Tag: Jesper Pratt

The demons who live in the basement attack the penguins

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PITTSBURGH – A week ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in first place in the toughest league of the National Hockey League. Not much anymore. Sidney Crosby and his co-workers slip, and it was the latest setback for a 6-1 loss at home Thursday night against bottom-ranked New Jersey, which pounced on the Penguins for three goals in the first seven minutes and sped away. “We have to get better,” Crosby said after the Penguins fell for the third time in a row to slip to third in the D.C. division…

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Demons take down the penguins to spoil Sidney Crosby’s first season

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PITTSBURGH – Jesper Pratt scored a third-half penalty to spoil Sidney Crosby’s debut of the season and help the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday night. Crosby pulled Pratt into the hole three minutes before the end of the game, resulting in the decisive penalty shot. Pratt skated to the right and beat goalkeeper Tristan Jarry with a backhand. Crosby sat out the first seven Penguin Games after undergoing wrist surgery. 8. Jeff Carter, who also played Saturday for Pittsburgh, missed three games after entering the…

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