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• Report: Trump Asked Comey To Shut Down Flynn Investigation

  16-05-2017 23:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is disputing a report that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.
  The New York Times says Trump made the request to Comey during a February meeting. The newspaper cites a memo Comey wrote following the meeting.
  Trump fired Comey last week.
  The White House says the report is “not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the pres
  
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• ‘Dire Consequences’: Doctors Warn About Dangers Of Caffeine After Teen’s Death

  16-05-2017 23:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Too much caffeine.
  That is what the coroner of Richland County, South Carolina is blaming for the death of an otherwise healthy 16-year-old boy.
  Davis Cripe collapsed during class at his high school last month, and later died in the hospital.
  Coroner Gary Watts says Cripe consumed a large soft drink, a latte and then an energy drink – all in less than two hours.
  Watts says the combination caused Cripe to have a “cardiac event.”
  “These drinks, thi
  
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• Monessen man convicted of fatal stabbing in Carrick

  16-05-2017 22:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Monessen man was convicted Tuesday of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Carrick in 2015.
  
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• Child found in Westmoreland County pond flown to UPMC Children's

  16-05-2017 21:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 1-year-old was is in critical condition after being found in a Westmoreland County pond Tuesday, according to KDKA-TV, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s news partner.
  
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• Child, 2, Resuscitated After Falling In Westmoreland County Pond

  16-05-2017 21:03
  SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A 2-year-old child was rushed to Children’s Hospital in critical condition after being found in a Westmoreland County pond Tuesday afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened along Longview Drive in Sewickley Township around 1 p.m.
  According to neighbors and first responders, the child wandered out of the home and ended up in a fish pond.
  Andy Zurovcik, neighbor, spoke to the boy’s grandmother who was trying to watch her gran
  
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• Westmoreland authority asks more than 100,000 customers to voluntarily conserve water

  16-05-2017 20:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  A water conservation alert that was issued to nearly 107,000 people in Westmoreland County is now a voluntary notice, according to the county's Municipal Authority.
  
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• Westinghouse inches closer to rejecting construction contracts in bankruptcy

  16-05-2017 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Westinghouse Electric Co. is getting closer to stepping away from the construction of new nuclear plants in Georgia and South Carolina — the delayed and budget-busting projects that drove the Cranberry-based firm into bankruptcy in March.
  
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• Dunlap: Kessel’s Outbursts Are Tremendous

  16-05-2017 20:22
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Sure, there is the comedic impact. And, believe me, it is high comedy when Penguins forward Phil Kessel goes nuts on the bench.
  He yells and screams.
  His hands gyrate and twizzle at about 400 mph.
  He gives the appearance of some sort of madman trying to get some sort of point across.
  And, yeah, it couldn’t be funnier — at least in my opinion.
  I could watch him do it 200,000 consecutive times on a loop and I would laugh 200,000 times. To me, it’
  
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• Man Knocking on Doors Shoots 2 Men in Pittsburgh Suburb

  16-05-2017 20:16
  Allegheny County police are trying to find a man who went knocking on doors in a Pittsburgh suburb and shot two young males in the process. Police say the suspect may be a black man seen getting into a white car - possibly with Ohio plates - that drove away from Mount Oliver after the shots were reported about 11 p.m. Monday.
  
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• 5 Must Haves For Every Overseas Traveler

  16-05-2017 20:00
  
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  Don’t leave home without these five utterly essential items and accessories when planning your next jet-setter jaunt or an impromptu trip. And of course, your passport makes six! Do use your phone to take a photo of your passport and/or keep a photocopy of it in a separate place. An emergency trip to the US consulate in case of theft or loss will go a lot more smoothly when you can produce a copy.
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• Cops: Unruly Pens Fan Attempts To Choke Police Sergeant While Being Ejected

  16-05-2017 19:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for allegedly trying to choke a female police sergeant while being ejected from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff game Monday night.
  According to police, officers were called section 207 for a report of an unruly fan using profanities.
  A security guard informed the officers that the fan, identified as Jason Miller, would not leave and no one was going to remove him.
  An officer asked Miller to leave his seat twice. Miller replied, “I&rs
  
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• Johnny Daye, Pittsburgh soul singer whose mentor was Otis Redding, dies

  16-05-2017 19:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh singer Johnny Daye was on his way to stardom when Otis Redding’s plane went down in Wisconsin in December 1967.
  
