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Petersen made 35 saves in his fifth start of
the season and 15th of his NHL career.
Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist and Trevor Lewis also
scored for the Kings, who are 4-2-1 in their past seven games
following a 2-12-1 stretch.
Bryan Rust scored, and Tristan Jarry made 20 saves for the
Penguins, who remain four points behind the Washington Capitals
for the Metropolitan Division lead.
Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin, playing in his 900th career
game, centered a pass to Rust for a redirection that made it 2-1
at 6:42 of the third period.
Petersen made eight saves the rest of the way to preserve the
lead.
Lizotte, another rookie for Los Angeles, tipped in a slap shot
from Sean Walker on a power play to give the Kings a 1-0 lead at
2:34 of the first period.
Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby was briefly awarded a goal late
in the first period after the puck went off his skate, hit the
crossbar and came straight down. A review of the play showed the
puck never crossed the goal line, however.
Lewis made it 2-0 with 32 seconds left in the second period,
driving down the left side, making a move around Pittsburgh
defenseman Jack Johnson at the goal line and pushing his own
rebound across the goal line.
Malkin joined Crosby and Mario Lemieux as the only players in
team history to appear in 900 games.
Pittsburgh's lineup also included three forwards, Patrick
Marleau, Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues, making their team
debut. All three were acquired at Monday's trade deadline.
Sheary played for the Penguins previously, from 2015-16 through
2017-18.
Pittsburgh center Jared McCann, sixth on the team with 32
points, did not play because of an upper-body injury.
--Field Level Media
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