CHILI GAME IN THE BURGH

PENGUINS (16-9-4) 9ISLANDERS (10-17-2) 2If only Wendy's would still offer the free chili-for-seven goals promotion, there would be thousands of Penguin fans getting a free snack tomorrow, as the Penguins put a touchdown, extra point, and safety on the New York Islanders in a 9-2 victory on Thursday night.The highlight of the game was not one, but two Penguin hat tricks, courtesy of Pascal Dupuis and Petr Sykora, who ended his Susan Lucci-like streak of close calls in getting his first career three-goal game. Dupuis' trick was also a career first. The scoring was supplemented by Evgeni Malkin, Philippe Boucher, and Miroslav Satan. El Sid had three assists. It was the Pens' first nine-goal game since a 9-4 win over the Flyers on February 7, 2001.John Curry stopped 24 of 26 in the crease to run his record to 2-1 this season. All is now well in Penguin Land once again.Fittingly, this beatdown was delivered on the eighth anniversary of an important day in Penguins - and NHL -...