PITTSBURGH — The Penguins remained within striking distance of a playoff spot by defeating the Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild, 4-1, at PPG Paints Arena.
Thursday’s win was one of the team’s best all-around efforts over the last month. Tristan Jarry outdueled Fleury. Kris Letang got the Penguins going with the game’s first goal. Then both special teams units helped Pittsburgh put it away.
This home game was close to a must-win for the Penguins, who entered the night a point behind both the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers in the wild-card race. They couldn’t afford to fall further back from the pack with a loss.