Though the Pittsburgh Penguins generally have no equals in the Eastern Conference when it comes to regular-season success, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to outpace them so far. Weston Richburg Jersey . The two surging division leaders meet for the first time this season Tuesday night. The Penguins (12-3-1) have won nine of 10 after a 3-2 shootout victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday in which Evgeni Malkin scored his seventh goal and picked up his 12th assist. I like how were playing. We play fast, Malkin said. We try to move the puck quick and go to the offensive zone. All four lines, we play at the same level - quick. Malkin and others have helped carry the scoring load during Sidney Crosbys surprising goal drought. With another scoreless outing Tuesday, Crosby will match his longest streak of nine games, set Dec. 3-20, 2012. Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz rank among the NHL leaders in goals with nine and eight. Pascal Dupuis has contributed four goals during the last 10 games, but hell miss this game with an undisclosed injury. Though Crosby hasnt been scoring goals, hes recorded 11 assists in the past eight contests. He has 15 goals and 20 assists in 25 career games against Montreal. While Pittsburgh appears on its way to an eighth 100-point effort in the past nine full seasons, the Canadiens (14-4-1) have gotten out in front of them on the strength of a six-game winning streak marked by outstanding defensive play. Theyve given up one or no goals five times during the run. Montreal has also raised its level of play on offense in the past three, scoring 15 goals. Its coming off a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday. Everyones buying in and everyones doing their job, said forward Brandon Prust, who along with P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec had a goal and assist apiece. Were not trying to do too much. Were sticking to our strengths. Were sticking to the game plan and its working. Were not a team full of superstars. Were just a lot of grit and guys that are working their butts off. Subban has scored a goal in two straight games. Were working hard and things are happening for us. I dont think were getting fortunate bounces, he said. A fortunate bounce is when you bounce one in from the red line. The bounces were getting are because were working hard and doing the things we need to do to get to the front of the net. Montreal has lost four of six matchups with the Penguins but took the most recent one 6-5 in a shootout Feb. 27. Marc-Andre Fleury, who gave up five goals on 29 shots in that contest, will likely be in net Tuesday. Hes allowed at least three goals in three of his past four starts in the series. Carey Price was rested Sunday and should be ready to go against a Pittsburgh team that has given him trouble. Prices 3.03 goals-against average versus the Penguins is his second-worst mark against any opponent hes faced more than seven times. 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"I sort of was torn emotionally with the fact that Bobby and Tony were on the ballot," he said. "I remember having dinner with Tony the night before the announcement. Whoever gets in, if the other one doesnt get in, its sort of going to feel unfair. Our three careers just really mirrored each other." "When the three of us got in, I think it just made it that much sweeter. It was probably the first time we stopped lying to each other," he said. Theres always been a mutual admiration among La Russa, Cox and Torre, contemporaries who rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively, in all-time managerial wins. "I always felt like Joe was the best at teaching a team the right way to win and lose," said La Russa, who compiled 2,728 wins in 33 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland and St. Louis, behind only Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763). "A loss, they never made excuses. Just got beat." "But they won. They won a lot, and they never showed up the other side," La Russa said. "They never embarrassed you because they beat you, and I cant say the same for other teams and other managers." While Torre excelled as a player — in 1971 he won National League MVP honours with a signature season that included 230 hits and a .363 average, 97 runs, and 137 RBIs for the Cardinals — he became something special in the New York Yankees dugout. Despite mediocre stints managing the New York Mets, Atlanta and the Cardinals (five winning seasons in 15 years), Torre was hired by the Yankees prior to the 1996 season. "That was a good sign for me, trust me," said Torre, the only man to amass more than 2,000 hits (2,342) as a player and win more than 2,000 games (2,326) as a manager, according to STATS. "After youve been fired three times and then you get hired by the Yankees, that was a good sign. I figured it was all said and done by that point in time," he said. Ever the diplomat, Torre somehow managed to assuage the most demanding of owners in George Steinbrenner, maintaining his coolness amid all the Bronx craziness while keeping all those egos in check. The result: 10 division titles, six AL pennants and four World Series triumphs in 12 years as he helped restore the lustre to baseballs most successful franchise. Heady territory for a guy who never played in the Fall Classic. "It was magical. I never took it for granted," said Torre, who today serves as Major League Baseballs executive vice-president for basebaall operations. Jimmie Ward 49ers Jersey. . "I just think its so important to respect this game, just the fact that you can leave your mark and possibly wind up in a place like this, even though thats not why you play the game. Its just been an amazing ride for me." La Russas teams finished first 12 times and won six pennants, and he was picked as Manager of the Year four times, finishing second in the voting five other times. He went to the World Series three straight years from 1988-90 and also lost in the 2004 World Series when his Cardinals were swept by the Boston Red Sox. That La Russa found success in the dugout and not as a player is not a surprise. He made his big league debut as a teenage infielder with the 1963 Kansas City Athletics and appeared in just 132 games over six seasons, hitting .199 with no home runs and seven RBIs. "How lousy I was, I was hoping the guy wouldnt call me in to play. Thats the truth," La Russa said. "Then I got to thinking, I cant make a living, so I went to law school." La Russa tried to finance his way through law school as a player-coach in the White Sox organization, and quickly learned there was a lot more to managing than simply making out a lineup card. That allowed La Russa the opportunity to question and second-guess and it all "got my fires going." After graduation, La Russa decided to see if he could manage in the minors to get the bug out, with the ultimate goal of becoming a lawyer. The White Sox gave him Double-A and Triple-A assignments, and he was hooked, becoming a devoted student of the game. In 1983, he managed the White Sox to their first post-season berth in 24 years, and 13 years later he rewarded new Cardinals owners with a division title in his first season in St. Louis (1996). That ended the franchises nine-year post-season slump, and they made it to the playoffs nine times in 16 seasons overall. La Russa also had 70 postseason victories, trailing only Torres 84, and he and his role model, Sparky Anderson, are the only managers to win the World Series in both leagues. La Russa credits early conversations with Anderson, Paul Richards, Earl Weaver, Chuck Tanner, Gene Michael, and Billy Martin for much of his success. "We watched all these masters," La Russa said. "We would study the managers, and there was this one guy in Toronto that after the second series we played against him we agreed, Hey, this guy is as good as any of them. His name was Bobby Cox." The fiery Cox — he was ejected a major league record 161 times — guided the Braves to an unprecedented 14 straight division titles and 15 playoff appearances. Many of those wins came with Maddux and Glavine on the mound for him. When Cox, who also spent four years in Toronto, retired after the 2010 season he was the fourth-winningest manager with 2,504 victories in 29 seasons. To be sure, induction day will be one to remember. "The entire thing can never happen again in a million years, I dont think," Cox said. "A manager being able to go in with two of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball, and then going in with two fellow managers at the same time. I dont think thats ever, ever going to happen again." 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