National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 11, 2014
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Francis Charron, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19039

Penguins 5, Maple Leafs 2: Captain Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each recorded a goal and two assists as visiting Pittsburgh skated circles around Toronto.

Patric Hornqvist netted one tally and set up another while Chris Kunitz and Brandon Sutter also scored for the Penguins, who outshot the Maple Leafs 41-25. Defenseman Kris Letang added two assists and Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves.

Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak tallied for the Maple Leafs, who dropped both of their first two home games and visit the New York Rangers on Sunday. Jonathan Bernier stopped 36 shots.

Hornqvist opened the floodgates 6:44 into the first period and Crosby added a power-play goal a minute later. Kunitz tipped Crosby's shot past Bernier during another man advantage with 2:14 remaining in the session to give Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead.

Lupul converted a feed from defenseman Morgan Rielly 4:18 into the second period to get Toronto on the board, but Malkin responded with a power-play goal of his own 9:28 later. Sutter made it 5-1 at 8:26 of the third, but Bozak capitalized on a man advantage with 9:09 remaining to get the Maple Leafs back within three.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Maple Leafs rookie D Stuart Percy assisted on Bozak’s goal, giving him points in his first two NHL games. … Pittsburgh finished 3-for-5 on the power play while Toronto was 2-for-5. … Crosby has collected 46 points in 29 career games against the Maple Leafs.


Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Toronto
Sidney Crosby 3 Points Tyler Bozak 1
Sidney Crosby 1 Goals Tyler Bozak 1
Sidney Crosby 2 Assists Jake Gardiner 1
Sidney Crosby 1 Power Play Goals Tyler Bozak 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Marc-Andre Fleury .920 Save Percentage Jonathan Bernier .878
Marc-Andre Fleury 23 Saves Jonathan Bernier 36
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 41 5 3-5 3-5 17 34
Toronto 25 2 2-5 2-5 17 35
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Penguins have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.