Minnesota Wild @ Pittsburgh Penguins

20-20-6, 9-15-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Wild MIN	0	1	2	3
Penguins PIT	2	2	3	7

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

29-12-5, 17-5-3 Home

Crosby collects 4 points in return, Penguins rip Wild 7-3

Sidney Crosby watched the Pittsburgh Penguins thrive in his absence. The longtime captain pledged he would simply focus on doing his part to keep the Penguins rolling in his return from a two-month layoff.

Jan 15, 2021, 12:27 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Wild	0	1	2	3
	Penguins	2	2	3	7

1st Period			MIN	PIT
7:57		Evgeni Malkin (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Bryan Rust (21), Sidney Crosby (13)	0	1
17:57		Jared McCann (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dominik Simon (13), John Marino (19)	0	2

2nd Period		MIN	PIT
14:04	Bryan Rust (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (32), Dominik Kahun (17)	0	3
15:05	Evgeni Malkin (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Kris Letang (19), Sidney Crosby (14)	0	4
17:17	Zach Parise (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kevin Fiala (17)	1	4

3rd Period		MIN	PIT
2:15	Marcus Foligno (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (15), Luke Kunin (11)	2	4
7:41	Sidney Crosby (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jared McCann (14)	2	5
8:20	Dominik Simon (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (15)	2	6
16:57	Alex Galchenyuk (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andrew Agozzino (1), Patric Hornqvist (7)	2	7
19:47	Zach Parise (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Unassisted	3	7

WILD

PENGUINS

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 2-0

Penguins
7
Wild
4

Game 1

13/10

Wild
3
Penguins
7

Game 2

15/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a significant investment in their future on Thursday, signing forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract worth $4 million annually.

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Forward Collin Graf, who had 21 goals and 25 assists in 81 games last season, re-signed with the Sharks on a three-year deal worth $12.75 million.

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday.

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Minnesota Wild @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Bryan RustRW - PIT

Crosby collects 4 points in return, Penguins rip Wild 7-3

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Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension