Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hockey players are a superstitious bunch, but Friday the 13th was lucky for the Penguins.

Whether they realized it or not.

"I don't know what day it is. I don't know what date it is. But maybe that's what we needed, a little luck," goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury said after making 25 saves in a 4-1 win against the Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center.

The Penguins got to watch injured captain Sidney Crosby return to the ice in the morning, orchestrated an innovative show of solidarity at their game-day skate and topped everything off by ending a season-long six-game losing streak. They celebrated with a little music.

"Oh, sometimes, I get a good feeling," blared a Flo Rida song from their dressing room.

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