Category: NHL

Pens Murray nearing return from concussion !!!!

Penguins goaltender Murray nearing return from concussion
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is nearing a return from a concussion that’s sidelined him for two weeks.
Murray faced shots Tuesday before the rest of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions took the ice. Murray hasn’t played since sustaining the concussion after taking a shot to the facemask in practice late last month.
Coach Mike Sullivan says the team is “encouraged” by Murray’s progress. Sullivan added he expects Murray to travel with the Penguins when they begin a three-game road trip against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. The Penguins are 4-3 since Murray went down and trail first-place Washington by one point in the crowded Metropolitan Division.
Penguins forward Bryan Rust, who has missed the last two games while dealing with a concussion, has been cleared for contact and could join his teammates on the road swing.
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Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: March 6, 2018

NHL

Monday’s Scores
Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 3 (OT)
Ottawa 3, Dallas 2 (OT)
Buffalo 5, Toronto 3
Vancouver 4, NY Islanders 3 (OT)
Edmonton 4, Arizona 3 (OT)

7:00pm
Winnipeg at NY Rangers
Detroit at Boston
Vegas at Columbus
Montreal at New Jersey

7:30pm
Florida at Tampa Bay

8:00pm
Carolina at Minnesota
Dallas at Nashville

8:30pm
Colorado at Chicago

10:00pm
Washington at Anaheim

MLB Spring Training

Monday’s Scores
Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 3
St. Louis 2, Washington 1
Houston 5, Miami 3
NY Mets 4, Detroit 2
Texas 5, San Francisco 4
Chi. White Sox 9, Oakland 9
LA Dodgers 8, Cleveland 1
Arizona 10, San Diego 3
LA Angels 7, Cincinnati 5
Chi. Cubs 5, Colorado 4

1:05pm
Houston (SS) at Washington
Baltimore at Minnesota
NY Yankees at Detroit
Boston at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at Miami

1:07pm
Atlanta at Toronto

1:10pm
Houston (SS) at NY Mets

3:05pm
LA Dodgers at Chi. Cubs
Texas at Oakland
Milwaukee at Chi. White Sox
Cleveland at Cincinnati

3:10pm
LA Angels at Arizona

8:05pm
San Diego at Kansas City

8:40pm
Colorado at Seattle

NBA

Monday’s Scores
Cleveland 112, Detroit 90
Boston 105, Chicago 89
Indiana 92, Milwaukee 89
Miami 125, Phoenix 103
San Antonio 100, Memphis 98
Portland 108, LA Lakers 103
Utah 94, Orlando 80

7:00pm
Atlanta at Toronto
Miami at Washington
Philadelphia at Charlotte

8:00pm
Houston at Oklahoma City

8:30pm
Denver at Dallas

10:00pm
New York at Portland

10:30pm
New Orleans at LA Clippers
Brooklyn at Golden State

Schultz’s OT goal lifts Penguins past Flames 4-3

Schultz’s OT goal lifts Penguins past Flames 4-3
By WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Schultz took a pass from Phil Kessel and buried it in the wide-open net 2:36 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
Tristan Jarry made several key stops for the Penguins early in the extra period, and Schultz’s fourth goal of the season helped Pittsburgh improve to 10-1 in overtime at home this season.
Evgeni Malkin scored his 37th goal for the Penguins and added an assist. Kris Letang and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for Pittsburgh. Jarry finished with 35 saves as the Penguins pulled within one point of Washington for first in the crowded Metropolitan Division.
Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund and Troy Brouwer scored for the Flames, who outplayed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions for long stretches before dropping their fourth straight. Jon Gillies stopped 28 shots but had no chance when Kessel slid a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Schultz.
The Penguins had dropped five straight to the Flames, including a 2-1 overtime loss in Calgary in November. They Penguins have turned it around in the interim and wasted little time sprinting to a 2-0 lead. Ruhwedel collected his first goal since Dec. 18 on a knuckler from the point 2:10 into the game, and Malkin doubled Pittsburgh’s advantage 55 seconds later when teammate Bryan Rust forced a turnover by Gillies behind the Calgary net. Malkin collected the puck and flipped it across the goal line before Gillies could scramble back into position.
The Flames, in the middle of their own fight to stay in the Western Conference playoff mix, responded immediately.
Giordano took advantage of extended zone time by sending a puck through traffic by Jarry 6:14 into the first, and Backlund’s 13th of the season came at the end of a gorgeous sequence in which he deked Penguins star defenseman Kris Letang and walked to the net before flipping a backhand by the sprawled Jarry.
Letang atoned eventually with a wrist shot off the rush from the right circle that ripped over Gillies’ right shoulder with 2:59 left in regulation. Calgary responded again, with T.J. Brodie slipping a pass between Ruhwedel’s legs to Brouwer’s awaiting stick. Brouwer had no trouble sending it by Jarry to tie it with 2 seconds left in the period.
NOTES: Penguins G Matt Murray skated on Monday morning but remains out indefinitely while dealing with a concussion sustained last week. … Several Penguins used rainbow-colored Pride tape on their sticks during warmups. The sticks will be auctioned by the team’s foundations, with the proceeds going to the “You Can Play” organization, which promotes inclusion in all sports for LGBTQ athletes. … Calgary scratched Fs Tanner Glass, Chris Stewart and Nick Short as well as D Matt Bartkowski. … The Penguins scratched D Matt Hunwick, Fs Carter Rowney and Zach Aston-Reese and Murray. … Both teams were 0 for 2 on the power play. … Pittsburgh is 13-1 in its last 14 games at PPG Paints Arena.
UP NEXT
Flames: Continue their three-game trip in Buffalo on Wednesday.
Penguins: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday. Pittsburgh leads the season series 2-0 over its Metropolitan Division rival.
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