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PITTSBURGH — If you believed a matchup with the rival Washington Capitals might prompt the Penguins to put their best game on the ice, well, what were you thinking?

The 24-year-old quarterback died on Saturday after being hit by a truck.

NEW YORK — No captain. No offense. No resistance to the rush. No chance.

All was not lost for the Penguins, who were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night for the second time in four days.

PITTSBURGH — They get no moral victory for this one. The Penguins were simply outclassed.

Lafferty is a pending unrestricted free agent, but the Hawks have liked his play this spring and he should be affordable to re-sign.

DENVER – The Penguins stood up to Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and a Colorado Avalanche club that is the betting favorite to claim the Stanley Cup.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — This was supposed to be a night to celebrate for Jason Zucker, with his friends and family in the building, cheering him on as he returned to both the Pittsburgh lineup and the place he called home for nearly a decade.

DETROIT – Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was asked before Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings if he feared his team, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and coming off a huge win Tuesday over the Penguins in Pittsburgh, might suffer a letdown against the lowly Red Wings.

They’re making it too easy now.

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.