PENGUINS Enough losses to go around

Andy Chiodo was the fourth Pittsburgh goalie to lose a game this season.
CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Andy Chiodo has only played one game in the National Hockey League, but he's already earned a place in Pittsburgh Penguins history.
Chiodo became the fourth goaltender to lose a game during Pittsburgh's 16-game losing streak Wednesday when he dropped his professional debut in a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders.
"I just thought he brought a lot of energy," Pittsburgh coach Eddie Olczyk said. "He seemed relaxed to me. He knows the situation we're in and this is an opportunity for him."
Penguins at home tonight
Chiodo can further cement his place in Penguins lore when he makes his first appearance at Mellon Arena tonight against the Florida Panthers. With a loss Pittsburgh would extend its NHL-record home losing streak to 13 games, but a win, tie or overtime loss would officially end the skid.
The Penguins would also be in line to tie the league record of 17 consecutive defeats against the Panthers were it not for an overtime loss in St. Louis on Saturday that garnered them a point.
"If you focus on negatives all the time like that, although that's a negative that people keep talking about, it will affect your game," Chiodo said. "I'm a very positive person and, no matter what negative things are going on, you can't dwell on them."
Tied last year's mark
As it stands, Pittsburgh (11-40-5-4) owns a 16-game winless streak that ties last season's squad for the second longest period without a victory in franchise history. The Penguins all-time record of 18 games was set from Jan. 2-Feb. 10, 1983.
Sebastien Caron lost six of the games before being sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and replaced with Chiodo. Jean-Sebastien Aubin has been dealt five losses since winning the Penguins' last game Jan. 12 in Philadelphia, while Marc-Andre Fleury dropped four before being returned to Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the remainder of the season.
This is the first time since the 1988-89 season that the Penguins have used three rookie goaltenders in the same season, which is one of the reasons why Chiodo spent the early part of the season in Wilkes-Barre.
"He's an energetic guy and he was that way when we had the rookie orientation in the summer, and it rubs off on you," Olczyk said. "I don't think there's any doubt he did that in training camp, and he deserved to play a game or two in training camp, but given the circumstances with Marc and Sea Bass and Caron it was hard to put him in a game."