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Sheary, Crosby lead Penguins to 51 win over Bruins

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    PITTSBURGH mdash;Conor Sheary is in the middleof a career-best stretch mdash;and he enjoyed another big game against his hometown team.The Pittsburgh forward scored two goals, Sidney Crosby added his league-leading 28th and the Penguins won their fourth straight game, 5-1 over the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Sunday.It fun to play against your hometown team https://www.penguinsfansteamstore.com/Joe_Mullen_Jersey-12, said Sheary, a native of Winchester, Mass. There a lot of people watching and you kind of get up easy for these games. It fun to be a part of.Sheary scored his 17th and has nine goals in nine games. The 5-foot-8 forward, who signed with Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in July 2015, equalled a career-best four-game point streak against his hometown Bruins on Sunday.I felt strongly that Conor could be a good player in this league, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. Im not going to suggest that I thought hed have 17 goals halfway through the season, but I knew he could be a solid player at the NHL level.Pittsburgh led 2-1 through two periods before breaking out in the third with three goals in the span of 2 minutes, 57 seconds.Bryan Rust added his 12th and Patric Hornqvist his 11th for the Penguins, who won a season-high seventh straight at home. Pittsburgh the NHL best home team, is 13-0-1 in its last 14 home games.Evgeni Malkin had two assists for a season-best seven-game point streak. Crosby added two assists for a three-point game. Matt Murray made 44 saves to win his fourth straight game. Murray stopped 90 of 93 shots in his past three starts.David Krejci scored his 11th for the Bruins, who have lost four straight and five of their last six. The Bruins were unbeaten in their previous nine at Pittsburgh with wins in their last seven before Sunday loss.Tuukka Rask stopped 20 of 22 shots for Boston before he left the game because he said he had a migraine that started in the second period. Rask was replaced by Zane McIntyre with 812 to play in the second period. McIntyre stopped 11 shots.We got away from being on our toes for a few shifts and you cant do that against them because theyre going to make you pay, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said. We had the start we wanted, but not the result.Hornqvist gave Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead 140 into the third period Tom Barrasso Jersey. Sheary scored 119 later from the side of the net and Crosby made it a 5-1 game with a power-play goal from the top of the crease soon after.Pittsburgh has outscored the opposition 24-10 in the last four games, an average of six goals per game. The line of Crosby, Sheary and Rust has 20 goals and 48 points in 15 games played, including nine against the Bruins.I think we bring a lot of speed to the table, Sheary said. When we get pucks behind the defence and come at them with speed, I think it tough for them to defend.