PITTSBURGH --Evgeni Malkin had two goals and four points to help the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday.
Malkin, who scored once in the first period and once in the second, had secondary assists on power-play goals from Phil Kessel in the first period and Sidney Crosby in the third. Malkin had three points (two goals, one assist), including the game-winning goal, when Pittsburgh won its last game before a five-day break, 6-5 in overtime against the Boston Bruins on Sunday.
Malkin gets four points to lift Penguins past Red Wings
Has two goals, two assists to help Pittsburgh win third straight game
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