The Pittsburgh Penguins secured a decisive 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, bolstering their playoff hopes and maintaining second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Breakdown
- Penguins take early lead with goals from Raquel and Mantha 9s
- Malkin returns from injury, reaches 1,399 career points 18s
- Chynnikov scores, Penguins lead 3-0 before first period ends 23s
- Detroit drops 4 of last 5 games, falls outside playoff picture 31s
- Pittsburgh wins 5-1, holds second in Metropolitan with 7 games left 42s