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• 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Preview

  16-05-2017 18:34
  
  By Rahul Lal
  It’s finally time for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. After an incredible back-and-forth series between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, the DC curse holds, and Beantown can celebrate… for now. While Boston has many reasons to be excited, it faces an even more difficult task starting Wednesday: beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  James has taken his teams to the NBA Finals, representing the East, in each of the las
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Most Iconic Bars

  16-05-2017 18:00
  By Jessica Wasik
  Pittsburghers love their city, their sports teams and, of course, their bars. Whether that be a laidback dive bar or an upscale lounge, the city is bustling with boozy hangouts. Narrowing down the best of the best can certainly be challenging, but there are some that have stood the test of time for decades. Here are the city’s five most iconic bars worth checking out during your next night on the town.
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  Jack’s Bar
  1117 E. Carson St.Pittsburgh
  
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• Teen Clothing Retailer Rue 21 Restructuring Under Chapter 11

  16-05-2017 17:47
  
  CRANBERRY, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania-based teen clothing retailer rue21 is restructuring and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection about a month after announcing it would close roughly 400 stores to focus more on online sales.
  The company announced last month that it is shuttering the stores, leaving it with more than 700 stores in 48 states.
  The company based in Cranberry, north of Pittsburgh, announced Tuesday that its bankruptcy filing accompanies agreements with lenders to restruct
  
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• Sens. Toomey, Portman asked to find common ground to fix House's health reform bill

  16-05-2017 17:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have staked out opposite positions on Medicaid, but now they’ve been tasked with finding a way forward.
  
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• Steve Mears To Take Over Pens PBP Duties On Root Sports

  16-05-2017 16:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are still battling for the Stanley Cup, but there will be a new voice in the broadcast booth next season.
  According to the Penguins’ official website, Steve Mears will be taking over play-by-play duties on Root Sports.
  “Steve is a tremendous natural talent who has established himself league-wide as a first-class professional broadcaster,” McClintock said. “The fact that he grew up in the Pittsburgh area rooting for the Pen
  
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• Find Your Polling Place For Primary Election Day

  16-05-2017 16:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania.
  Polling locations will be open until 8 p.m.
  State-wide races include nominations for seats on the Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court.
  In Allegheny County, there are races for the position of sheriff, county council, mayor of Pittsburgh, city council and school board.
  If you are unsure where you need to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.
  
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• Matakovich jury selection to continue next week

  16-05-2017 16:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The jury pool in the federal criminal trial of a former Pittsburgh police sergeant accused of using excessive force against a drunk South Park man will return next Monday to complete the selection process, after which the trial will get underway.
  
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• Leaderboard: TPC Sawgrass, Waterworld At The Players

  16-05-2017 15:30
  By Dan Reardon
  Picture the golf course you most enjoy playing for a round. Then imagine that one day you show up and are greeted by an army of earthmovers scraping the land abutting the fairways and fronting the greens. Then fill all those new trenches with water and decide how long it will take you to choose a new favorite. Welcome to the TPC Sawgrass — the Wisconsin Dells (the waterpark capital of the world) with 18 greens.
  For years former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem tri
  
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• Man Sues Bar For Serving Him So Much He Fell Off Bar Stool

  16-05-2017 15:28
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A man is suing a western Pennsylvania bar claiming he was served so much liquor he fell off a bar stool and hurt his shoulder.
  A woman who answered the phone Tuesday at Ziggy’s Hotel in Youngwood declined to comment on the lawsuit.
  The Tribune-Review first reported it was filed last week in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court on behalf of 57-year-old David Waugaman.
  Waugaman’s attorney, Jon Lewis, contends his client was visibly intoxicated during his
  
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• Man Convicted Of 3rd-Degree Murder In Girlfriend’s Stabbing

  16-05-2017 15:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend in Carrick.
  An Allegheny County judge on Monday convicted 26-year-old Dejuan Windom, of Monessen, in the Nov. 28, 2015, slaying of Margaret Recasens.
  The 28-year-old woman, also from Monessen, was found lying on the sidewalk and bleeding.
  Police first reported the woman had been shot but later determined she had been stabbed. She was found near Anthony’s Pizza in Carrick.
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• Penguins fan arrested after scuffle with police during game

  16-05-2017 14:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 29-year-old Altoona man faces aggravated assault, resisting arrest and related charges after an incident Monday night during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Penguins and Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena.
  
