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NHL: Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2

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Published: March. 25, 2012 at 9:59 PM

PITTSBURGH, March 25 (UPI) -- Pascal Dupuis scored the eventual game-winner and added an assist for Pittsburgh Sunday and the Penguins reached 100 points with a 5-2 win over New Jersey.

Dupuis' tally late in the second period handed Pittsburgh a 3-1 advantage and the Penguins went on to record the victory, giving them their third straight 100-point season.

Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Chris Kunitz also contributed a goal and an assist each for Pittsburgh, which pulled to within a single point of the New York Rangers atop the Eastern Conference with seven games remaining.

Marc-Andre Fleury earned his career-best 41st victory with 32 saves.

New Jersey, seeded sixth in the East, lost despite goals from Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk.

Martin Brodeur made 23 saves for the Devils.

Topics: Pascal Dupuis, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk, Martin Brodeur
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