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Penguins rally to defeat Rangers 3-2

AP PITTSBURGH , PENNSYLVANIA

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Fredrik Norrena dives to make a save against the Nashville Predators in the first period of their NHL game in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.

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Colby Armstrong scored 1:19 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins came back from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday.

Maxime Talbot made a good play to keep the puck in the zone and got it to Armstrong, who took a wrist shot from the right boards that deflected off Rangers defenseman Marek Malik's stick and squeezed between goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the near post.

Armstrong's 10th goal of the season came after Sidney Crosby tied the game at 2 with 13:04 to play in regulation, his 100th point of the season.

Flyers 4, Bruins 1

In Philadelphia, Mike Richards took advantage of a turnover to score the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Philadelphia beat Boston.

Richards put in his own rebound for his seventh goal 1:16 into the period after taking a pass from Dimitry Afanasenkov, who stole the puck from Boston's Zdeno Charo who fell to the ice deep in his own zone.

Simon Gagne, Scotty Upshall, and Afanasenkov also scored for the Flyers.

Predators 2, Blue Jackets 1

At Nashville, Tennessee, Paul Kariya and David Legwand each had a goal and an assist as Nashville edged Columbus.

Gilbert Brule gave Columbus a 1-0 lead when he knocked in a rebound of his own shot that bounced off the pads of Nashville goalie Tomas Vokoun at 1:17 of the first period.

Kariya tied it at 4:25 when he knocked in a rebound of Legwand's shot. Legwand capped the scoring at 13:45 of the first.

In other NHL action on Saturday it was: Islanders 5, Capitals 2; Devils 3, Sabres 2; Maple Leafs 4, Senators 3, OT; Panthers 3, Thrashers 2; Flyers 4, Bruins 1; Canadiens 4, Blues 3; Blackhawks 7, Coyotes 5; Lightning 3, Flames 2, OT

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