Penguins snap four-game losing streak with victory over Kings

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 8 Nov, 05:22 · Archive

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Sidney Crosby scored twice in the victory and recorded his 1,773rd career point, surpassing Marcel Dionne for sixth place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. Rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov made 26 saves on 28 shots to earn his first win of the season.

Forward Tommy Novak opened the scoring for Pittsburgh with two goals in the opening period. He scored just 112 seconds into regulation on a rebound and added another at 5:10. The Kings answered with Corey Perry's goal at 9:55, but the Penguins pulled away. Egor Chinakhov added a power-play goal at 19:31 of the first period after a sequence involving Evgeni Malkin and Ville Koivunen.

The victory came at a critical time for the struggling Penguins, who entered the game in 15th place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-9-2 record and 12 points through the first part of the season.

How it is being reported

• The Penguins snap their losing streak with a road win over the KingsPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 8 Nov, 04:52
• Forward Sidney Crosby scores twice as Penguins snap losing streakThe way out of a losing streak wasn’t that complicated for the Pittsburgh Penguins.TribLIVE · 8 Nov, 04:48
• Can the Penguins pull out of their latest losing streak?Erik Karlsson knew the right thing to say at the wrong time.TribLIVE · 6 Nov, 10:39

In this story: Pittsburgh Penguins · Los Angeles Kings · Sidney Crosby · Tommy Novak · Sergei Murashov · Evgeni Malkin

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