PITTSBURGH -- The Boston Bruins needed overtime Monday to beat Montreal 2-1 and break a three-game losing streak. If they want to keep the winning going, they might well need a lot more than two goals Wednesday to solve the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.The Penguins have been nearly unstoppable during a six-game winning streak. They have scored 35 goals during that stretch.We hope we can continue to just try and play the game the right way. I think when we do that we have some talented guys that can finish, said Mike Sullivan, who celebrated his one-year anniversary as Pittsburghs coach Monday with a 7-0 thumping of Arizona.Were finding offense throughout our lineup, and thats whats helping us win games.The Penguins have won in different ways lately -- by blowout, by comeback, with even-strength goals, with power-play tallies -- and their offense has overshadowed some solid defensive efforts. During the six-game winning streak, opponents have managed just 14 goals.The message we continue to preach to them is to make sure we create our offense off our defense and we dont become a chance-for-chance team because its hard to sustain winning when you play that way, Sullivan said.Still, its the goal count that stands out.We showed how well we can put the puck in the net, Penguins goaltender Matt Murray said after earning his second shutout of the season against the Coyotes.The usual suspects have been present and accounted for. Sidney Crosby leads the NHL with 21 goals (in just 23 games). Evgeni Malkin (32 points) and Phil Kessel (31 points) are among the league leaders. Kris Letang (19 points) is holding his own among defensemen.But it hasnt been just the stars. Fifteen players, including members of all four lines plus the defense, have contributed to the 35 goals during the streak.The Bruins might be a little envious of that as they game-plan for Wednesday.We need to be a team where were not going to be lked that if you shut down this line then theyre done, Boston coach Claude Julien said. I want us to be a team that spreads the goal-scoring around.And that might lead to more goals, period.The Bruins scored just six goals during their three-game losing streak. Before that, they won three in a row and needed just eight goals to do that. Pittsburgh nearly reached that total in Mondays game alone.Boston has relied heavily on goaltender Tuukka Rask, and he has delivered. He is 15-5-2 and among the league leaders in goals-against average (1.80), and save percentage (.932).To help find Rask more goal support, Boston shk up its line combinations before its win Monday.I think sometimes the changes can create some excitement, Julien told the Bruins website. Its not the first time, probably wont be the last time that weve changed.While the new lk netted just two goals -- both from third-liners Austin Czarnik and Ryan Spner -- it was enough for a win.It (wasnt) working the way it was. What do you have to lose? David Backes told the team website.We can talk about it until were blue in the face. Its about going on the ice and getting the job done, doing what we need to do to get to those hard areas and score goals. Tampa Bay Rays Store . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. 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Melbourne star Cper Cronk admits rugby league would be the winner if Cronulla end their premiership drought in Sundays NRL grand final.The Storm halfback conceded that the Sharks storied chase for an elusive trophy is the storyline of the week, but embraced his teams role as fairytale squashers.Were from interstate and Cronulla havent been there for a long period of time, so theyll have the majority of the sport (behind them), which is great, Cronk said on Monday.Rugby league needs to be the winner in this scenario.But hopefully Melbourne Storm and the people in the purple jerseys can finish the game with a smile on their face knowing that weve played really well and got the result that we all wanted.While the Storm have two official titles in their 19-year existence, long-suffering Sharks have yet to witness their club lift the Provan-Summons trophy since their inception in 1967.However Storm captain Cameron Smith doesnt expect the pressure to squeeze the life out of theirr opposition during the long build-up to the decider at ANZ Stadium.ddddddddddddTheyll be fine. If it was going to affect them, it wouldve affected them through the first few finals to start with, Smith said.Theyve got great leaders in their club in (Michael) Ennis and (Paul Gallen).Wade Grahams there as well, Andrew Fifita, and theyve got exciting young players who play a confident style of fty.I dont think theres going to be any pressure on those guys at all. Theyll just go out and play like theyve played all year.Cronk also conceded that the Sharks were the best team they had played in a season where they split their two matches, including the Storms minor premiership-clinching win in round 26.You can try and dissect and analyse those games as much as possible, but itll come down to whoever executes their game plan the best on Sunday, he said. ' ' '
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