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04/05 17:24 CDT Rakell scores twice, Crosby has a goal and two assists as the Penguins beat the Panthers 5-2 Rakell scores twice, Crosby has a goal and two assists as the Penguins beat the Panthers 5-2 PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Rickard Rakell scored twice, Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday. The teams faced off Saturday night and the Penguins beat them 9-4, eliminating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions from playoff contention. Rakell scored his first goal for the Penguins with 48 seconds left in the first period on the power play, assisted on by Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. His second came with 1:52 left in the second period. Bryan Rust and Elmer Soderblom also scored for the Penguins. Carter Verhaeghe and Cole Schwindt each scored for the Panthers. Pittsburgh's Arturs Silovs stopped 29 shots after tandem mate Stuart Skinner was ruled out with an upper-body injury. Daniil Tarasov allowed five goals on 23 shots in defeat.

Up next Penguins: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Panthers: Visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.