The Latest Breaking News from Tristan Jarry

PITTSBURGH — All season, the Penguins have shooed away prosperity like a pesky house fly.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins remained within striking distance of a playoff spot by defeating the Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild, 4-1, at PPG Paints Arena.

NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils were just too fast, too skilled, too deep. Hungry is another word that comes to mind. Relentless is a good one, too.

If anyone thought the Bruins were going to mail it in for the final seven games since clinching the Presidents’ Trophy, they are sadly mistaken.

PITTSBURGH — There were no signs of rust, no softies let in or questionable plays with the puck behind the net.

DALLAS – This is not the time of year for moral victories, especially not with such a slim margin for error. But the Penguins can feel pretty good about their effort in Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins went to bed Monday night out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

PITTSBURGH — Dominik Hasek wasn’t in net for the Senators Monday evening, but he may as well have been.

PITTSBURGH — Once the Penguins start providing reasons to believe there might still be a Stanley Cup contender in there somewhere, they always deliver a dud like this.

There will be tougher games ahead, for sure. I can think of two later this week, Thursday night and Saturday night against these same New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Then, of course, there will be a difficult first-round playoff series against Boston, Carolina or New Jersey.

PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang scored a power-play goal 1:38 into overtime Sunday to give the Penguins an emotional 3-2 win over the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena.