PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tuukka Rask made 30 saves and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight, 2-0 over a Pittsburgh Penguins team missing Sidney Crosby and minus Evgeni Malkin for most of the game Saturday.
Crosby, the Penguins’ leading scorer, was a late scratch after he participated in the pregame warmup.
”I would say it’s not an injury,” Penguins coach Mike Johnston said. ”He didn’t get himself injured in the warmup. He just wasn’t feeling well and went to see the doctors.”
Malkin limped to the dressing room after being hit by Boston left winger Chris Kelly 1:29 into the first period. Malkin returned and played 4:15 in the first period, then sat out the remainder of the game.
Johnston did not specify the nature of Malkin’s injury, but he said Malkin and Crosby ”might be able to play” Sunday against Detroit.
Milan Lucic scored in the first period and Zdeno Chara added an empty-net goal.
Boston is 7-0-1 in its past eight games.
BLACKHAWKS 6, SHARKS 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Patrick Sharp scored his first two goals since January and Duncan Keith also broke a long scoring drought in Chicago’s victory over San Jose.
Brandon Saad broke a tie with a third-period goal, and Bryan Bickell and Marian Hossa also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won six of their last eight games. Corey Crawford made 33 saves.
Melker Karlsson and Joe Thornton scored for the Sharks.
FLYERS 7, RED WINGS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Brayden Schenn scored two goals to help Philadelphia rout Detroit.
Wayne Simmonds, Nicklas Grossman, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Matt Read and Zac Rinaldo also scored for the Flyers. They snapped a four-game losing streak.
Justin Abdelkader and Erik Cole scored for Detroit.
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