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PITTSBURGH — Forty seconds into Saturday’s loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sidney Crosby was booting the boards in frustration and the Penguins were already behind.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The weather had that feel, warm and full of anticipation. It was playoff hockey weather in November, and the parking lots outside PNC Arena reflected that Sunday afternoon.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning cut a three-goal deficit to one in the third period before allowing two empty-net goals in a 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series at Amalie Arena.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back to attempt a third Stanley Cup win in a row. Can they do it, or will another team from Florida come to the fore?

The Red Wings got an up close and personal look Tuesday at Auston Matthews' personal rampage through the NHL.

The Islanders played with desperation right until the final buzzer.

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…

They aren't the highest-scoring points line in the NHL. That's the Calgary line of Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk with 192 points going into Monday night's game. They aren't the best goal-scoring line. That's Toronto's Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with 79 goals. But they are…