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(Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Pirates)
- The hits piled up in a hurry early and continued throughout the game for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Carl Hagelin took a significant step forward in the laborious process of returning to the Penguins lineup Friday morning, taking part in a full-contact practice and working with regular personnel groups.
- Pitt’s James Conner completed the cycle of his storybook football career Friday night when the Steelers brought him back to where it started.
- J.J. Watt said his younger brother is more of a natural athlete and even funnier than he is. He also said his brother couldn’t be going to a better city and a better team with great tradition than the Steelers.
- For six days, the Pittsburgh Penguins rested. On the seventh, they created: a Game 1 win over Washington that took home-ice advantage away from the Presidents’ Trophy winners and put the Capitals, for the third time already in these playoffs, in a spot that championship-quality teams think of as almost dire.
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