Penguins win; sale falls through
Sidney Crosby assisted on all three of Ryan Malone’s goals and scored his 16th goal Friday night to lead host Pittsburgh to a 7-4 victory over the New York Islanders. It was the Penguins’ fourth victory in a row.
Earlier, Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie withdrew his offer to buy the team, owner Mario Lemieux said.
Balsillie, whose company makes the BlackBerry wireless messaging device, had signed an agreement on Oct. 5 to buy the team for about $175 million. The deal was expected to be finalized any day. But talks between Balsillie and the NHL, which must approve the purchase, broke down and Balsillie issued a notice of termination Friday, the team said.
Washington 3, Atlanta 2 -- Alex Ovechkin scored his third goal six seconds into overtime to spark the visiting Capitals.
Colorado 4, Edmonton 1 -- John-Michael Liles and Wojtek Wolski scored second-period goals and Colorado won its third in a row at Denver.
Toronto 4, Carolina 3 -- Alexander Steen’s third-period goal lifted the Maple Leafs to victory at Raleigh, N.C.
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