March 6, 2020 3:44 am
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Patric Hornqvist scored twice in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 win that extended the Buffalo Sabres’ skid to five straight. Sidney Crosby and Marcus Pettersson also scored and the Penguins won consecutive games after losing six in a row. Evgeni Malkin had two assists to follow a four-assist outing in a 7-3 win over Ottawa on Tuesday. Jake McCabe and Marcus Johansson scored for Buffalo and rookie Jonas Johansson stopped 28 shots. Sabres captain and leading scorer Jack Eichel was held without a point for a sixth-consecutive game to mark the longest drought of his five-year NHL career.
March 5, 2020 3:50 am
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Islanders say defenseman Johnny Boychuk needed 90 stitches to his eyelid after being hit in the face with a skate but suffered no damage to his eye.
Boychuk was cut Tuesday night when he was hit by Artturi Lehkonen’s skate as the Montreal Canadiens left wing fell forward. Both players were in front of the Islanders’ net during the third period when Lehkonen fell, causing his legs to go into the air and his right skate to connect with Boychuk under the visor. Boychuk was down on the ice briefly before he got up and skated off the ice with his hand covering his face. There is no timetable for his return.
March 5, 2020 3:48 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to seven by beating the Washington Capitals 5-2. Travis Konecny scored 71 seconds after a potential goal was disallowed to shift the momentum in a showdown of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division. Philadelphia now trails first-place Washington by just one point. The Flyers have won 10 of 12 games to vault up the standings, but suffered a big loss in Washington. Winger James van Riemsdyk left in the first period with a broken hand and is expected to miss some time. Winger Tom Wilson fought twice and had an assist for the Capitals. The Penguins are in third place in the division, three points back of Philly and four behind the Capitals.
March 3, 2020 3:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are attempting to stay upbeat despite their longest losing streak in eight years. The Penguins have dropped six consecutive games for the first time since the 2011-12 season heading into a visit by Ottawa. The slide includes a trip through California last week that featured losses to three teams well outside of the playoff picture. Pittsburgh has been outscored 24-8 during the skid. Captain Sidney Crosby says it’s hard to put a finger on what has gone wrong but he believes a couple of goals will spark a turnaround.
March 2, 2020 3:56 am
UNDATED – New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is scheduled to have additional tests Monday as the team tries to pinpoint the cause of right shoulder soreness. Judge underwent an MRI on Saturday, which was negative. The right fielder was shut down from hitting a week before spring training after experiencing soreness while swinging. Judge is having discomfort under the right pectoral muscle near the shoulder.
February 29, 2020 12:31 pm
One of the toughest regional wrestling tournaments in the country happens this weekend at Canon-McMillan High School–the WPIAL AAA Southwest Regional. The tournament features the top five place-winners from the section tournaments a week ago. On the line–four spots in each weight at the PIAA Championships next weekend in Hershey. We’ll have complete live coverage on WJPA-AM (1450) and online Listen Here. Follow all of the individual wrestling tournament action on the WJPA Wrestling Page — Click Here
Two weeks ago, Thayne Lawrence, Frazier, became the 29th wrestler all-time to win four WPIAL titles. This weekend, two more wrestlers have a shot at joining the group: Sam Hillegas of North Hills and Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps. Also, Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis looks to continue his assault on the WPIAL all-time wins mark, set by Dane Johnson (Shady Side Academy ’11) and matched two years later by SSA’s Geoff Alexander. Nijenhuis enters the WPIAL Championships with 173 victories.
February 29, 2020 3:35 am
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – The Arizona Cardinals will play a regular-season game in Mexico City this year, with the date and opponent to be revealed later. The Cardinals were required by the NFL to host a game outside the United States by 2023 after being awarded the hosting rights to the Super Bowl that will be played in February 2023. It will be the Cardinals’ second game in Mexico City and first since a 31-14 win over San Francisco in 2005.
February 28, 2020 3:51 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Boston Bruins have widened their lead in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. David Pastrnak’s 46th goal of the season was the eventual game-winner as the Bruins topped the Stars, 4-3. The game was deadlocked, 1-1 until Brad Marchand and Nick Ritchie tallied 77 seconds apart late in the second period. Jaroslav Halak turned back 31 shots to help Boston end its first two-game losing streak in over a month. The Bruins now pace the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division races by seven points over Tampa Bay. The Lightning dropped their fourth straight since a team-record, 11-game winning streak. Dominik Kubalik recorded his first career hat trick with three goals in the third period of the Blackhawks’ 5-2 victory at Tampa. The Blackhawks trailed 2-0 before scoring three times in the final period, including three in a 5:20 span. Slater Koekkoek scored his first goal of the season and Brandon Saad added his 20th as Chicago beat the Lightning for the first time in regulation since Dec. 13, 2009.
February 27, 2020 3:47 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Kings spoiled Patrick Marleau’s debut with Pittsburgh in a 2-1 victory over the Penguins. Blake Lizotte had a power-play goal and an assist, Cal Petersen made 36 saves and Trevor Lewis also scored in the last-place Kings’ fourth win in seven games. Tristan Jarry stopped 20 shots in Pittsburgh’s fourth consecutive regulation loss, matching their total regulation defeats in their previous 22 games since Christmas. Bryan Rust scored with 13:18 to play for the Penguins with an assist from Evgeni Malkin, who played his 900th career game.
February 26, 2020 3:42 am
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Pittsburgh Pirates closer Keone Kela is only too happy to put 2019 in the rearview mirror. While Kela pitched well for the Pirates, he was not happy away from the field. He was suspended twice last season, once for throwing at Cincinnati’s Derek Dietrich and another time for an altercation with a member of the Pirates’ support staff. Kela says he’s happier this spring now that he will be the team’s closer after working largely in a set-up role last year. Kela added while he knows expectations for the Pirates are low, he believes the team has the tools to be competitive.
