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Streaking Penguins go for ninth straight victory

Jan 12, 2008 - 3:18 PM Pittsburgh (25-16-2) at Atlanta (21-22-2) 7:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins go for their ninth straight victory when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

Pittsburgh snapped a 12-game skid to Tampa Bay on Thursday with a 4-1 victory, giving the Penguins their longest winning streak since they won 10 straight games from January-February 1999.

Goaltender Ty Conklin has been in net for all eight games, allowing just 10 goals over that span, while Sidney Crosby has two goals and 10 assists during the streak. However, Crosby did have his 19-game points streak snapped in Thursday's win.

The reigning Hart Trophy winner, Crosby has a good chance of tallying a point in Saturday's tilt as Atlanta ranks 28th in the league in goals allowed.

Overall, the Thrashers have been slumping lately, losing six of their last nine games after a four-game winning streak.

Ilya Kovalchuk leads the league with 36 goals on the season and has tallied in three straight contests. The left wing has registered a point in eight straight games.

The Penguins won the first meeting, 5-0, on November 24 after splitting the four games with the Thrashers last season.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1 0 0 (0) 2
    ATLANTA 1 0 1 0 (1) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, RYAN WHITNEY) 5:23
    ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31
    2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 20 (COLBY ARMSTRONG

    Jan 12 9:48 PM


  • NHL
    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1 0 0 (0) 2
    ATLANTA 1 0 1 0 (1) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, RYAN WHITNEY) 5:23
    ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31
    2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 20 (COLBY ARMSTRONG

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 9:48 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1 0 0 2
    ATLANTA 1 0 1 0 2 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, RYAN WHITNEY) 5:23
    ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31
    2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 20 (COLBY ARMSTRONG, KRIST

    Jan 12 9:40 PM
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    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 9:32 PM
  • 82
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    RUWTbot Added 57 roots (Close Finish)

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 9:27 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 15 roots (Close Finish)

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 9:18 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 2
    ATLANTA 2
    3RD PRD: ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 8 (MARIAN HOSSA, VYACHESLAV KOZLOV) 1:40

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 9:02 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1 2
    ATLANTA 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, RYAN WHITNEY) 5:23
    ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31
    2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 20 (COLBY ARMSTRONG, KRISTOPHER LETANG)
    5:08
    SHOTS

    Jan 12 8:40 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 2
    ATLANTA 1
    2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 20 (COLBY ARMSTRONG, KRISTOPHER LETANG)
    5:08

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 8:11 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1
    ATLANTA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, RYAN WHITNEY) 5:23
    ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PIT 10

    Jan 12 7:45 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: ATL - (PP) ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (MARK RECCHI, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    9:31

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 7:28 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    ATLANTA 0
    1ST PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 19 (EVGENI MALKIN, COLBY ARMSTRONG) 5:23

    Penguins vs. ThrashersJan 12 7:21 PM

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