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Penguins 4, Jokerit 1 - 10-2-08

Written by Seth Rorabaugh on .

Goals by Evgeni Malkin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis lifted the Penguins to a 4-1 win against Finnish team Jokerit in Helsinki.

-Sidney Crosby had three assists.

-Marc-Andre Fleury was credited with the win.

-Dupuis' goal was an empty netter.

-Jokerit's only goal was on a penalty shot by Janne Lahti in the third period against Dany Sabourin.

-Sabourin came in relief of Fleury in the second period. Michel Therrien planned on using both goaltenders in the game.

-Maxime Talbot (leg) and Petr Sykora (groin) sat out the game.

-Janne Pesonen replaced Sykora on a line with Malkin and Jordan Staal.

-Malkin and Brooks Orpik served as alternate captains.

-The very clever Pesonen and the Pens live blogged the game. Check it out.

-Jokerit's uniforms almost look like the Florida Panthers'.

-The Penguins finish the preseason 4-0-1.

(Photo: Getty Images)

EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS

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-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Ryan Stone was placed on waivers again.

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