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• PTL Links: May 16, 2017

  16-05-2017 14:36
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Carnegie Museum Of Art
  Cirque Du Soleil 
  Hotel Monaco Biergarten Endless Summer Luau
  Endless Summer Luau – Use Promo Code ALOHAKDKA For 20 Percent Off
  Mall At Robinson
  Humane Animal Rescue 
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods trims 160 positions in challenging retail environment

  16-05-2017 14:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods were down around 13 percent by mid-afternoon Tuesday after the Findlay retailer reported that sales in established stores missed the company’s target.
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods shares down after sales miss target

  16-05-2017 14:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods were down around 12 percent in pre-market trading after the Findlay retailer reported that sales in established stores missed the company’s target.
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods cuts 160 jobs in Pittsburgh region

  16-05-2017 14:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  In yet another bruise for the retail market, Dick’s Sporting Goods cut 160 positions in the Pittsburgh region and plans to slow its brick-and-mortar store growth nationally while whittling down its vendors by about 20 percent.
  
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• Judge Refuses To Overturn Death Sentence Of Police Sniper

  16-05-2017 14:25
  MILFORD, Pa. (AP) – A judge has rejected a motion to overturn the death sentence of a sniper who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and wounded another outside their barracks.
  Michael Weinstein, one of the attorneys for 34-year-old Eric Frein, says Monday’s ruling by a Pike County judge was “anticipated” and that the case will likely eventually wind up before the state Supreme Court.
  The defense motion was the first since Frein was convicted last month in the 2014 murder
  
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• 9-Year-Old Ohio Boy’s Cocaine Death Investigated As Homicide

  16-05-2017 14:16
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – Police are investigating the death of a 9-year-old Ohio boy as a possible homicide after tests showed the cause was acute cocaine toxicity.
  Marcus Lee Jr. died Dec. 26 after being rushed to a hospital by ambulance from his mother’s home in Youngstown.
  Police Lt. Doug Bobovnyik says the boy apparently ingested cocaine, which was found in his stomach. No cocaine was found at the home when police were contacted after the child died.
  Marcus’ father and stepm
  
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• Police: Man knocking on doors in neighborhood shoots teen, man in Mount Oliver

  16-05-2017 14:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people, including a 15-year-old youth, were hit by gunfire and injured around 11 p.m. Monday in Mount Oliver, Allegheny County Police said.
  
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• Police: Man Shot, Critically Injured In Rankin

  16-05-2017 13:38
  RANKIN (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a man was critically injured in an early Tuesday morning shooting in Rankin.
  According to police, the incident happened at the Palisades Plaza housing complex around 3:50 a.m.
  When emergency crews arrived, they found a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.
  He was taken to a local hospital and was last listed in critical condition.
  No arrests have been made at this time.
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• MAWC’s Mandatory Conserve Water Notice Still In Effect

  16-05-2017 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than 100,000 customers are starting a second straight day under a mandatory conserve water notice after problems at a treatment plant.
  The notice affects 107,000 of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s 120,000 customers.
  Officials are expected to update the situation Tuesday morning.
  Customers within the Indian Creek and Beaver Run systems are being asked to conserve water. They are being asked to use the minimum amount of water for drinking, cook
  
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• MAWC’s Conserve Water Notice Now Voluntary, Some Restrictions Still In Place

  16-05-2017 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A water conservation order is now voluntary for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers.
  The notice affects 107,000 of the MAWC’s 120,000 customers.
  A mandatory conserve water notice was put into effect on May 14. The MAWC’s Indian Creek treatment plant had a failure of the electrical switch gear and a 4,000-volt power surge destroyed equipment used to pump water.
  Customers within the Indian Creek and Beaver Run systems are being asked to conser
  
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• 19-year-old critically wounded in Rankin shooting

  16-05-2017 12:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting in Ranking early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Study Breaks Down Drug Use By State

  16-05-2017 12:22
  A study by WalletHub set out to determine where drug abuse is most pronounced and which areas are most at risk.
  Pennsylvania is in the middle of the pack, ranked 32nd worst in the country.
  Click this link to see more findings from the study.
  
