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Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury<\/a> sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics<\/a>, picked up his 12th goal of the season. Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter late for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the crowded Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n

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