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No Crosby, no problem.

Posted on May 5, 2014 at 05:59 PM.

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PITTSBURGH, JAN. 5 - With both teams dealing with key injuries, Penguins and Jets faced off sunday in Pittsburgh. In addition to forwards Scheifele and Frolik, newly acquired defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson also missed the game with a minor concussion and Jets seemed a little off on the defensive side, maybe because it was the second night of a back-to-back after the last win vs. the Bruins.
The team managed to maintain the high-flying offense, shooting the puck 48 times on goal. But Marc-Andre Fleury was on fire and denied 47 of them, only allowing a late D. Setoguchi goal when the game was already 3-0. The Penguins showed that they can take on the best opponents even when Sidney Crosby is sidelined.

Important Note: With this loss, the Pens snapped Jets' 16-game point streak and 4-game win streak.

Jan 5, 2014	1	2	3	F
WPG (23-10-12)	0	0	1	1
PIT (26-13-5)	1	1	2	4

Three Stars
	Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT) 1.00 GAA, .979 SV%, 48 SA
	Kris Letang (PIT) 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 Hits, 2 S, +/- 3
	Jussi Jokinen (PIT) 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 Hits, 3 S, +/- 2

Team Stats Comparison
	WPG	PIT
Shots on Goal	48	23
Hits	25	30
Faceoffs Won-Lost	22/9	9/22
Penalty Minutes	6:00	8:00
Power Plays Converted	0	0
Power Play Opportunities	4	3
Time on Attack	7:17	3:34

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
PIT	5:19 E. Malkin (10), (P. Martin, P. Dupuis)
SECOND PERIOD
PIT	3:56 K. Letang (7), (L. Stempniak, M. Niskanen)
THIRD PERIOD
PIT	6:07 C. Kunitz (8), (J. Jokinen, B. Sutter)
WPG	13:24 D. Setoguchi (11), (J. Van Riemsdyk, J. Gardiner)
PIT	19:43 J. Jokinen (14), (K. Letang, P. Dupuis)