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The Pittsburgh Penguins (14-13-3) showed their strengths and weaknesses within minutes of the other. A clean and effective effort staked them a 3-0 lead in the first 24 minutes, but sloppy mistakes and blown defensive coverages allowed the Minnesota Wild (12-13-4) to erase that margin within 11 minutes covering the late second period and early third.
A 3-0 lead became a 3-3 game before Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal about 90 seconds after Minnesota tied it. The Penguins regrouped for a 4-3 win at PPG Paints Arena.
Penguins rookie Valtteri Puustinen had two primary assists to spring the Penguins to their three-goal lead.
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