Penguins cruise to 10th straight win
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It’s been over a month since the Pittsburgh Penguins last lost a hockey game. On Thursday the Philadelphia Flyers could do nothing to stop that run. Bryan Rust, who returned from a lower-body injury on Jan. 2, had his third straight multi-goal game, Jake Guentzel, who returned from an upper-body injury on Jan. 2, contributed two goals of his own, and Kris Letang registered three assists to lead the Penguins to a 6-2 win against Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh has now won 10 straight games, which is quite an accomplishment under any circumstances, but it’s particularly impressive to find that kind of consistency between all the injuries they’ve endured coupled with the weirdness of the 2021-22 campaign. Keep in mind they had five straight games postponed between Dec. 21-31, but that did nothing to disrupt the Penguins.
Guentzel in particular has been a model of consistency. His point streak isn’t official because he missed more than a month during it, but he’s contributed at least a point in each of the last 16 games he has been in. At this point he’s up to 18 goals and 33 points in 27 contests.
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He’s far from the only Penguins forward who has clicked this season though. Evan Rodrigues has already set new career-highs with 15 goals and 30 points in 33 games. Bryan Rust has missed a significant chunk of the season, but he’s been great when healthy with nine goals and 20 points in 15 contests. Sidney Crosby has also missed a significant portion of the season, but he’s chipped in five goals and 24 points in 21 games.
And keep in mind, all this has happened without Evgeni Malkin, who hasn’t made his season…
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