Matt Cooke's game winner early in the third period lifted the red-hot
Pittsburgh Penguins past the host Boston Bruins 2-1 Saturday afternoon.Cooke
was the unlikely hero in a matinee showdown between two of the top
teams in the Eastern Conference. The veteran forward converted a rebound
of a Dustin Jeffrey shot at 1:53 of the final period for his ninth goal
of the campaign.Evgeni Malkin added a first-period marker for the Penguins, who have won nine of 10.Penguins
netminder Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 28 shots for his ninth
consecutive victory. He outdueled Boston's Tim Thomas, who made 26 saves
in defeat.Joe Corvo ended Fleury's shutout bid with 13:15 remaining, blasting a shot from the point through a Brad Marchand screen.Boston has dropped three of its last four games.
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