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Penguins continue push for top spot in East

Mar 24, 2008 - 1:38 PM UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) -- Battling for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Islanders on Monday.

With seven games remaining, the Penguins are just one point back of Montreal for first place in the East. Pittsburgh also is just two points ahead of New Jersey in the Atlantic Division.

On Saturday, the Penguins made a statement by winning for the fifth time in six games with a 7-1 thrashing of New Jersey. Pittsburgh won without the services of star Sidney Crosby, who was sidelined with an ankle injury.

Just 2-8-0 in their last 10 games, the Islanders have fallen out of contention in the East, trailing Boston by 11 points for the conference's final playoff season. They also are without No. 1 goaltender Rick DiPietro for the rest of the campaign due to a hip injury.

Pittsburgh has won four of the six meetings between the teams this season.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1
    NY ISLANDERS 1 2 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYI - (SH) RICHARD PARK 10 (KYLE OKPOSO, MATTHEW SPILLER)
    3:22
    PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 28 (TYLER KENNEDY, JEFF TAFFE) 3:58
    2ND PRD: NYI - BILL GUERIN 23 (JOSEF VASICEK, RADEK MARTINEK) 11:45
    NYI - (PP) SEAN BERGENHEIM

    Mar 24 9:30 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    NY ISLANDERS 4
    3RD PRD: NYI - TRENT HUNTER 12 (MIROSLAV SATAN, JEFF TAMBELLINI) 12:41

    Penguins 1, Islanders 4  3rd - 7:19Mar 24 9:21 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 1
    NY ISLANDERS 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYI - (SH) RICHARD PARK 10 (KYLE OKPOSO, MATTHEW SPILLER)
    3:22
    PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 28 (TYLER KENNEDY, JEFF TAFFE) 3:58
    2ND PRD: NYI - BILL GUERIN 23 (JOSEF VASICEK, RADEK MARTINEK) 11:45
    NYI - (PP) SE

    Mar 24 8:42 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    NY ISLANDERS 3
    2ND PRD: NYI - (PP) SEAN BERGENHEIM 10 (BILL GUERIN, MIROSLAV SATAN)
    14:53

    Penguins 1, Islanders 3  2nd - 5:07Mar 24 8:34 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    NY ISLANDERS 2
    2ND PRD: NYI - BILL GUERIN 23 (JOSEF VASICEK, RADEK MARTINEK) 11:45

    Penguins 1, Islanders 2  2nd - 8:15Mar 24 8:27 PM
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    Penguins 1, Islanders 1  End of 1stMar 24 8:05 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PITTSBURGH 1 1
    NY ISLANDERS 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYI - (SH) RICHARD PARK 10 (KYLE OKPOSO, MATTHEW SPILLER)
    3:22
    PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 28 (TYLER KENNEDY, JEFF TAFFE) 3:58
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PIT 12

    Mar 24 7:49 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 1
    NY ISLANDERS 1
    1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 28 (TYLER KENNEDY, JEFF TAFFE) 3:58

    Penguins 1, Islanders 1  1st - 16:02Mar 24 7:20 PM


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    PITTSBURGH 0
    NY ISLANDERS 1
    1ST PRD: NYI - (SH) RICHARD PARK 10 (KYLE OKPOSO, MATTHEW SPILLER)
    3:22

    Penguins 0, Islanders 1  1st - 16:38Mar 24 7:19 PM
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