WPPA/T102 SPORTS-WEDNESDAY

MONTREAL (AP) - THE PENGUINS NOW OWN A 2-1 LEAD IN THEIR BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES WITH THE CANADIENS AFTER A 2-0 WIN IN MONTREAL. EVGENI MALKIN SCORED A POWER-PLAY GOAL 1:16 INTO THE THIRD PERIOD AND PASCAL DUPUIS ADDED AN EMPTY-NETTER. MARC-ANDRE FLEURY MADE 18 SAVES FOR HIS FOURTH NHL PLAYOFF SHUTOUT.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE PIRATES HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM A POOR ROAD TRIP WITH A 3-2 HOME WIN OVER THE CUBS. RYAN CHURCH SLAMMED A TWO-RUN HOMER TO PUT PITTSBURGH AHEAD IN THE SIXTH INNING AND ANDY LAROCHE ADDED A SOLO SHOT.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - PITTSBURGH PIRATES RIGHT-HANDER KEVIN HART HAS HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR A TORN LABRUM AND WILL MISS THE REST OF THE SEASON. HART WILL BEGIN REHABILITATION AT THE PIRATES' COMPLEX IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA. HE COULD RESUME THROWING AS EARLY AS SPRING TRAINING NEXT YEAR.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - CARLOS RUIZ HIT A GAME-ENDING HOME RUN IN THE 10TH INNING TO GIVE THE PHILLIES A WALK-OFF 2-1 WIN OVER THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. COLE HAMELS TOOK A SIX-HITTER INTO THE NINTH, BUT THEN GAVE UP A PAIR OF DOUBLES TO LEAVE THE GAME TIED AT ONE. CLOSER BRAD LIDGE CAME IN AND PITCHED WELL TO KEEP IT TIED BEFORE RUIZ HOMERED AGAINST BLAKE HAWKSWORTH.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - ANOTHER FAN RAN ONTO THE FIELD AT CITIZENS BANK PARK DURING LAST NIGHT'S PHILLIES GAME. THE FAN WASN'T TASERED, UNLIKE MONDAY NIGHT WHEN POLICE USED A TASER ON A TEENAGER IN THE OUTFIELD. LAST NIGHT'S FAN GAVE HIMSELF UP WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS BOOED BY THE SELLOUT CROWD.

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - THE FLYERS ARE OPTIMISTIC THEY'LL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME A 0-2 DEFICIT TO WIN THEIR BEST-OF-SEVEN PLAYOFF SERIES AGAINST THE BOSTON BRUINS. BUT THEY HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM, ONLY TWO FLYERS TEAMS HAVE EVER COME BACK FROM AN 0-2 HOLE TO WIN A SERIES. GAME 3 IS TONIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE SIGNED GUARD GREG ISDANER TO A THREE-YEAR DEAL. ISDANER SPENT PARTS OF LAST SEASON ON PHILADELPHIA'S PRACTICE SQUAD. HE WAS ORIGINALLY SIGNED AS A ROOKIE FREE AGENT WITH DALLAS LAST YEAR AFTER STARTING THREE SEASONS AT WEST VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON (AP) - HARRISBURG SENATORS PHENOM STEPHEN STRASBURG IS MOVING UP A LEVEL. THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS HAVE PROMOTED STRASBURG TO TRIPLE-A SYRACUSE. STRASBURG PUT UP SOLID NUMBERS IN FIVE STARTS WITH DOUBLE-A HARRISBURG. HE WENT 3-1 WITH A 1.64 ERA, STRIKING OUT AN EASTERN LEAGUE-HIGH 27 AND WALKING JUST SIX IN 22 INNINGS.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - PITTSBURGH POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY SOMEONE PUT A MICROWAVE OVEN CONTAINING A CAN OF RAVIOLI NEAR THE ROUTE OF SUNDAY'S PITTSBURGH MARATHON. THE RACE WAS BRIEFLY STOPPED AND DETOURED BECAUSE POLICE THOUGHT THE CAN MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSIVE.

ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) - DWIGHT HOWARD HAD 21 POINTS, 12 REBOUNDS AND FIVE BLOCKED SHOTS IN ONE OF THE MOST CRUSHING WINS IN ORLANDO MAGIC HISTORY, A 114-71 BLOWOUT OVER THE ATLANTA HAWKS IN THE OPENER OF THEIR EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL. VINCE CARTER FINISHED WITH 20 AS ORLANDO SHOWED NO SIGNS OF RUST AFTER AN EIGHT-DAY LAYOFF.

DETROIT (AP) - PATRICK MARLEAU SCORED 7:07 INTO OVERTIME TO RALLY THE SAN JOSE SHARKS TO A 4-3 COMEBACK WIN OVER THE DETROIT RED WINGS AND A 3-0 LEAD IN THEIR SECOND-ROUND NHL PLAYOFF SERIES. THE RED WINGS LED 3-1 WITH 13 MINUTES LEFT IN REGULATION BEFORE THE SHARKS RALLIED AND NOW DETROIT FACES AN ELIMINATION GAME AT HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

DETROIT (AP) - LEGENDARY DETROIT TIGERS BROADCASTER ERNIE HARWELL HAS DIED AT 92. HARWELL CALLED TIGERS GAMES FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AND WAS ONE OF MICHIGAN'S MOST BELOVED SPORTS FIGURES.