TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby skates off with the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Staffan Kronwald in close pursuit during first period action at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada on January 2, 2006. The Canadian-born Crosby was making his first appearance in an NHL game in his home country tonight. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew)

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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.