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Jan 11 '19
TAMPA, Fla. Clearance Nike Free Nz . -- Sidney Crosby put together another impressive performance, and the Pittsburgh Penguins needed each one of his big plays. Crosby had three goals and an assist and Matt Niskanen scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 18.6 seconds left, lifting the Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. "It was evident today for us," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said of Crosbys leadership. Niskanen scored from the top of the left circle, with Crosby getting an assist. "We kind of have a little bit of a plan on what we want to do on the power play, and for the most part we just kind of read and take whats there," said Niskanen, who scored for the first time in 22 games. Crosby tied it at 3 with a knee-high re-direction of Rob Scuderis shot 25 seconds into the third, and then put Pittsburgh in front when he scored from the right circle with 9:34 remaining. It was his eighth career hat trick. "Pucks are going to be around there," Crosby said about playing near the net. "Its not an easy place to go, and youre going to have to force yourself to go there as much as you can. Luckily there was some pucks around there, and I was able to get some good quality chances from there." Crosby has a point in all five games this season. Its his longest point streak to start a season since a six-game stretch in October 2005. Alex Killorn got the equalizer for Tampa Bay with 3:02 to play. Valtteri Filppula, Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell also scored for the Lightning (3-2). "I think that was an even hockey game," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "They got that last break at the end and capitalized on it." Brooks Orpik scored for the Penguins (4-1), who lost 6-3 Friday night at Florida. Pittsburghs Marc-Andre Fleury made 14 saves. Anders Lindback had 21 for the Lightning. Orpik stopped a 110-game goal drought dating to Nov. 21, 2011, when he tied it at 2 just 1:50 after Stamkos goal. The defenceman has 12 career goals in 636 NHL games. Tampa Bay took a 3-2 lead on Purcells knee-high deflection during a power play with 4:18 to go in the second. Stamkos, coming off a hat trick in Thursdays 7-2 victory over Florida, gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead from the right circle at 5:11 of the second. Crosby tied it at 1 with an in-close power-play goal 2:14 into the second. "They, obviously, have some world-class players over there," Tampa Bay left wing Ryan Malone said. NOTES: Pittsburgh D Kris Letang and RW Matt DAgostini, both sidelined by lower-body injuries, practiced. ... Tampa Bay G Ben Bishop (3-0) is hopeful of returning for Tuesdays game against Los Angeles. Bishop said he felt pretty good after taking shots in practice Saturday, two days after his right leg got jammed during the third period Thursday night. ... Malone and Pittsburghs Craig Adams fought 4 seconds into the game. ... Malone also received a 10-minute misconduct after a scrum early in the second. Nike Free Nz Cheap . Despite 11-1 records, theyre out and Big Ten winner Ohio State is into the national semifinals. Cheap Nike Free Nz . Yahoo! Sports columnist Marc Spears says that the Boogie Smooth album may have been an elaborate April Fools prank. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of their best road trip to Tampa Bay in years. Mark Buehrle allowed four hits over 8 2-3 innings, Jose Bautista homered twice, and the Blue Jays beat the Rays 3-0 on Wednesday night. With a victory in Thursday nights game, Toronto would stop a streak of 20 consecutive winless road series against the Rays. The Blue Jays, who have won two of three against the Rays to start a four-game set, havent won a series at Tampa Bay since April 2007. Of the 20 series, the Blue Jays have lost 19 and split one. "Obviously, it hasnt been a good place for this team," Buehrle said. "Hopefully come out and take this series tomorrow and get off to an even better start." Buehrle (1-0) struck out 11 and walked one. "It was a tremendous game for him," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "A great effort, I dont know how else to describe it." It was just the second career double-digit strikeout games in 430 major league starts for Buehrle. The other was a 12-strikeout game on April 16, 2005, against Seattle, while with the Chicago White Sox. "That ball was running, ducking, and darting," Gibbons said. Sergio Santos entered after Ben Zobrist had a two-out single off Buehrle in the ninth and walked Evan Longoria. Brett Cecil then struck out pinch-hitter Matt Joyce for his first save. Bautista put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0 on his first homer of the season, a solo shot off Matt Moore (0-1) in the fourth. Dioner Navarro made it 2-0 later in the inning with an RBI single. Toronto went up 3-0 on Bautistas second homer, a towering solo drive to left off Josh Lueke during the seventh. Cheap Nike Free Wholesale. It was the sluggers 22nd multihomer game. "For the most part their offence was centred around one guy. He can do that kind of stuff," Rays manager Joe Maddon. Moore gave up two runs, six hits and three walks in 5 2-3 innings. The Blue Jays had runners on first and second with two outs in the first when Longoria got a forceout at third after leaping to catch Navarros grounder that went airborne after hitting the base. Toronto third baseman Brett Lawrie saved a run in the fifth when he made a leaping catch on Sean Rodriguezs liner with a runner on a second. "Our defence was amazing," Buehrle said. "If they dont make some of those plays, Im not out there probably past the sixth inning. It was a perfect storm. Everything worked out." Notes: Tampa Bay RHP Chris Archer and Blue Jays RHP Brandon Morrow are Thursdays scheduled starters. Archer and the Rays agreed to a $25.5 million, six-year deal on Wednesday. The contract includes club options for 2020 and 2021 that could raise the value to $43.75 million. ... Blue Jays SS Jose Reyes (mild left hamstring inflammation) is getting treatment and feeling better. He hopes to return in a couple weeks. ... Toronto closer Casey Janssen, on the 15-day disabled list due to a strain in his left abdominal area and lower back, threw in the outfield. ... Rays OF David DeJesus (bruised right foot) was out of the lineup for the second straight game and is day to day. ... Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ (back tightness) had a bullpen session. ... Toronto agreed to a minor league contract with INF Juan Francisco. Wholesale China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys ChinaWholesale Nike Basketball Jerseys Hockey Jerseys China Supply Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Sale Authentic College Jerseys MLB Jerseys China Stitched Soccer Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Jerseys ' ' '
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