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Surging Penguins Make it Six Straight

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Surging Penguins: Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins (28-14-11) put up six goals on the New York Rangers (22-28-6) for their sixth straight win. Scoring depth paved the way once again for the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

  • Anthony Mantha  – 2 Goals (18, 19)
  • Noel Acciari – 2 Goals (5, 6)
  • Rickard Rakell – Goal (10, PPG), Assist)
  • Ben Kindel – Goal (12, ENG), 5 SOG
  • Connor Dewar/Blake Lizotte – 2 Assists Each

G Stuart Skinner – 15 Saves ,.750 SV%, 1 Assist

Penguins extinguish Blackhawks with four-goal 2nd period

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Connor Dewar scored twice, Ben Kindel, Ryan Shea, Egor Chinakhov and Anthony Mantha all added goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins steamrolled the Chicago Blackhawks for their fifth straight win. Pittsburgh broke the game open in the middle frame with a four-goal second period, highlighted by Egor Chinakhov and Anthony Mantha scoring 31 seconds apart.

Key Stat: Pittsburgh outshot Chicago 44-20, including a +39 edge in shot-attempts

PIT Improves to 12-2-2 over their last 16 games

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