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Slumping Penguins look to snap skid

Dec 29, 2006 - 5:42 PM Toronto (17-16-5) at Pittsburgh (15-15-6) 7:30 pm EST

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Young clubs often go through slumps during the course of a long season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going through that now.

The Penguins will try to snap a five-game skid when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.

Pittsburgh, 0-4-1 in its last five, comes off a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday.

Eric Christiansen and Ryan Whitney scored for Pittsburgh while league-leading scorer Sidney Crosby, who has 55 points, did not register a point in the loss.

The Maple Leafs also have struggled of late, going 1-3-0 in their last four games.

Toronto did snap its three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

Johnny Pohl and Mats Sundin led the Leafs with a goal and an assist while Jeff O'Neill and Alexander Steen had the other Toronto goals. Andrew Raycroft made 18 saves for Toronto, which went 2-for-4 on the power play.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TORONTO 0 1 0 1
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 3 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) ERIK CHRISTENSEN 7 (SIDNEY CROSBY, MICHEL
    OUELLET) 19:24
    2ND PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 16 (BOYD DEVEREAUX, BATES BATTAGLIA) 10:40
    3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) SERGEI GONCHAR 6 (SIDNEY CROSBY, EVGENI MALKIN)
    0:53
    PIT

    Dec 29 10:10 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 1
    PITTSBURGH 4
    3RD PRD: PIT - JORDAN STAAL 11 (UNASSISTED) 12:57

    Maple Leafs vs. PenguinsDec 29 9:59 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 1
    PITTSBURGH 3
    3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) EVGENI MALKIN 18 (SERGEI GONCHAR, SIDNEY CROSBY)
    6:54

    Maple Leafs vs. PenguinsDec 29 9:49 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 1
    PITTSBURGH 2
    3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) SERGEI GONCHAR 6 (SIDNEY CROSBY, EVGENI MALKIN)
    0:53 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)

    Maple Leafs vs. PenguinsDec 29 9:35 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TORONTO 0 1 1
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) ERIK CHRISTENSEN 7 (SIDNEY CROSBY, MICHEL
    OUELLET) 19:24
    2ND PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 16 (BOYD DEVEREAUX, BATES BATTAGLIA) 10:40
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    T

    Dec 29 9:15 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 1
    PITTSBURGH 1
    2ND PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 16 (BOYD DEVEREAUX, BATES BATTAGLIA) 10:40

    Maple Leafs vs. PenguinsDec 29 8:56 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TORONTO 0 0
    PITTSBURGH 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) ERIK CHRISTENSEN 7 (SIDNEY CROSBY, MICHEL
    OUELLET) 19:24
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TOR 7 7
    PIT 5 5
    GOALIES: TOR - JEAN

    Dec 29 8:17 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 0
    PITTSBURGH 1
    1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) ERIK CHRISTENSEN 7 (SIDNEY CROSBY, MICHEL OUELLET)
    19:24

    Maple Leafs vs. PenguinsDec 29 8:15 PM

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