PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (21-12-9) have won six in a row, most of which have been commanding victories. They have the sixth-best winning percentage in the Eastern Conference and currently hold a playoff spot as the Eastern Conference begins to separate. The red-hot Penguins face the Calgary Flames in an afternoon tilt Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were in control for most of Thursday’s 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Goalie Stuart Skinner engaged the crowd, who chanted “Stu!” for every puck touch as he stopped 27 of 28 shots.
The game was also a potential marker of change as Ben Kindel was the second-line center with Evgeni Malkin on the wing. It was Malkin’s first game since Dec. 4 as he recovered from a shoulder injury, and he scored his ninth goal of the season on a second-period 5v3 power play.
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