The Penguins got back on the winning track Thursday night in Minnesota against the Wild.
After spotting the home team, he took the lead early with a goal Kirill Kaprizov Midway through the first period, the black and gold got to work, scoring four goals in a row against former Pens draftee Philip Gustavsson.
The goalscorers:
- Ryan Sheahis second of the season at 2:18 of the second period on a slap shot from the left circle;
- Bryan Rusthis fourth of the season and the game winner at 6:29 of the third period after a tip-in from the side of the net;
- Ben Kindelhis third of the season at 7:30 of the third period on a power-play snipe from the low slot;
- Anthony Manthahis sixth of the season at 17:18 of the third period on a long-range empty-netter.
Kris Letang earned top star with a pair of assists. Shea finished the night with a goal and an assist, earning her second star. Tristan Jarry was named third star and stopped 26 of 27 shots, according to NHL.com.
Justin Brazeau was kept off the scoresheet against his old club.
With the win, the Pens extended their point streak to eight games as they continued their remarkable start under rookie head coach And Muse. We improved to 8-2-2 during the campaign.
Speaking of rookies, it looks like Kindel will stick around for a while.
Once again my apologies for the short summary.
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