This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.
In their third game without captain Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins (30-15-14) took most of the first period to find their legs. In a low-event game, the Penguins scored a pair of power play goals and notched two more with wicked shots to dim the lights on the Vegas Golden Knights (28-18-14), 4-0 at PPG Paints Arena Sunday.
The Penguins are 2-0-1 without Crosby, who suffered a lower-body injury while captaining Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He is out for approximately four weeks.
The Penguins finished the first period with a one-goal lead, though it might have been hard to tell. The Penguins were sleepy, the small crowd followed the team’s lead, and Vegas didn’t exactly wake up anyone, either.
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