This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.
Pittsburgh Penguins (16-12-9) coach Dan Muse admitted Sunday morning that it might take his team a few minutes to get into the game, find their details, and find each other in their first game since the five-day NHL holiday break.
It was far from perfect, and certainly not a clean performance, but it was a winner as the Penguins walloped hapless Chicago Blackhawks (14-18-6) at the United Center Sunday.
The Penguins got some help from troubled Chicago. Despite lowered expectations for the start, in the first 12 minutes, the Penguins led 4-0, killed off two penalties, and by the end of the first period, included a fight on their game-winning resume.
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