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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins acknowledge theyve
been getting by more on talent than discipline recently
even as theyve soared to the top of the Eastern
Conference standings. The perpetually rebuilding Florida
Panthers have no such luxury. On Monday night, the
Panthers hard work made up the difference. Drew Shore
scored twice for the first multi-goal game of his career
and the Panthers ended Pittsburghs club-record 13-game
home winning streak with a 5-1 victory. "It was a big
game," Shore said. "We kind of treated it like a playoff
game. We only had a couple more games until the (Olympic)
break so we wanted to make a strong push." Jonathan
Huberdeau, Dmitry Kulikov and Shawn Matthias also scored
for the Panthers, who won in Pittsburgh for the first
time in five years. Scott Clemmensen stopped 35 shots in
his first start in three weeks as Florida ended a two-
game losing streak. "I asked them for 60 minutes and 200
feet," Florida coach Peter Horachek said. Pittsburgh
coach Dan Bylsma received neither. Matt Niskanen scored
the only goal for the Penguins as Pittsburgh lost at home
for the first time since Nov. 13. Marc-Andre Fleury made
23 saves but fell for only the fourth time in his past 37
starts at Consol Energy Center. "We were just awful,"
Niskanen said. "Bad execution. Bad work ethic. We just
werent hungry enough to win the loose puck battle and
they just beat the (stuffing) out of us." Pittsburgh
defenceman Paul Martin played 20 minutes in his return
from a broken leg, clearing the way for him to play for
Team USA in the Olympics. Forwards James Neal, Chuck
Kobasew and Jayson Megna also returned from injuries as
the Penguins -- already with a comfortable 13-point
cushion in the Metropolitan Division -- continue to get
healthy with the Olympic break looming. While it may take
a game or two for the Penguins to adjust to the familiar
faces, they dont necessarily view it as an excuse. "Were
assimilating players back into our lineup ... but thats
not a new challenge for this group," Bylsma said. "Its
not a new challenge for our team." Neither is winning in
Pittsburgh for the Panthers. But Florida beat the
Penguins for the second time in three meetings behind
Clemmensen, a resurgent penalty kill that has gone a
franchise-record 10 games without allowing a goal and
some unlikely offensive contributions. "I dont think we
got lucky tonight," Clemmensen said. "I think we just
willed it a little bit. It doesnt always go your way
obviously. You stick with it and nights like tonight
happen." Shore entered with just four goals in 54 career
games and has spent most of this season in the American
Hockey League. Still, he scored twice in less than 20
minutes to stake Florida to an early lead that was more
than enough to end Pittsburghs two-month run of
perfection. The Penguins entered the night having trailed
barely 10 per cent of the time at home since their streak
began. A significant chunk came in last weeks 4-3
comeback victory over Washington, when they rallied from
a goal down three times to escape. It was the kind of
game thats popped up frequently since Christmas, where
Pittsburghs high-powered offence was able to overcome
some uncharacteristic lapses at the other end of the
rink. The miscues finally caught up with them. A rare
breakdown by the leagues top power-play unit gave Shore
the chance to stake Florida to an early lead. Clemmensen
stopped Evgeni Malkins shot, then passed to Shore to
spark a two-on-one that ended with Shore flicking a wrist
shot over Fleurys shoulder 15:46 into the first period.
The Panthers had three opportunities in the second to
double their lead only to let three straight power plays
go to waste before Shore struck again. Huberdeau stripped
a Penguin behind the Pittsburgh net, slid the puck to
Jesse Winchester, who found a streaking Shore down the
slot. The wrist shot caromed off Fleurys shoulder and
into the net to make it 2-0 at 13:34 of the second.
Kulikov pushed the Florida lead to 3-0 by taking a long
bounce off the end boards then beating Fleury just 1:17
into the third. Niskanens seventh goal of the season 5:11
into the period briefly gave the Penguins some energy,
but it faded when Huberdeau and Matthias scored 12
seconds apart to send the Panthers to the upset. NOTES:
Pittsburgh went 0 for 3 on the power play. ... The
Panthers have killed 31 straight penalties. ... Florida
is 10-0-1 when leading after two periods. ... Pittsburgh
hosts Montreal on Wednesday. ... The Panthers play at
Buffalo on Tuesday.
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David Diehl has retired after an 11-year career that
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2.The San Antonio Spurs will try to take a 2-0 cushion
over the Oklahoma City Thunder when the two teams
continue the Western Conference finals tonight at AT&T
Center. Catch all the action on TSN2 and TSN GO at 9pm
et/6pm pt. San Antonio took the series lead Monday night
with a 122-105 home victory in Game 1. The Spurs used a
balanced scoring attack and clamped down defensively late
in the third quarter to claim the win. Five San Antonio
players scored in double figures and the Spurs outshot
the Thunder from both the field and behind the 3-point
line. Russell Westbrook knocked down a jumper with 5:09
left in the third to give the Thunder a 76-75 lead --
their first since a 5-4 edge early in the first -- but
after Kevin Durant drained a jumper of his own nearly 30
seconds later, San Antonio turned up the intensity on the
defensive end. The Spurs held Oklahoma City to just one
field goal over the next seven-plus minutes, turning a
one-point deficit into a 13-point advantage early in the
fourth quarter. Durants 3-pointer just over three minutes
into the fourth brought the visitors within 95-85, but
the Thunder failed to get any closer the rest of the way
as the Spurs ran away with the victory. Tim Duncan led
the charge offensively with 27 points and seven rebounds,
while Manu Ginobili and Danny Green combined for 34
points on 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range. Ginobili
netted 18 points, while Green and Kawhi Leonard each
scored 16 in the win Tony Parker, who sustained a left
hamstring strain in San Antonios series- clinching Game 5
win over Portland in the conference semifinals, supplied
14 points and 12 assists for the Spurs. "We were taking
what we were given," Duncan said. "We knew wed be able to
get into the middle and attack a little more than we
have." The reason the Spurs wwere able to attack the
middle was due to the absence of OKCs big man, Serge
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the conference semifinals against the Los Angeles
Clippers and is expected to miss the remainder of the
postseason. San Antonio exploited the advantage and
trounced the Thunder in the paint to the tune of 66-32.
"Were a no-excuse team," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks
said. "Serge is out. Hes not coming back. We have to play
better." The Spurs shot 57.5 percent from the field and
53 percent from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City shot
respectable percentages of 46.3 from the floor and 44.4
outside the 3-point line. Durant registered 28 points,
nine rebounds and five assists, while Westbrook finished
with 25 points, seven assists and five boards for the
Thunder, who won all four meetings with the Spurs during
the regular season. The Thunder trailed by as many 15
points in the first half before Westbrook and Durant
fueled OKCs comeback in the third, scoring all but two of
the teams 23 points in the period. Westbrook registered
the Thunders first nine points in the third, including a
jumper with 8:13 on the clock that brought the team
within 72-68. Ginobili buried a 3-pointer to quell the
Westbrook barrage, but Durant ripped off five straight
points and Westbrook followed with a free throw and a
jumper to give Oklahoma City a 76-75 lead. Durant
followed two free throws from Boris Diaw with another
jumper, but the Thunder managed just one field goal -- a
Durant jumper with 22.9 seconds left in the frame -- for
nearly nine minutes as the Spurs surged ahead for good.
"The third quarter was obviously our best quarter, but we
didnt close out well," Durant said. "Were not taking any
moral victories out of it." Game 3 will be Sunday night
in Oklahoma City.
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