NHL Recap: Oct 16,2013

PITTSBURGH 3, EDMONTON 2

Oct 15, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz (left) and center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrate after Kunitz scored a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at the CONSOL Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Edmonton actually held a team under 4 goals for the first time this season, but it still wasn’t enough as Sidney Crosby assisted on all 3 goals from Pascal Dupuis, Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin to lead his team to victory.  Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves to move to 5-0-0 on the season.

Edmonton’s Jason LaBarbera stopped 25 of 28 Penguins shots to keep his team in the game, but goals from Ales Hemsky and Jordan Eberle simply wasn’t enough to beat the powerhouse Penguins.  Nail Yakupov, back in the lineup after sitting out as a healthy scratch for 2 games, was -1 with a blocked shot and one shot on goal in just over 17 minutes.