PITTSBURGH — Phil Kessel scored two power-play goals and had an assist for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.
Derick Brassard scored twice, and Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby each had two assists for Pittsburgh (19-12-6), which won its fourth straight game, tying its longest streak of the season (Oct. 18-27). Matt Murray, who made 27 saves, has won each of his four starts since missing nine games with a lower-body injury.
Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou scored, and Jimmy Howard made 35 saves for Detroit (15-18-6), which has lost three in a row (0-2-1).
Larkin put the Red Wings ahead 1-0 at 11:49 of the first period, scoring short side on a wrist shot past a screen from Justin Abdelkader. He has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during a 12-game point streak.
Kessel tied it 1-1 with a power-play goal at 7:12 of the second period. After carrying the puck into Detroit’s zone, he skated around Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson before scoring on a backhand five-hole.
Brassard gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead at 8:26 when Kessel’s pass redirected in off his left skate. It was his first point in eight games.
Kessel made it 3-1 on a snap shot glove side from the high slot at 18:58.
Athanasiou cut it to 3-2 on a breakaway at 4:45 of the third period, but Patric Hornqvist redirected a shot from Jack Johnson to make it 4-2 at 5:55.
Brassard scored an empty-net goal at 17:35 to extend the lead to 5-2.
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