Pittsburgh Penguins

Who: Flyers (23-10-9) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (20-19-4) When: 7 o'clock Where: Wachovia Center TV: Comcast SportsNet Radio: WIP (610-AM) Ticket availability: As of yesterday, 300 tickets remained.  

Ed Barkowitz EASTERN CONFERENCE: EASTERN CONFERENCE: Montreal Canadiens vs. Flyers - Flyers in 7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers - Penguins in 6. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings - Red Wings in 7. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks - Sharks in 5.   Sam Donnellon EASTERN CONFERENCE: EASTERN CONFERENCE: Montreal Canadiens vs. Flyers - Flyers in 7. ...

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Boston are the finalists to host the 2013 and 2014 Frozen Four hockey tournament, College Hockey News reported. The site in Philadelphia would be the Wachovia Center. The Frozen Four consists of the NCAA ice hockey semifinals and the championship game. St. Louis, which will host the NCAA West Regional in 2011, last hosted the Frozen Four in 2007, while Boston last hosted in 2004. Philadelphia, which has been in the mix before, and Pittsburgh have never hosted the event.

Tomas Vokoun was sharp in making 33 saves, and Brandon Sutter snapped a tie early in the third period for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rallied for a 4-2 victory over the host New York Islanders that stretched their winning streak to 11 games on Friday night. Caps win, move up Alex Ovechkin scored two goals as the Washington Capitals beat the host Winnipeg Jets, 6-1. The Jets kept a hold on first place in the Southeast Division. The Capitals moved ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Beau Bennett and Evgeni Malkin scored 13 seconds apart in the third period and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the Atlantic Division title by beating the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, on Tuesday night. Brenden Morrow scored his first goal with the Penguins, Robert Bortuzzo added a goal, and Pascal Dupuis had an empty-netter and two assists. Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves for the Penguins, who were without a handful of regulars - including captain Sidney Crosby, James Neal, and Kris Letang - but still had plenty of timely firepower to hand the Hurricanes their club-record eighth straight home loss.

BOSTON - The Bruins postponed their game Friday as authorities searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, virtually shutting the city down. Authorities in Boston suspended all mass transit, used by many fans to get to games. Trains were allowed to run again after 6 p.m. The suspect was in custody late Friday night. The game at TD Garden between the Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins, two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, was tentatively rescheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. A final decision on whether it would be played was to be made by four hours before faceoff, the Bruins said.

Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs as the host Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators, 4-1, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday. Evgeni Malkin extended his points streak to seven games with a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Tomas Vokoun stopped 35 shots to win his third straight start and top-seeded Pittsburgh never trailed. Craig Anderson made 26 saves, but Ottawa had no answer for Pittsburgh's power play.

Mario Lemieux said yesterday he has an excellent chance of becoming president and co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the next few months. "This week is crucial," Lemieux said at his official induction into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Hall of Fame. "The group I lead has put together the $50 million needed to save the Penguins. We have been working on a solid re-establishment project for nearly six months. " Lemieux, who later left for meetings in Pennsylvania today and tomorrow, said his group will present its business plan Thursday to a bankruptcy court hearing.

Steve Sullivan scored the tying goal in the third period, and James Neal and Evgeni Malkin connected in the first two rounds of a shootout to lift the host Pittsburgh Penguins to their eighth straight victory, 2-1 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots and was perfect in the shootout for his 36th victory of the season, putting him one behind Nashville's Pekka Rinne for the NHL lead.   Crosby update Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby said he's been free of concussion-like symptoms since being cleared for contact earlier this week but remains in no rush to suit up for a game for the first time in more than three months.

Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the host Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, on Friday night to take a two-games-to-none lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff goal in more than five years, Tomas Vokoun made 19 saves, and the Penguins rode their superstar captain to their fourth straight victory. Crosby beat Craig Anderson three times in the game's first 22 minutes, sending the goalie to the bench after stopping 18 of 21 shots.

PAUL MARTIN and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the visiting Ottawa Senators last night, 4-1, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Evgeni Malkin extended his points streak to seven games with a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Tomas Vokoun stopped 35 shots to win his third straight start and top-seeded Pittsburgh never trailed. "We know it's a good start, but it's just like the rest of the playoffs, we know it's just the start," Pittsburgh forward Jarome Iginla said.

TOMAS VOKOUN stopped 31 shots in his first playoff start in 6 years and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the visiting New York Islanders, 4-0, last night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Douglas Murray scored during a 7-minute stretch in the second period, and Kris Letang added a power-play goal in the third as Pittsburgh moved a step closer to advancing to the second round. The Penguins lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series, 3-2. Game 6 is tomorrow in New York.

JOHN TAVARES scored with 9:49 left, and the New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins last night with a wild, 6-4 victory in Uniondale, N.Y. Only the final lead was safe in Game 4. Tavares slammed in his own rebound in front after Brad Boyes fed him following a turnover by Penguins star Evgeni Malkin. It was the Islanders' third one-goal advantage in the game and the one that earned them a 2-2 tie in the highly entertaining Eastern Conference series that has featured 5-4 and 6-4 finishes at Nassau Coliseum.

John Tavares scored his second goal of the game with 9 minutes, 49 seconds left, and the host New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night with a wild 6-4 victory. Only the final lead was safe in Game 4. Tavares slammed in his own rebound in front after Brad Boyes fed him following a turnover by Penguins star Evgeni Malkin. It was the Islanders' third one-goal advantage in the game and the one that earned them a 2-2 tie in the highly entertaining series that has featured 5-4 and 6-4 finishes at Nassau Coliseum.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau got his first NHL hat trick Sunday night to lead the Ottawa Senators to a fight-filled 6-1 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. The teams combined for 232 penalty minutes and nine players were given game misconducts. The Senators have a two-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven series. The third period started out with the Senators leading, 2-1, but after Pageau's second goal of the night and a Kyle Turris goal at 7 minutes, emotions overflowed and a line brawl broke out at center ice.   Penguins edge Isles Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the game 8 minutes, 34 seconds into overtime, off a pass from Sidney Crosby, and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins shook off an early deficit to beat the New York Islanders, 5-4, in Game 3 of the first-round series.

Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves, and the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins opened the playoffs with a 5-0 romp over the visiting New York Islanders on Wednesday night. Beau Bennett, Kris Letang, and Tanner Glass also scored for the Penguins, who had no trouble against the upstart Islanders, even with star Sidney Crosby sidelined by a broken jaw. Pittsburgh hardly needed its captain to continue its mastery of the Islanders, who made their first playoff appearance since 2007.

BOSTON - The Bruins postponed their game Friday as authorities searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, virtually shutting the city down. Authorities in Boston suspended all mass transit, used by many fans to get to games. Trains were allowed to run again after 6 p.m. The suspect was in custody late Friday night. The game at TD Garden between the Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins, two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, was tentatively rescheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. A final decision on whether it would be played was to be made by four hours before faceoff, the Bruins said.

Beau Bennett and Evgeni Malkin scored 13 seconds apart in the third period and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the Atlantic Division title by beating the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, on Tuesday night. Brenden Morrow scored his first goal with the Penguins, Robert Bortuzzo added a goal, and Pascal Dupuis had an empty-netter and two assists. Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves for the Penguins, who were without a handful of regulars - including captain Sidney Crosby, James Neal, and Kris Letang - but still had plenty of timely firepower to hand the Hurricanes their club-record eighth straight home loss.