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PITTSBURGH -- The Ottawa Senators are on such a roll that even one of their most spectacular goals of the season was met with little more than a shoulder shrug. Milan Michalek scored twice and Jason Spezza undressed Pittsburgh goalie Brent Johnson on a brilliant deke as the Senators thumped the slumping Penguins 5-1 on Tuesday night. Chris Neil and Bobby Butler also scored for the Senators, while Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots as Ottawa won for the sixth time in seven games. Anderson was solid but it was Spezzas goal that highlighted the fortunes of two teams heading in opposite directions. The forward gave Ottawa a 3-0 lead two minutes into the second period on a crafty one-man effort in which he used every inch of his six-foot-three frame to end Johnsons night early. Spezza broke in alone and drew the goalie all the way out of the net with a series of feints. Spezza then skated around the sprawled netminder and appeared to be heading behind the net for a wraparound attempt, only to cut back behind Johnson and clang the puck off the far post. "I just got (Johnson) to bite on the fake and got around him and just used my reach to kind of tuck it in," Spezza said. His teammates were a little more effusive. "He did some pretty sick moves out there," said Colin Greening, credited with the first of his career-high three assists on the goal "He didnt have much room to move, especially when he deked out Johnson, so hes got great hands and he showed it tonight." Evgeni Malkin scored his 17th goal of the season for Pittsburgh but couldnt stop the Penguins from dropping their fifth straight. Johnson made just five saves on eight shots before being pulled early in the second period in favour of Marc-Andre Fleury. Pittsburgh, a Stanley Cup favourite after Sidney Crosbys brief return in November, is eighth in the Eastern Conference at the seasons midway point. "When you lose that many in a row, its tough, but youve got to find a way to battle back and get back to where we were as a hockey team," said Pittsburgh forward James Neal, who played despite a bruised foot. "Every game is crucial, but tonight was a crucial game and we came out and put ourselves in a hole right away." While Pittsburgh is sliding, the Senators are surging. Ottawa has risen through the standings with a flair for the dramatic. The Senators lead the NHL in third-period comebacks, the last coming in a 6-4 win against Philadelphia on Sunday. The fireworks came earlier against punchless Pittsburgh. The Penguins started Johnson in net to give Fleury the night off before a trip to Washington on Wednesday. Johnson, stellar a year ago, has struggled this season. He came in with a 3.24 goals-against average and a mediocre .885 save percentage. Both took a hit during a nightmarish night even though the Senators were playing without defenceman Erik Karlsson, scratched moments before the opening faceoff with an upper body injury. Ottawa hardly needed the leagues top-scoring defenceman, pouncing on the Penguins after surviving an early flurry. Pittsburgh has made a habit of playing well early in games before falling off in the final 20 minutes. The collapse came much earlier this time. Neil got Ottawa started, taking a feed from Kyle Turris and beating Johnson easily to put the Senators up 1-0 just over midway through the first period. Butler made it 2-0 less than three minutes later, taking a pretty feed from Nick Foligno and tapping it into a wide-open net. Spezzas goal sent Johnson to the bench with a chorus of boos, though Fleurys luck was no better. Ottawa scored on its first shot against Fleury, with the puck deflecting off Michaleks skate and into the net. It appeared Michalek moved his right foot to touch the puck, but officials ruled it a good goal to make it 4-0. "A couple breakdowns and a couple miscues and we gave them goals, gave them easy goals," Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said. "When they score four goals on nine shots, theres some serious gaps on our part." Malkin gave Pittsburgh a flicker of hope by stuffing the puck past Anderson to score his 15th goal in 23 career games against the Senators. But that was all the offence the Penguins could muster, and Pittsburgh has its first five-game regulation losing streak since the 2009-10 season. The Penguins have scored just six goals during the skid as injuries have mounted quickly. Crosby remains sidelined with concussion-like symptoms as does defenceman Kris Letang. Pittsburgh centre Jordan Staal is out four to six weeks, though the team received some good news early Tuesday when Neal revealed his foot -- originally thought to be broken -- was instead just bruised. Bylsma offered little update on Crosby or Letang, though Letang has skated several times in the last few days and could return to practice soon. Crosby is doing "light exercise" but hasnt progressed to the next stage of his rehab. NOTES: Former Stanford quarterback and likely No. 1 NFL draft pick Andrew Luck watched the game with his father, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck, as a guest of Penguins owner Mario Lemieux. ... The Senators travel to New York on Thursday to face the Rangers. ... Defenceman Paul Martin and forwards Steve MacIntyre and Colin McDonald were scratched by the Penguins. ... Pittsburgh is 16-14-3 without Crosby this season. cheap jerseys from china . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Martin St. Louis and Ryan Callahan swapping places. 