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Pittsburgh • The Pittsburgh Penguins put together a fast start Friday night, and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury took care of the rest.
Fleury made 30 of his 37 saves over the final two periods, helping Pittsburgh hold on for a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
"We weren't giving them much [at the beginning]; I was getting a little lonely back there," said Fleury, who improved to 12-2 at home. "But they didn't quit. They kept coming out after us. It was nice to hold on and get the two points."
Pascal Dupuis scored 41 seconds into the game, and Chris Conner and Jayson Megna also scored in the first for Metropolitan-leading Pittsburgh, which has won seven of eight. The Penguins also extended their home winning streak to seven games.
Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus scored 56 seconds apart early in the second period, but New Jersey dropped to 1-4-1 in its past six. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 32 22 8 2 46 90 64
Montreal 33 19 11 3 41 86 73
Tampa Bay 31 18 10 3 39 87 77
Detroit 33 15 9 9 39 88 87
Toronto 33 16 14 3 35 90 96
Ottawa 33 13 14 6 32 94 106
Florida 33 11 17 5 27 76 108
Buffalo 32 7 23 2 16 54 94
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 33 22 10 1 45 101 73
Washington 32 17 12 3 37 100 93
Carolina 33 13 13 7 33 76 93
Columbus 32 14 15 3 31 82 88
Philadelphia 32 14 15 3 31 72 86
N.Y. Rangers 33 15 17 1 31 72 88
New Jersey 33 12 15 6 30 75 85
N.Y. Islanders 33 9 19 5 23 83 117
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 34 23 6 5 51 129 93
St. Louis 30 21 6 3 45 106 70
Colorado 30 21 9 0 42 87 71
Minnesota 33 18 10 5 41 78 77
Dallas 30 14 11 5 33 84 89
Nashville 32 15 14 3 33 74 90
Winnipeg 33 14 14 5 33 86 94
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 34 22 7 5 49 108 87
Los Angeles 32 21 7 4 46 88 63
San Jose 31 19 6 6 44 103 78
Phoenix 31 18 8 5 41 103 97
Vancouver 34 19 10 5 43 92 81
Calgary 31 12 15 4 28 81 101
Edmonton 34 11 20 3 25 91 117
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Friday's Games
Florida 3, Washington 2 (SO)
Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 2
Vancouver 4, Edmonton 0
Saturday's Games
Calgary at Buffalo, noon
Los Angeles at Ottawa, noon
Dallas at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Boston at Vancouver, 8 p.m.