Author: Beaver County Radio

STEELERS 16 BENGALS 13 4TH QTR/FINAL

The Steelers took  the lead with 8:35  left in the game on a 47-yard  field goal by  Steelers rookie kicker Matt McCrane. Bengals tied the game 2:30 later with a 32-yard field game. the Steelers regained the lead at the two minute  warning with a 35 yard field goal. The defense forced  the Bengals to turn over the ball to seal the victory. For the game,  Ben Roethlisber was 31-45, 287 yds  with 1 with one TD and an interception a pick six.   James Conner had 14 carries for 64-yards.  Ben ended the season with over 5-thousand yards passing and 16 interceptions. Matt Manroe had 3 field goals and an extra point.  The Steelers needed the Cleveland Browns to beat  the Baltimore Ravens to make  the AFC playoffs The Browns lost to the Ravens 26-24.

BENGALS 10 STEELERS 3 HALFTIME

Ben Roethlisberger throws kis 16th  interception of the year a pick six 58 yd ShawnWillians 58-yds . with 2:12  left in the half  Randy Bullock kicks a 40 yd Field goal.  10-0 Bengals. As time expires Steelers new kicker Matt McCrane kicks a a39yd field goal  Half 10-3 Bengals

Crosby’s 4 points lead streaking Penguins past Blues 6-1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to lead the surging Pittsburgh Penguins past the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday night.

Juuso Riikola, Zach Aston-Reese, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins, who converted on all four power plays. Pittsburgh has won a season-best five consecutive games.

Matt Murray stopped 30 shots to improve to 9-5-1. He has won five straight starts since returning from a lower-body injury on Dec. 15.

Jake Allen allowed four goals on 17 shots before getting pulled for Jordan Binnington almost halfway through the game. Allen fell to 13-11-4 and has been replaced in five of his 29 starts.

Alexander Steen was penalized for high-sticking Bryan Rust nine seconds into the game. Crosby capitalized when he one-timed a pass from Patrik Hornqvist past Allen for his team-leading 17th goal 39 seconds into the ensuing power play.

Crosby has nine points (one goal, eight assists) over his last three games.

Riikola fired a shot from the point past Allen with the Penguins on another power play 5:13 into the second period for his first NHL goal.

Aston-Reese netted his fifth of the season 2:04 later, and Kris Letang followed with his ninth to end Allen’s night.

David Perron scored his 13th with 5:24 remaining in the second to break up the shutout bid.

St. Louis entered on a two-game winning streak but has not won three in a row since taking six straight in March last season.

Guentzel and Malkin scored against Binnington 33 seconds apart in the third period.

NOTES: St. Louis played its 4,000th game in franchise history, making it the 10th NHL team to reach that milestone. . Blues D Alex Pietrangelo returned to the lineup after missing 11 games with a broken wrist. . Pittsburgh has not given up a power-play goal in 14 opportunities during its winning streak.

UP NEXT

Penguins: Visit the Minnesota Wild on Monday.

St. Louis: Host the New York Rangers on Monday.

The Victra Beaver Verizon Store Grand Opening was a fun celebration for all!

The new Victra Beaver Verizon store was buzzing with excited customers all day! Many locals from Beaver and the surrounding areas visited the Grand Opening site. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick had fun greeting visitors and helping them spin the prize wheel, while Taylor Nichol snapped photos of the event. The Beaver County Radio team had lots of fun learning about the promotions and trade-in deals from Store Manager Clark Littlepage! The Verizon team even helped Frank Sparks replace the screen cover on his phone! Check out some photos of the remote broadcast below, and be sure to head to 1701 3rd Street in Beaver and meet the Victra Beaver Verizon team for yourself!