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Around the NHL: Wings are in strange place

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room, that show how they stack up.
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NHL Roundup: Devils win 8th in row on road

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Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth consecutive road game with a 3-2 comeback victory against the Ottawa Senators last night at Scotiabank Place.
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Penguins Notebook: Malkin back on ice, but not ready for games

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It was a red-letter day, a red-jersey day and a day Evgeni Malkin was more than ready for.
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On the Penguins

Dave Molinari's weekly look inside the team, the issues and the questions.
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Sharks shut out Penguins, 5-0

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Penguins fell to the San Jose Sharks, 5-0, tonight at HP Pavilion and in the process lost another player to injury. Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov earned his second shutout of the season and 49th of his career.
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Blues suffering from bad European hangover

The Chevy Chase vehicle "European Vacation" was a mediocre follow-up to the first National Lampoon "Vacation" comedy. The St. Louis Blues should know something about that.
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Penguins recall defenseman Engelland from farm team

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Penguins have recalled defenseman Deryk Engelland from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm team, an indication that defenseman Alex Goligoski might not be available for the team's game tonight against the Sharks.
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Penguins Notebook: Kennedy's all-out way backfires with injury

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After Tyler Kennedy missed practice yesterday at Sharks Ice, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma confirmed that the right winger has been shelved again by his injury.
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Penguins: Heatley adds more bite to Sharks' attack

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Here in the Silicon Valley, where high-tech is the hometown staple, the San Jose Sharks have gone old school. It is a simple formula.
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Penguins fall in Los Angeles, 5-2

This was such foreign territory that it stung just that much more. The Penguins had not given up more than four goals in a game before last night. Then they lost, 5-2, to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.
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Penguins fall in Los Angeles, 4-3

The Penguins lost on the road for the first time this season, 5-2, to the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Staples Center. They had been 7-0 away from Mellon Arena.
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Penguins Notebook: Malkin only player not skating

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LOS ANGELES -- Center Evgeni Malkin is the only Penguins player not skating.
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NHL Roundup: Datsyuk, Zetterberg lift Red Wings over Sharks in shootout

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Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift the host Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory against San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak.
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A line promotion for Kennedy?

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When will Dan Bylsma realize that Tyler Kennedy is the best winger on the team? He is stuck on the third line and doesn't play on the power play or kill penalties. Although Pascal Dupuis is a very good skater with a hard slap shot, he does not have the hands to be a top-six forward...
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Penguins Notebook: Giddy Talbot resumes practice

Forward Max Talbot stepped from the visiting players' runway to the bench at a nearly empty Staples Center yesterday about 20 minutes before the Penguins were scheduled to practice.
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Penguins' Dupuis works for increased role

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The accoutrement that Pascal Dupuis will strap on tonight when the Penguins play the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center will be standard hockey issue -- jersey, pads, thick pants, skates, gloves, helmet.
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What's the best shootout approach?

On shootouts, would it be better for the shooter to come in with speed instead of the slower, methodical approach many Penguins players employ? I want the goalie to be guessing and not just staying square to the shooter all the way in. The skater can always slow down, but not speed...
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Penguins defeat Ducks, 4-3

The Penguins came away from Honda Center with a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks last night, giving them a slew of notable milestones.
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Penguins defeat Ducks, 4-3

The Penguins tied an NHL record by starting a season 7-0 in road games with a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks tonight at Honda Center.
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Penguins' Notebook: West Coast suits Ducks' Whitney

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ryan Whitney has nearly discovered a new life, although he has fond memories of being drafted and developed by the Penguins.
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On the NHL's flimsy injury reports

Hockey players and organizations are famously tight-lipped about injuries during the playoffs. But it seems as if their secrecy is now becoming the norm throughout the regular season. Am I off-base, or have you noticed this? If so, why do you think this is the case? Are players now...
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Penguins' Kennedy expected to play tonight

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Penguins right winger Tyler Kennedy, who has missed the past three games with what is believed to be a groin injury, is expected to return to the lineup tonight against the Anaheim Ducks
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On Sidney Crosby, pugilist.

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I completely understand that Sidney Crosby is a fearless competitor (I love him for this characteristic), but with Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin, Max Talbot, and Tyler Kennedy all down, what in the heck is Crosby thinking, to engage in a fight? Crosby is smart enough to realize what...
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Rupp fitting in well with Penguins

When the Penguins signed Mike Rupp during free agency this summer, they knew they were getting a rugged forward with size who had shown he can play within a system.
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Penguins' Notebook: Kennedy could return tonight

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Right winger Tyler Kennedy, who has missed the Penguins' past three games with an undisclosed injury, took part in his first full practice with the team yesterday at Anaheim Ice and could return to the lineup as soon as tonight against the Ducks at Honda Center.
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