PITTSBURGH – For the second straight night, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored three first-period goals against the Nashville Predators.
This time, Pittsburgh had to gut it out after the Predators rallied to tie.
Jake Guentzel’s power-play goal with 1:03 remaining put the Penguins ahead for good in a 6-4 win Saturday night.
“It’s such a game of momentum, and when you lose it, it’s tough to get it back,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “I give our players a lot of credit. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but we found a way.”
On the winning goal, Bryan Rust’s initial point shot missed. Evgeni Malkin gathered the puck behind the net and gave it to Guentzel, who tucked it inside the left post for Pittsburgh’s third power-play score.