Pens lose to the Ducks 2-1

Click the image above to enter the photo gallery!PITTSBURGH (AP) – Dog tired at the end of a lengthy shift, Anaheim’s Matt Beleskey saw a familiar No. 8 out of the corner of his eye, flipped the puck in that general direction and hoped for the best.

When it comes to Teemu Selanne, the best tends to happen.

Selanne took Beleskey’s feed and beat Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury with a nifty backhand midway through the third period to lift the surging Ducks past the Penguins 2-1 on Wednesday night.

“There’s a reason he’s got a jillion goals in this league,” Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said.

Maybe not a jillion, but he’s getting there.

Selanne’s 19th of the season was also the 656th of his career, tying him with Brendan Shanahan for 12th place on the NHL list. It came a night after Boudreau sat the veteran for much of the third period in a 2-1 victory over Minnesota. Continue Reading >>

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