The Flyers made it nine wins in their last 10 games, edging the Flyers in a shootout on Monday. That despite 46 saves from Steve Mason. Elsewhere the Penguins topped the Bruins in overtime, giving Marc-Andre Fleury his 300th win.
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Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesHalak stopped 21 shots through regulation and both shots in the shootout. Mason stopped an incredible 46 shots through overtime. Both goalies get credit for a shutout, but it’s Halak who gets the win.
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Read Article >3 things we learned from Pittsburgh’s 3-2 OT win
Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesCrosby came into the game without a point in two straight and wound up factoring in on all three Penguins goals. So much for slumps, right?
3. Combining Malkin and Crosby is just unfair. Yes, they had all of Pittsburgh’s offense, but then they went and did this in overtime (courtesy: @myregularface):
Read Article >Stephen Weiss scored his first 2 goals in a year
After a weekend conditioning stint in Grand Rapids in which he scored two goals in two games, he’s virtually on fire now. Weiss scored two goals in 26 games last season - his first with the Detroit Red Wings after he signed a five-year, $24.5 million deal in the summer of 2013.
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Read Article >Crosby broke his longest drought in five years
Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY SportsIt may not seem like a big deal to go two games without a point, but for Crosby it is a big deal.
The last time Crosby went two or more games without a point was a five-game scoreless streak that stretched from Oct. 31-Nov. 10, 2009. Sure, he’s had some stretches missing time with injuries, but that’s still over five years ago. We should all have such droughts in life.
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