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Phil Kessel Bryan Rust , The Canadian Pressadded a goal and two assists andstopped 33 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a post-season berth for the 13th straight year with a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.Kris LetangThe Penguins have won three Stanley Cups and appeared in a Cup final during that span.
The rebuilding Red Wings, who reached the playoffs every year from 1991-2016, have long since been eliminated from the post-season. Yet they provided the Penguins with a fair amount of anxiety following a decisive 4-1 win in Detroit on Tuesday. Pittsburgh wanted to avoid heading into Saturday's regular season finale with things still up in the air. For the first time a while, the Penguins took the ice somewhere close to full strength. Malkin — who missed eight games with an upper-body injury — and Letang — who sat out 15 of Pittsburgh's previous 18 games with an upper-body injury of his own — both looked rusty in their return.
Kessel collected his 26th and maybe easiest goal of the season 18:18 into the first when he stood all alone at the left post and pushed a loose puck by Howard into the open net. His 27th came 15:32 into the second when he ripped a shot from above the left circle, just his second goal at even strength since Jan. 30.
Murray's steady play made sure the lead stood and Crosby provided some insurance 6:36 into the third when he snapped a 10-game goal drought by standing just outside the crease and jamming a shot by Kessel over the goal line.played in his 1,515th game, passing Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman for 19th on the NHL's all-time list. ... Malkin had an assist in 18:50. Letang skated a team-high 25:52. ...
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