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• Judge Orders Uber To Return Waymo’s Files

  16-05-2017 12:22
  DETROIT (KDKA/AP) – A federal judge has ordered Uber to return files a key executive downloaded before he left Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. autonomous car arm that was spun off from Google.
  Judge William Alsup in San Francisco says in the ruling that Waymo has shown compelling evidence that a former star engineer named Anthony Levandowski downloaded confidential files before leaving Waymo. The Judge also says evidence shows that before he left Waymo, Levandowski and Uber planned for Uber to ac
  
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• Judge Orders Uber To Return 14,000 Files To Waymo

  16-05-2017 12:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There are new developments in the ongoing case between Uber and Google’s self-driving car division called Waymo.
  Waymo filed a lawsuit back in February claiming that one of their former engineers, stole 14,000 highly confidential files before leaving and taking a position at Uber.
  Anthony Levandowski is not named in the lawsuit that’s centered around the technology used in self-driving cars. However, the thousands of files he’s accused of taking are th
  
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• Primary election is today: What you need to know as you head to the polls

  16-05-2017 12:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Primary election is Tuesday.
  
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• Five Small Midwestern Towns to Visit Now

  16-05-2017 12:00
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and Luck, Love & Lemon Pie, loves to write stories that end well with characters you’d invite to dinner. A wife, mom, amateur chef, Fix-It Mistress, and cider enthusiast, she earned her MA in English Literature and serves on her local library’s board of directors. Hew new book from sister company Simon & Schuster, The Simplicity of Cider, is available now.
  In her new novel, The
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane closures scheduled this week along Veterans Bridge/I-579

  16-05-2017 11:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Single-lane closures are planned for Interstate 579 and the Veterans Bridge this week while engineers inspect the span.
  
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• Interactive Map Shows Locations Of Partial Water Service Line Replacements

  16-05-2017 10:54
  Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner has released the locations where hundreds of partial water service line replacements have been performed by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
  Residents can view replacements that have occurred between January 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017 by specific blocks in their neighborhood and citywide.
  Click this link to visit the Allegheny County Controller’s website.
  
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• The Southwest flight that flew nonstop — to West Mifflin

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  While jets and planes of all sorts filled the skies over Pittsburgh International Airport last weekend for the comeback of a popular air show, there was one big one that didn’t make it that far.
  
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• Primary election day has arrived

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  Voters will choose their party’s candidates for a variety of offices in Tuesday’s primary election, including Pittsburgh mayor and Allegheny County sheriff.
  
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• Pittsburgh improves pedestrian path in Gateway Center

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  When a consultant for Envision Pittsburgh counted how many pedestrians use Downtown streets on weekdays, the numbers were striking: More than 10,000 a day use Smithfield and Wood streets, but only about 2,000 a day use the sidewalks in Gateway Center on Liberty Avenue between Stanwix Street and Point State Park.
  
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• Pennsylvania aiming to help released prisoners stay free

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — State officials are launching the first council to help former prison inmates navigate the challenges of finding housing, work and health care as they adjust to life outside bars.
  
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• Citizen Police Review Board asks judge to enforce subpoena powers

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Citizen Police Review Board on Monday asked a judge to force three Pittsburgh police officers to honor its subpoenas to testify about an incident involving a suicidal woman who was taken to jail instead of a hospital.
  
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• A Southwest flight flew nonstop — to West Mifflin

  16-05-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  While jets and planes of all sorts filled the skies over Pittsburgh International Airport last weekend for the comeback of a popular air show, there was one big one that didn’t make it that far.
  
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• Lack of sprinklers in Pittsburgh's high-rises has been an issue for years

  16-05-2017 05:47 via post-gazette.com
  It was November 1991, and Pittsburgh City Council was holding a public hearing on a proposal that would give owners of old high-rise buildings six to 10 years to retrofit the structures with sprinkler systems. The Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh was among the groups opposed to the requirement because of the costs.
  
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• Security Expert: More Employers Should Prepare With ‘Armed Intruder’ Drills

  16-05-2017 05:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Think about your workplace for a moment. Whether it’s an office, factory, hospital, store, whatever — how much thought do you suppose your employer has given to your safety in the event of a crisis?
  Let’s assume your workplace has, at a minimum, exit signs. Hopefully there are also smoke alarms, if not sprinklers and/or fire extinguishers. Maybe you even have the occasional fire drill.But what about a drill to prepare for an armed intruder?
  The idea&rs
  
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• Penguins Knot Series With 1-0 Game 2 Victory Over Senators

  16-05-2017 05:12
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots for his second shutout of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their Eastern Conference final against Ottawa with a 1-0 victory in Game 2 on Monday night.
  Phil Kessel beat Craig Anderson with a wrist shot 13:05 into the third period as Pittsburgh finally broke through against the Ottawa’s packed-in defense.
  The Penguins dominated play for long stretches but couldn’t solve Anderson until late in the third. Kessel&rs
  
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