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A night after reaching the top of the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be back on the ice trying to avoid handing that status to the streaking Montreal Canadiens. If the result is anything like its been between the two teams over the last four seasons, the Penguins wont have to worry about being passed by the visiting Canadiens tonight. The Penguins (24-9-5) joined the New York Islanders at the top of the East with Fridays 6-3 win over Tampa Bay as Steve Downie announced his return with two goals after missing five games with the mumps. Downie has nine points in seven games, while Sidney Crosby broke out with four assists after a 12-game stretch during which he had five points. Chris Kunitz scored for a second straight game, and Evgeni Malkins goal and assist snapped a three-game streak without a point. We have guys coming back slowly and I think that gave us a boost, Crosby said. As we get guys back, hopefully we can feed off that and continue to play the right way. More forward help could come against the Canadiens (25-11-2), who have won five straight and eight of nine while limiting opponents to 12 goals. David Perron could debut for the Penguins after being acquired Friday for Rob Klinkhammer and a 2015 first-round pick. Perron had career highs in goals (28) and points (57) a season ago but has failed to continue at that pace this season with five goals and 19 points in 38 games. At the stage Im at in my career, I think the first few years youre just happy to be in the league and to get more ice time and more opportunities. After a few years you just want to win, Perron told the leagues official website. Obviously its not going to happen this year in Edmonton. Its nice to get an opportunity in Pittsburgh and to have that kind of trust they did to acquire me. Should Carey Price be in goal, Perron might have to wait on his first goal with his new team. Price made 22 saves in Fridays 4-2 win in New Jersey, the 200th of his career, to help put Montreal in a position to complete a perfect five-game road trip and match its best winning streak of the season. The Canadiens are a point back of the Penguins and Islanders. Price has won four straight starts and hasnt allowed more than two goals in a game over a 7-1-0 span during which he has a 1.38 goals-against average and .952 save percentage. Its a lot of fun to be able to accomplish that tonight, Price said of win No. 200. There have been ups and downs along the way, but to finally get this means a lot. The organization will do a nice job and put the puck on a plaque. Its just fun right now to come to the rink, and play with these guys. Its been a very different story against Pittsburgh. Price has a 4.20 GAA over a 1-4-1 span. That includes the Penguins 4-0 win in Montreal on Nov. 18 as Pittsburgh improved to 8-1-2 in the series with 3.91 goals per game since the start of the 2011-12 season. Montreal backup Dustin Tokarski has never faced the Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury will start for Pittsburgh after getting the night off against Tampa Bay. Fleury had a 1.25 GAA in eight home starts in December, and he made 27 saves in the November shutout of the Canadiens to improve to 7-1-2 in his past 10 starts in the series. Vapormax Plus Soldes . Andrew Luck couldnt believe his ears. Colts fans couldnt believe the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Chiefs couldnt believe their incredibly bad luck. 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Perhaps the first challenge facing Murray is that its expected he will be moving out Jason Spezza, a premier point producer who is about to enter the final year of his contract.Kendrys Morales missed out on a post-season appearance last season when his Seattle Mariners fell just short of a wild card.Now hes joining one of the teams that went to the playoffs at Seattles expense.The Kansas City Royals finalized a $17 million, two-year deal with the veteran slugger Tuesday. Kansas City made the post-season as a wild card this year and went all the way to the World Series before losing to San Francisco in Game 7.At first I didnt think maybe they would make the playoffs, but they caught fire at the end and were playing really well, Morales said through a translator. I think they started playing well, they kind of gained some confidence. They were playing well going into the playoffs and that was the most important part for them.Morales gives the Royals a new designated hitter after Billy Butler agreed to a free agent deal with Oakland. Kansas City will hope last season was an aberration for Morales, who hit .218 with eight homers and 42 RBIs in 98 games with the Minnesota Twins and Seattle. He didnt play last season until June after waiting for the right offer.Two years ago, Morales hit .277 with 23 homers for Seattle.The Royals finished last in the major leagues in home runs but won the pennant with a distinctive style built on speed, defence and a sensational bullpen. It was a thrilling run for a team that hadnt been to the playoffs since 1985, but it remains to be seen if Kansas Citys success is sustainable. This is, after all, a team that won only 89 games during the regular season, finishing a game behind AL Central champion Detroit.We have to be able to drive the ball better — a lot of times wed come up with bases loaded or firsst and second, wed hit a single or what have you, general manager Dayton Moore said.dddddddddddd Kendrys we think is a necessary part of that, to produce more runs, as our lineup continues to gain more experience.Butler struggled through one of the worst seasons of his career, hitting .271 with only nine homers. His $12.5 million option was declined.The 31-year-old Morales will get $6.5 million next year and $9 million in 2016. The deal includes an $11 million mutual option for 2017 with a $1.5 million buyout.Morales can make an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses in each of the first two seasons based on plate appearances: $50,000 for 375 and $100,000 apiece for 400 and each additional 25 until 550.The Royals have also agreed with outfielder Alex Rios on an $11 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to Rios passing a physical.Like Morales, Rios is someone the Royals hope can recapture his previous power stroke. He hit .280 this year with four homers and 54 RBIs for the Texas Rangers. Rios set career highs with the Chicago White Sox in 2012 with 25 homers and 91 RBIs.The Royals have not officially announced the deal with Rios.Kansas City may also add a starting pitcher now that James Shields has become a free agent.Were obviously in the starting pitching market, were still looking at trades and evaluating those opportunities as well, Moore said. Theres been some discussion and reports about future signings and well see how that plays out in the next few days.___AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '