forward Kyle Okposo had the first fight of his NHL career. After teammate Matt Moulson was hit by Pittsburgh defenseman Matt Niskanen , Okposo came to his defense and bloodied Niskanen during the unexpected bout 4:58 into the second period. Just
boarding penalty for attempting to retaliate after New York defenseman Brian Strait dumped Crosby, and Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen found himself fighting Okposo after Okposo took exception with a Niskanen check on Moulson. WILD WEST! See the best
got tonight by our hard work.'' Work that started in earnest after Okposo mixed it up with Pittsburgh defenseman Matt Niskanen in the second period. Okposo took exception with Niskanen's hit on Matt Moulson . Neither Okposo nor Niskanen is
found a way to beat the Florida Panthers . NHL ACTION Take a look at the best NHL photos from this week's games . Matt Niskanen and Dustin Jeffrey scored third-period goals to send the Penguins to a 3-1 victory on Friday. But center Evgeni
for his eighth victory. Evgeni Malkin and James Neal scored power-play goals, while Sutter, Tyler Kennedy and Matt Niskanen also scored for the Penguins. The Flyers capped a season-long six-game road trip with two victories. Philadelphia
Updated Mar 20, 2013 12:15 AM ET PITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Niskanen 's goal and a key penalty kill kept the Pittsburgh Penguins ' winning streak going. NHL ACTION Take a look at the best NHL photos
one fight in his NHL career, so when the Lightning center Thursday night threw punches at the head of Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen , it was worth noting. The dustup with 52 seconds left in Tampa Bay's 4-1 victory over the Penguins at the St
night to lose for the first time in more than a month. ''We just didn't have much of an answer,'' defenseman Matt Niskanen said. ''Things weren't going well from the start and we didn't have a whole lot of a pushback or a whole lot
allowed six goals in their last six games. They extended their run Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Washington. Matt Niskanen 's tiebreaking goal in the third period made the Penguins the first team with double-digit win streaks in three
didn't create much after that.'' NOTES: The Penguins were without defenseman Kris Letang (three games) and Matt Niskanen (eight games), who are both out with lower body injuries. ... Matt Cooke appeared in his 900th NHL game, more