PITTSBURGH PENGUINS' SIDNEY CROSBY SIGNS FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION

Pittsburgh Penguin rookie Sidney Crosby, pictured in a March 13, 2007 file photo, has signed a five-year contract extension with the Penguins in Pittsburgh on July 10, 2007 (UPI Photo/Archie Carpenter)

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Crosby tops NHL weekly player awards

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby, who led the NHL in points last week, was selected the league's top star of the week.

NHL: Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Third-period goals by Drew Stafford and Paul Gaustad Friday rallied Buffalo past Pittsburgh 4-3.

NHL: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2

ATLANTA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Petr Sykora broke a tie by scoring a power-play goal with 2:40 remaining in the third period Thursday, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over Atlanta.

NHL: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO)

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Alex Goligoski scored the only shootout goal in the sixth round Thursday, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a dramatic 5-4 victory over Philadelphia.

NHL: Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 6 (OT)

DETROIT, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Jordan Staal had a third-period hat trick and assisted on the game-winner Tuesday in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 7-6 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings.

NHL: Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 3

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play Saturday night, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins top the St. Louis Blues 6-3.

NHL: Phoenix 4, Pittsburgh 1

GLENDALE, Ariz., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Shane Doan scored twice Thursday to help the Phoenix Coyotes equal their largest offensive output of the season and defeat Pittsburgh 4-1.

NHL: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2 (SO)

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Fredrik Sjostrom scored the game's lone shootout goal Saturday, lifting the New York Rangers past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2.

NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Sidney Crosby touched off a four-goal third period Thursday that turned a close game into a runaway 4-1 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins over Carolina.

NHL season set to open in Europe

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The National Hockey League will embark on its 2008-09 season Saturday and to do so it has traveled a long way from home.