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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Following an emotional pregame ceremony for their mourning city, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins channeled their emotions into a flurry of a first period. The Islanders spoiled their efforts for an uplifting finish, though, with Jordan Eberle scoring twice in the second period of New York's 6-3 victory Tuesday night.

The Penguins held a ceremony to honor the victims of Saturday's synagogue shooting in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. It included an 11-second moment of silence in memory of the 11 people slain, whose names appeared on the scoreboard. Then the Pens came out flying, peppering goalie Robin Lehner with scoring chances, but New York escaped the first period in 2-2 tie.

'We wanted to go out there and play for them,' said Crosby, who scored late in the period. 'You try to recognize that and play as hard as you can to show your appreciation. Words are one thing, but you try to go out there and follow it up the same.' Islanders coach Barry Trotz said it ranked among New York's 'worst periods of the season' and the team struggled with 'heavy boots,' but he understood the impact of the circumstances. 'I watched the news like everybody else, and it was absolutely cowardly what happened with the whole tragedy,' Trotz said. 'But sometimes sports teams can help a city rally, and full marks to the Penguins because they came out hard. We got some great goaltending in the first period and that was the reason why we won the game.'

Eberle scored his second and third goals for the Islanders, who swept a three-game road trip. Brock Nelson scored his sixth of the season and fifth goal in five games, while Tom Kuhnhackl, who won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh, scored his first as an Islander. Andrew Ladd and Matt Martin also scored for New York, which has won four of six after starting the season 2-3. Lehner stopped 23 of 25 shots, but he left the game after the second period after suffering what Trotz described as a strain. Thomas Greiss stopped 12 shots for the Islanders, who are playing eight of their first 11 games on the road for the first time in team history. 'They're becoming road warriors,' Trotz said.

'We looked at the schedule to start the season and thought it could be a tough start, but the guys bought in, they've been battling and I think being on the road, especially with new personnel, has probably been a blessing in disguise.' Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Dominik Simon scored for Pittsburgh, which ended its four-game winning streak. The Penguins outscored the opposition 23-6 during a perfect four-game Canadian road trip.

Crosby has six goals and nine points in his last four games after going his first six games without a goal. Malkin has an eight-game point streak. Matt Murray stopped 5 of 9 shots before he was pulled following Eberle's power-play goal. Casey DeSmith made 14 saves in relief. 'We had a lot of different emotions going through our minds to start, but the bottom line is that we wanted to find a way to get a win for a lot of reasons,' Crosby said. 'Unfortunately, it didn't happen.'

Ladd and Nelson staked the Islanders to an early lead in the first, but Simon and Crosby responded to tie it. The Islanders broke it open with three second-period goals in a span of 4:17. Martin finished a one-timer from Casey Cizikas, and Eberle scored the next two for a 5-2 lead. 'I liked our response in the second,' Eberle said. 'We're just continuing to win and play well. I think that's the key.'

STRONGER THAN HATE Penguins players wore a special 'Stronger than Hate' patch, which incorporated the team logo and the Star of David, and the Islanders wore a similar decal on their helmets. A black and white silhouette of the city with the words 'Stronger than Hate' flashed on the scoreboard during the pregame ceremony, while a video tribute played prior to faceoff. A ceremonial puck drop featured Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert along with Anthony Burke and Mike Smigda, officers wounded in the attack. The Penguins held a blood drive Monday, and the team also donated to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh in addition to a fund established by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Safety to benefit police officers wounded in the attack. NOTES: Penguins' D Kris Letang missed the game with a lower-body injury. Letang, who leads Penguins' defensemen in scoring, left Monday's practice after getting hurt Saturday against Vancouver.

Penguins F Derick Brassard (lower body) and Islanders F Cal Clutterbuck (upper body) both missed their second straight game because of injury. Mathew Barzal has 12 points in 11 games and Josh Bailey has a six-game point streak for the Islanders. UP NEXT The Penguins and Islanders meet again in New York on Thursday. More AP NHL: and This story corrects Barzal's point total to 12 in notes section.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nearly two weeks after a gunman shot to death 11 people inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, their lives were remembered Friday with a moment of silence and rally for peace in a downtown park. Rabbis from all three congregations whose members were meeting in the Tree of Life synagogue building at the time of the Oct. 27 shooting were among a few hundred people who attended the event at Point State Park. 'I want to thank Pittsburgh's finest,' said Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, flanked by first responders. 'If it wasn't for Pittsburgh's finest, I wouldn't be standing here, addressing you today.'

Myers, who pledged Friday never again to utter the word 'hate,' survived what was the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. History, then handled funerals for his congregants. Actor Michael Keaton, wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates ball cap, emceed the event that was described as 'a gathering of compassion, unity and love.' Keaton grew up in the area. 'This one really hurts. When it happens at a place of worship, that pain runs really, really deep,' Keaton said, calling Pittsburgh 'a tough, tough city.' Robert Bowers, a 46-year-old truck driver, is accused of the shooting rampage that also injured six.

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He had pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Authorities said he raged about Jews during and after the attack. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto reminded the crowd that the rally was taking place on the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany's systematic assault on Jews and their institutions. The mayor also remembered the victims of recent shootings at a supermarket in Louisville, Kentucky, a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, and a bar on Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, California. The shooting was 'our moment of broken glass,' said Rev. Download macloggerdx for mac.

Liddy Barlow, executive director of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania: 'But this time, neighbors did not stand aside. First responders did not stand aside.

Christians did not and will not stand aside.' Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks took the stage with Joanne Rogers, widow of Fred Rogers, host of the PBS children's television series, 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.' 'A visitor will know how great a city this is because Pittsburgh has been tested,' said Hanks, who plays Fred Rogers in an upcoming film. He said the city has shown the rest of the nation and the world 'what good comes when the people of the Allegheny and the Monongahela love their neighbors with no exception.' Tom Murrin said he drove down to the rally from the town of Mars, in neighboring Butler County, to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community. 'I think there is something to be pulled out of a tragedy. Standing against (hatred) is good to see,' he said.

'I don't think you ever recover from something like this, but maybe we can lead in that way, in trying to make a difference.' Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf called the shooting 'an attack on humanity.' 'We have a lot of work to do to combat hate, whether it's on the Internet or in the shadows,' Wolf told the crowd. 'Our diversity is our strength.

Spread love, be kind, take care of each other.' 'I know how tight knit this community is,' said U.S.

Conor Lamb, as he was leaving the rally. 'We showed the nation exactly who we are.

We are going to show the country a model on how to recover.'