The Penguins edged the Bruins 2-1 in the opening game for the NHL on St. Patrick’s Day.
Nine in a row for Pittsburgh

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsThere were four games on the schedule for the NHL on St. Patrick’s day, and all in all in was a good day to be watching hockey drunk. The Penguins beat the Bruins in a matchup of Eastern Conference powers, and elsewhere in the NHL teams battled for playoff positioning -- or just for a chance to inch closer to that final playoff spot.
Get caught up on last night’s NHL scores with recaps from our network of SB Nation team blogs. Here’s a quick glance at the full night of action:
Read Article >Sergei Kostitsyn is a quitter

USA TODAY SportsIf you look up the word “quitter” in the dictionary, you know what you’ll find?
The definition of the word, “quitter,” obviously.
Read Article >Tom Poti suffers upper-body injury

USA TODAY SportsAs pointed out by Capitals reporter Stephen Whyno on Twitter, Poti has had neck and back injuries in the past couple of months, so its possible he aggravated one of those in the game.
Injuries to their defensemen have been a regular occurrence lately for the struggling Capitals, as Brian McNally noted in a tweet:
Read Article >David Krejci injures knee

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsKris Letang injured

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportThe team isn’t being any more specific than saying that Letang injured his “lower-body,” so here’s footage of the play that caused the injury. Take a look and see if you can tell how and where Letang got hurt:
(Gif from The Pensblog)
Read Article >Pens top Bruins

Vincent PuglieseThat would complete the scoring for the rest of the game.
• Let’s name the new divisions!
Read Article >NHL schedule and starting goalies: Light Sunday in

Justin K. AllerThe Jets will aim to keep surging in the lackluster Southeastern conference against the Senators, who are still fighting to pull out of a 2-2-4 skid.
NBC Sports Network this evening features two teams that have failed to live up to lofty expectations this season, as the Sabres travel to Washington to face the Capitals.
Read Article >Five questions: will Bruins get revenge on Pens?

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