Pens Sweep The East
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. The captain's two assists helped Pittsburgh beat Carolina 4-1 on Tuesday and sweep the East finals series. Scott Burnside 
SERIES DETAILS
PENGUINS WIN SERIES 4-0
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NHL BLOGS
2009 PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
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- GOALS
- Sidney Crosby #87 C Penguins
- G: 15
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- ASSISTS
- Evgeni Malkin #71 C Penguins
- A: 22
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- POINTS
- Evgeni Malkin #71 C Penguins
- Pts: 36
2009 REG. SEASON LEADERS
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- GAA
- Tim Thomas #30 G Bruins
- GAA: 2.10
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- SAVE %
- Tim Thomas #30 G Bruins
- SV: .933
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- WINS
- Miikka Kiprusoff #34 G Flames
- W: 45
HEADLINES
- Crosby denies handshake snub; Wings bitter
- Pens' Malkin gets Conn Smythe
- Thousands celebrate Penguins' Stanley Cup win
- Pens captain Crosby returns to Game 7 in third
- Red Wings' Datsyuk in Game 5 lineup
- Red Wings' Draper able to play, but might sit
- Malkin avoids suspension for instigator call
- Red Wings unhappy with finals schedule change
- NHL fines Hawks' Quenneville $10K for criticism
- Wife of Hurricanes' Walker has cervical cancer
- Police: Anaheim GM swings chair, hits woman
INJURY REPORTS
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Friday, June 12
Sidney Crosby #87 C
Crosby left Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Friday with an apparent left leg injury.
Wednesday, May 27
Tuomo Ruutu #15 RW
Ruutu's ankle injury kept him out of Tuesday's Game 4 against Pittsburgh.