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Penguins pull away from Wild, extend point streak to 8

Ryan Shea and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-1 at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday.

Kris Letang had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 27 saves for the Penguins (8-2-2), who scored four consecutive goals and extended their point streak to eight games (6-0-2).

Kirill Kaprizov scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves for the Wild (3-6-3), who have lost five in a row (0-3-2) and eight of nine (1-5-3).

Kaprizov gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 10:16 of the first period, tapping in Marcus Johansson’s backdoor feed at the left post.

Shea tied it 1-1 at 2:18 of the second period when he one-timed Tommy Novak’s pass at the top of the left circle.

Author's summary: Penguins win 4-1 against Wild.

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