Overview
- After Kirill Kaprizov opened the scoring in the first, Pittsburgh tied it in the second through Ryan Shea and then pulled away in the third.
- Bryan Rust netted the go-ahead goal 6:29 into the third, followed by a power-play marker and an empty-netter from Anthony Mantha and Ben Kindel.
- The Wild’s power play went 0-for-4 as the Penguins’ penalty kill held firm, with Tristan Jarry stopping 26 shots.
- From the second period on, Pittsburgh outshot Minnesota 27-15 and won 63% of faceoffs, a swing John Hynes linked to being outskated and losing details.
- The result extended Minnesota’s skid to five games with no wins yet on this six-game homestand, while Pittsburgh improved to 8-2-2 and sits atop the standings after an 8-2-2 October.