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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ty Conklin beat Buffalo for the fourth time this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins withstood Sidney Crosby's ankle injury flareup for a 7-3 victory over the Sabres on Wednesday night.
Tyler Kennedy scored his first goal in 17 games during a three-point night, Chris Minard netted the first goal of his 10-game NHL career, and Evgeni Malkin put in his 39th of the campaign during the Penguins' highest-scoring game this season. They also improved to 12-6-4 when Crosby doesn't play.
Petr Sykora, who was supposed to be out with a back injury, Sergei Gonchar, Jeff Taffe and Kris Letang also scored goals for the Penguins, who moved past idle New Jersey by one point for the Atlantic Division lead. They also tied idle Montreal for the Eastern Conference lead.
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