BOSTON -- The surging Boston Bruins said they werent fazed by Sidney Crosbys
last-second goal.
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. They proved it in overtime. Torey Krug scored 34 seconds into OT and the
Bruins beat Pittsburgh 4-3 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game,
regular-season losing streak to the Penguins in a matchup of the Eastern
Conferences top two teams. Pittsburgh captain Crosby had scored with 0.3 seconds
left in regulation to tie it. But the Bruins responded quickly. Playing with
three forwards and one defenceman, they want right at the Penguins. "We were
OK," Boston coach Claude Julien said of the late goal. "For some teams,
sometimes it can be demoralizing. But I think this may have made us more hungry
to go and try to win it." Krug won it with a slap shot from the left circle that
beat goalie Marc-Andre Fleury past his left arm. Loui Eriksson and Reilly Smith
scored first-period goals, and Zdeno Chara made it 3-2 with 5:15 left in
regulation for the conference-leading Bruins, who are 8-2-1 in their last 11
games. Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for Boston, which beat the Penguins for the
first time since December 2011. Boston also improved to 7-0-2 in its last nine
home games, with both losses coming in shootouts. "Its tough," Krug said of the
tying goal, "but weve got the guys and leadership where were not going to get
down." Pittsburgh salvaged a point after pulling Fleury for an extra skater.
Chris Kunitz fired a desperation backhander on net, and Crosby -- at the edge of
the crease -- deflected the puck across the goal line behind Rask just as the
green light went on. A video review clearly showed that the puck went in before
time ran out. "Just hanging around the crease, hoping the puck would end there,"
Crosby said. Rask said it didnt distract him or his teammates for very long.
"Youre always kind of mad about that, but we didnt let it bother us," he said.
"We went out in overtime and took the puck to their zone and then scored a goal
I think thats the sign of a good team that you dont get down on yourself after a
goal like that." James Neal scored the first two goals for Pittsburgh, and
Fleury made 20 saves. The Penguins, playing their third game in five days, lost
for the sixth time in 10 games. "I liked the way, against this tough team, we
stayed with the game plan and did come out with a tie after regulation,"
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. It was the first meeting in Boston since the
Bruins completed a sweep of the Penguins in last seasons conference finals.
Krug, skating in on the left wing, just wanted to get a hard shot on net. "A
couple of times earlier I missed the net when I had good scoring chances," he
said. "I just wanted to make sure hed have to make a save with his hands." Neal
lifted the Penguins into a 2-2 tie with a rising wrist shot from the left circle
that beat Rask under the crossbar with 8:51 left in the third. Despite being
outshot 10-1 in the opening nine minutes of the game, Boston held a 2-0 lead
after the first period. Both goals were set up by Carl Soderberg. Erikssons goal
was a highlight play by the winger. He took a pass from Soderberg that was a
little behind him near the Penguins blue line. He pushed the puck between his
legs to his forehand, broke in alone, and tucked a backhander between Fleurys
pads. Smiths power play goal made it 2-0 just 3:16 later. The Penguins hadnt
allowed a power-play goal in six games, but Smith, cutting to the net, one-timed
a pass out of the right corner from Soderberg nine seconds after Pascal Dupuis
was sent off for hooking. After Smiths score, the crowd broke into chants of
Fleury! Fleury! Pittsburgh cut it to 2-1 just 37 seconds into the second period
when Neal fired a wrist shot from the slot that beat Rask stick side. NOTES:
Former Penguins star Mario Lemieux was at the game. ... Pittsburgh beat Boston
3-2 at home on Oct. 30. The teams will meet one more time this season -- on Dec.
7 in Boston. ... The Bruins played highlights of New Englands comeback win
Sunday night over the Denver Broncos before showing Patriots WR Julian Edelman,
who watched the game from a luxury box, on the screen. ... Bruins defenceman
Adam McQuaid (8th straight) and Dennis Seidenberg (3rd) were out with lower-body
injuries. ... The Bruins scored first for the eighth time in 10 games. ...
Penguins C Evgeni Malkin entered the game tied for the NHL lead in assists with
San Joses Joe Thornton. He earned his 23rd on Neals goal.
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. MLS will maintain the 34-match schedule used in 2011, when the leagues 18
teams each played two matches against the other teams - one home and one away -
only make changes to prevent the season from expanding to 36 fixtures.
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. -- Canadian mens rugby coach Kieran Crowley has made four changes to his
starting roster for Saturdays Pacific Nations Cup clash against the United
States. NEW YORK -- The Rangers and veteran forward Lee Stempniak have agreed to
terms on a one-year contract. The deal with the 31-year-old Stempniak was
announced on Saturday. In 73 regular-season games last season with Calgary and
Pittsburgh, Stempniak had 12 goals and 22 assists. During the playoffs with
Pittsburgh, Stempniak had two goals and three points in 13 games. In 637 career
NHL games with St. Louis, Toronto, Phoenix,, Calgary, and Pittsburgh, Stempniak
has 150 goals and 191 assists.
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He has scored at least 14 goals in six of his nine seasons and reached 40 points
three times. Stempniak will earn $900,000 next season. That gives the Rangers
about $12 million in salary cap space to sign restricted free agent forwards
Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello, and Chris Kreider, and defenceman John Moore.
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