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Erik Karlsson had a goal and two assists for
the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust had the other goals,
while Tristan Jarry stopped 23 shots.
The first period ended in a 1-1 tie.
Malkin struck 53 seconds into the game. He brought the puck into
Detroit's zone and passed it to Reilly Smith. Malkin took a
return backhanded pass from Smith and scored in front.
The Wings knotted the score when Austin Czarnik skated into
Pittsburgh's zone and found DeBrincat slipping past two
defenders. DeBrincat tapped in the puck before Jarry could
react.
Detroit dominated the second period and emerged with a 4-1
advantage.
Chiarot scored at 5:21 of the period. He flicked a shot off a
Dylan Larkin feed from the left circle that beat Jarry on the
glove side. Jeff Petry notched the other assist.
The Wings made it 3-1 when Copp, near the net, redirected
Petry's shot from the right point past Jarry. Michael Rasmussen
had the second assist.
With Pittsburgh's Jansen Harkins in the penalty box for tripping
Daniel Sprong, the Wings lengthened their lead to three goals.
Jarry stopped a Larkin shot, but Perron was positioned near the
goal crease to bang in the rebound. DeBrincat had the second
assist.
Karlsson scored at 3:37 of the third to cut Detroit's lead to
4-2. He beat Husso on the glove side with a shot from the left
circle. Sidney Crosby and Ryan Graves had the assists.
Copp had a penalty shot at 7:17, but Jarry made a pad save.
With under seven minutes left, Pittsburgh pulled within a goal
as Rust redirected a Karlsson shot.
Copp made up for the missed penalty shot with an empty netter
with 1:32 left. DeBrincat added another with 1:11 left.
--Field Level Media
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