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PITTSBURGH — The NHL schedule makers got this one right, for sure. Saving all these Rangers-Penguins for the stretch run of the season is producing some really fun, high-stakes, late-season hockey games.

PITTSBURGH — You might have heard Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had a great day Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings. Malkin scored a hat trick and finished with four points. Crosby had a goal and two assists. The Penguins crushed Detroit, 11-2, a pretty nice tune-up for their rematch…

PITTSBURGH — After Evgeni Malkin’s hat trick Sunday gave the Penguins a 9-2 lead over the Detroit Red Wings, the giddy fans at PPG Paints Arena began to make demands.

That was wild.

A feel-good West Coast trip for the Hawks ended on a sour note in a 5-4 overtime loss, providing another reminder that rebuilding is the wisest decision.

Some high-profile Russians have turned their backs on President Vladimir Putin after he invaded Ukraine, while thousands of ordinary citizens have also fled the country

NEW YORK — The way the Metropolitan Division standings look these days, it seems more and more as if the Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be meeting up with each other in the first round of the playoffs six weeks from now.

The men’s tournament is wide open now.

Delia — a native of Rancho Cucamonga, California — made 43 saves Thursday in just his second NHL start of the season as the Hawks won 4-3 in a shootout.