Malone’s late goals rally Penguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Malone scored Pittsburgh’s third power-play goal of the game with only 1:02 remaining and the Penguins squandered a three-goal lead against Ottawa, then rallied for a 5-3 victory Friday night over the Senators and a sweep of their first two home games in the Eastern Conference playoff series.

Petr Sykora scored two of the three goals set up by Evgeni Malkin as the Penguins — who also blew a three-goal lead against Ottawa at home on Feb. 23 and lost 4-3 in overtime — dodged what might have been a frantic, series-changing rally by Ottawa.

Malone added an empty net goal with 6.5 seconds remaining — the Penguins’ 54th shot, easily their most in regulation in their playoff history. The previous record was 49 shots.

Complete story appears in Saturday edition.