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January 1, 2009
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden.
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
Goals: Evgeni Malkin 15, Sidney Crosby 15, Petr Sykora, 13.
Assists: Malkin 44, Crosby 35, Sykora 16.
Goaltending: Marc-Andre Fleury (11-7-2, 2.96 GAA), Dany Sabourin (6-6-2, 2.55).
Head to head: This is the third of four meetings. Pittsburgh won, 2-1, in a shootout Oct. 20 in Boston; Boston won, 5-2, Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Miscellany: Crosby registered his 344th point in his 250th game Tuesday; he is the sixth-best scorer through 250 games in NHL history, 1 point from tying Mike Bossy for fifth. However, Crosby has scored only one power-play goal in 29 games . . . Fleury gave up five goals on 40 shots Tuesday . . . Pittsburgh is 7-10-1 in its last 18.
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