess 'snakebitten' might be the word. It's tough when you miss those opportunities."
Pittsburgh (29-18-1) has been strong on the road this year, winning 15 of 25 games away from home.
Crosby has six goals in his last four contests while Russian standout Evgeni Malkin has gone 10 games without a goal.
In St Paul, Minnesota, Nicklas Backstrom set a franchise record for wins by a goaltender as the Minnesota Wild overcame the Vancouver Canucks 5-2.
Antti Miettinen scored two of Minnesota's three third-period goals, while Kyle Brodziak, Mikko Koivu and Owen Nolan also scored to help the Wild win its fourth straight game.
In Anaheim, California, defenseman Steve Eminger gave the hosts the third period lead with his first goal of the season as the Ducks extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Todd Marchant set up Ryan Getzlaf's 100th NHL goal with his 300th career assist, Dan Sexton had a power-play goal, and fellow rookie Matt Beleskey also scored for the Ducks.
Zedeno Chara, Marco Sturm and defenseman Matt Hunwick scored for the undermanned Bruins.
Also, it was: Capitals 5, Panthers 4, SO.
Fleury came into the game having allowed at least three goals in six of his last seven starts but made 37 saves in a solid performance.
Sidney Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh with his 30th goal of the season in the first period before Calgary's Mark Giordano tied the score at 9:39 in the second.
Bill Guerin put the visitors back in front about a minute later and Tyler Kennedy capped the scoring at 18:20 of the third.
"You either get eaten in this one, or you have to man up," Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma told reporters. The Penguins had lost eight of their previous 11 games.
"They're a team of putting pucks in and coming real hard. The (defense) have to go back under some pretty tough conditions to get pucks. Our guys did a real good job."
The Flames (26-15-6) entered the game mired in an 0-for-14 slump on the power-play but broke the streak with Giordano's score in the second. Leading scorer Jarome Iginla stayed cold however, extending his scoreless streak to six games.
Calgary has won just once in its last five games but is still tied for the Northwest lead with the Colorado Avalanche.
"We had a lot of chances. A lot of nights, those are going in," said Flames forward Dustin Boyd.
"We had a ton of opportunities ... I guess 'snakebitten' might be the word. It's tough when you miss those opportunities."
Pittsburgh (29-18-1) has been strong on the road this year, winning 15 of 25 games away from home.
Crosby has six goals in his last four contests while Russian standout Evgeni Malkin has gone 10 games without a goal.
In St Paul, Minnesota, Nicklas Backstrom set a franchise record for wins by a goaltender as the Minnesota Wild overcame the Vancouver Canucks 5-2.
Antti Miettinen scored two of Minnesota's three third-period goals, while Kyle Brodziak, Mikko Koivu and Owen Nolan also scored to help the Wild win its fourth straight game.
In Anaheim, California, defenseman Steve Eminger gave the hosts the third period lead with his first goal of the season as the Ducks extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Todd Marchant set up Ryan Getzlaf's 100th NHL goal with his 300th career assist, Dan Sexton had a power-play goal, and fellow rookie Matt Beleskey also scored for the Ducks.
Zedeno Chara, Marco Sturm and defenseman Matt Hunwick scored for the undermanned Bruins.
Also, it was: Capitals 5, Panthers 4, SO.
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