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Claude Giroux scored with just over five minutes remaining in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from perhaps their worst outing of the season 24 hours earlier to dictate play on Long Island most of the evening, only to stumble in a 5-4 overtime loss against the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday.
Letang found the back of the net when the Penguins needed him the most, as his slap shot at the 58-second mark of overtime gave the Penguins the win. The veteran defender remains a productive player and is up to 20 points (three goals, 17 helpers) while adding 48 hits and 48 blocked shots, as well as a plus-1 rating, in 39 games this season.
Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored two goals apiece, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins held off the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
The Pittsburgh Penguins play against the New York Islanders in an NHL game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers after Connor Dewar’s two-goal game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Penguins’ 6-2 win. Pittsburgh is 27-14-11 overall with a 9-1-4 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Penguins are 27-4-5 when scoring three or more goals.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game 52 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Tuesday night. Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist,
Thursday's win against the <a href=" Sabres was a storybook game that <a href=" Penguins' rookie Avery Hayes could only dream about.