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"Today is about the future of this team and the goal of getting it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs," Linden told a news conference. Tortorellas firing was expected, but Linden said he didnt want to rush the decision. "I tried to come in from a neutral place," he said. "At the end of the day I kept coming back to a lot of things I didnt like that I saw trending. I just felt to move forward and kind of put a new perspective and new direction, it was the right thing to do." Besides Tortorella, assistant coach Mike Sullivan was also relieved of his duties. They join fired president and general manager Mike Gillis as those paying the price for a dismal year that saw the Canucks finish 25th overall. Assistant coaches Glen Gulutzan and Darryl Williams and goaltender coach Roland Melanson will keep their jobs. Linden hopes to have a new general manager hired by the end of the month. The search for a coach could coincide with looking for a GM. "I have a real strong (GM) candidate list that I will be starting the interview process next week," said Linden. "I think the two processes can move along together for a certain period of time. "Its important the manager have a great deal of input on the coaching direction. That would be the ideal situation." One of the names most frequently mentioned for the Vancouver GMs job is Jim Benning, Bostons assistant general manager and a former teammate of Linden. The Bruins have the potential to play deep into the Stanley Cup playoff. Linden refused to be specific about any candidates but indicated playoff teams may be willing to let him talk to their staff. "I have not got any pushback on timing from a playoff standpoint," he said. Linden wants a coach with experience at "many levels." The person must be a teacher and be able to communicate with his players. One of the most popular Canucks of all time, Linden is trying to repair the teams image and its relationship with fans left disillusioned by Vancouvers drop from the ranks of the NHLs elite. "This is a fresh start for our team and youll see us make some other changes this summer," he said in a letter to season ticket holders. "It starts with how we shape our management and coaching staffs and the roster improvements were able to make." The Canucks had a good start under Tortorella but finished the year with a 36-35-11 record for 83 points. The Canucks had justt 13 wins in the 41 games since Jan.dddddddddddd 1. Vancouver also struggled to score, managing just 196 goals on the season, leaving the Canucks tied for second least in the league. At an April 14 season-ending news conference Tortorella was blunt when he said the Canucks are getting old and the core needed revitalizing. Linden was asked about the comments. "We talked about that," he said. "I dont totally agree with everything he said." Tortorella, who won a Stanley Cup coaching Tampa Bay in 2004, was hired as the Canucks 17th head coach last June to replace the fired Alain Vigneault. Vigneault took over Tortorellas old team, the New York Rangers, and has led them into the second round of this seasons playoffs. Tortorella has four years remaining on a contact which is estimated at US$2 million a season. Its estimated the Canucks owe Gillis $4 million for the remaining four years left on his contract. Tortorella could be cantankerous, even rude, when dealing with the media during his five seasons with the Rangers. He kept his promise to be different in Vancouver, where he was cordial and often humorous when talking to reporters. On the ice Tortorella preached defence and shot blocking. He used star players Daniel and Henrik Sedin on the penalty kill. He also faced criticism for the amount of ice time he heaped on front-line players like the Sedins and centre Ryan Kesler, who averaged 21 minutes 48 seconds of ice time a night. Tortorellas decision to start rookie goaltender Eddie Lack in the outdoor Heritage Classic game frustrated veteran Roberto Luongo. That decision eventually resulted in Luongo being traded to Florida. A rash of injuries took their toll, Both Sedins, Alex Burrows and defenceman Chris Tanev all missed a significant number of games with injuries. Noted for his fiery manner behind the bench Tortorella shocked management and the teams owners when he tried to get into the Calgary Flames locker-room following a line brawl in a Jan. 18 game in Vancouver. Tortorella was prevented from getting at Flames coach Bob Hartley and was suspended for six games. The Canucks were 2-4-0 during that period, then 2-7-1 when Tortorella returned. Linden said that incident did not factor in Tortorellas firing. Canuck players said they played a role in the fate of both Gillis and Tortorella. "The bottom line is if we win more games, then guys dont lose their jobs," said defenceman Kevin Bieksa. Among the available coaches is Barry Trotz, who was fired from Nashville last month after 15 seasons with the Predators. Other candidates include L.A. assistant coach John Stevens and former Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher. "We will do everything we can to make this team as good as it can be and get back to the Stanley Cup playoffs," Linden said. "We have ideas of how we can do that. "Going down that path you need things and puzzles to fit together." Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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