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PHILADELPHIA -- Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins showed their resilience. Jesper Fast Rangers Jersey . Their coach hopes they can make it a little easier on themselves, though.Evgeni Malkin scored twice, including the tiebreaker in the third period, and Sidney Crosby also had two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.Matt Cullen also scored for the Penguins, who tallied three times in a 55-second span late in the first period while opening a four-game road trip with their fourth win in the last five. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 38 shots while making his ninth straight start (6-2-1).Pittsburgh came back from a two-goal deficit to win for the third time this season.That speaks to the resilience of the group, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. We know we have what it takes. We can come back in games. It speaks to the character in our room, which is great.On the other hand, Sullivan would like to see the victories come easier.Id like to see us be more proactive than reactive, he said.Jakub Voracek scored twice for the Flyers, and Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each had one for Philadelphia. Steve Mason started and gave up three goals on 13 shots in the first period. Michal Neuvirth replaced him to start the second and finished with 12 saves on 14 shots.The Flyers were mostly encouraged with their effort.Its a tough loss but I would say one of our better games this year, Voracek said.Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said: We dont have to change anything. We have to tighten up a couple of things. Tonight it wasnt enough. Sometimes thats the way the game is. Theres no solace in it, but also theres no discouragement either.Matt Murray, who led the Penguins to the Stanley Cup last season, was available as Fleurys backup. Murray, recovering from a broken hand, hasnt played this season.Malkin put the Penguins ahead for good at 8:33 of the third with his milestone goal. Olli Maatta threw the puck toward the net. It bounced off the leg of Philadelphias Brandon Manning and to the back post, where a wide-open Malkin shot past Neuvirth.Lucky goal, Malkin said. The puck just came to my stick and I had an empty net.Malkins game-winner was his 300th career goal.Crosby, who missed the first six games due to a concussion, has four goals and five points in three games since returning.The fact that hes come back and done what hes done in the short term doesnt surprise me one bit, Sullivan said. Hes a tremendous competitor. I know what this means to him. Hes a focused guy. Hes really enjoyed a lot of success over the last year and I think hes hungry for more.Trailing 2-0, the Penguins scored three goals during an electrifying 55 seconds late in the first period.Crosby beat Mason short side from a bad angle with a top shelf wrist shot with 4:16 left in the period.Just pick your head up and see whats there, Crosby said of the goal.Forty-three seconds later, Crosby netted a power-play goal after one-timing a pass from Patric Hornqvist in the slot that whizzed by Mason. And Cullen ended the onslaught with a wraparound tally with 3:21 remaining.We were able to get some momentum, Crosby said. Getting that power-play goal was big to build off that first goal.The only other time Philadelphia allowed three goals in 55 seconds or less was Nov. 23, 1991, when the Devils tallied three in 42 seconds in the second period of a 5-5 tie.Pittsburgh capitalized on a turnover by Sean Couturier to take a 4-2 lead on Malkins goal midway through the second period.The Flyers got back within one goal on Girouxs power-play tally with 6:44 remaining in the period. Radko Gudas made a stellar play to keep the puck in the offensive zone before Wayne Simmonds fed Giroux for a one-timer from the slot that beat Fleury on the glove side.The play was upheld after a lengthy review to determine whether Philadelphia was offside on the play.And the Flyers tied it 2:12 later on Voraceks penalty shot, which was awarded after the Flyers right wing was pulled down by Brian Dumoulin on a breakaway attempt.Game notes The Flyers were playing their fifth game in eight nights and were on the front end of a back-to-back. ... Giroux extended his points streak to eight straight games. ... Pittsburgh D Kris Letang (upper body) missed his fifth straight game but is close to a return. ... Voraceks penalty shot snapped a string of six straight misses and was Philadelphias first successful conversion since Matt Reads tally on Nov. 13, 2011. ... The Flyers scored first for just the second time this season and now have three first-period goals on the season. ... Malkin is the sixth Penguins player to reach 300 goals. Mario Lemieux tops the list with 690.UP NEXTPenguins: At Anaheim on Wednesday.Flyers: At Carolina on Sunday. Jaromir Jagr Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Jesper Fast Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. http://www.rangershockeyonlineshop.com/adam-graves-hockey-jersey/ . According to a report from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Bombers will name Acting GM Kyle Walters to the post full time.Happy Canada Day! Lets take a quick look at a few NBA Topics. 1. Andrea Bargnani: If the proposed trade with the New York Knicks goes through this will be a good landing spot for him. He wont have the pressure on him to be ‘The Guy with Carmelo Anthony around and his ability to space the floor with his distance shooting (erratic at times) will be a help to their team. The Knicks are obviously banking on the fact that hes got potential that has yet to be realized and a change of scenery could do it for him. Only time will tell if this is the right risk for them but I expect a new environment will do wonders for him, at least temporarily. The key is his willingness to truly commit to the game and lay it all on the line which hes been reluctant to do. Dont discount the fact that the Brooklyn Nets swung a big trade with the Celtics for Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. This is a reaction to that as well as a team seeing a guy that can help them in an area of need. Former Raptors assistant coach and current Knicks assistant Jim Todd coached Andrea and Im sure hes spoken extensively with GM Glen Grunwald & Mike Woodson about him. 2. Steve Novak: Part of the proposed Bargnani trade has this veteran sharpshooter coming to Toronto. I like him. The Raptors were an inconsistent three-point shooting team the past few years and hell provide a solid veteran presence off the bench and hes a good locker room guy. Lifetime 43per cent shooter from behind the arc and will be a guy that can open things up for teammates with his consistency. Overall, Bargnani trade is addition by subtraction with the picks and cap savings being the primary help. Novak wont hurt them if this trade gets done. 3. Kevin Martin: Hes a free agent. I know the Thunder are in a luxury taax bind, but if he walks what do you truly think of the James Harden trade? Might as well have let him stay for this season and then moved him and given yourself a legitimate opportunity to win a title. Custom New York Rangers Jerseys. Martin will have plenty of suitors on the market as long as he is reasonable in his contract demands. Hes been a consistent three-point shooter throughout his career and his scoring knack is valuable. 4. Monta Ellis: He has decided to opt out of the final year of his deal in Milwaukee. The man can score points (19.4 ppg in his career) yet hes a volume scorer who has failed to shoot above 43 per cent the past two seasons. My belief is that hed be an ideal guy for a team as a sixth man because we all know hes coming into the game to light it up. You live with that a bit more because you need the boost as opposed to a starting player who youre looking to for reliable or predictable play. Hes got his boosters and just as many detractors. That being said, as a sixth man in the right up-tempo system hed be a blast to watch. 5. O.J. Mayo: I thought he settled down this past season and played a decent brand of ball for coach Rick Carlisle. He shot it well from three-point range (41 per cent), the best in his career and at 15.3 points per game hes a guy that can give you the pretty steady output that is so valued from a back court player. He was up and down in his time in Memphis but in a contract year he performed pretty well. Is that a result of a guy being in a contract year or has he truly matured? Thats the question scouts have about him that I think to this point is still inconclusive. I see teams trying to offer him a shorter term deal if they can get away with it. Hell get paid though… he scores. Always need that. ' ' '