Panthers starting goalie Cooper Black made his National Hockey League debut tonight. He is now the tallest goalie in NHL history at six-foot, eight inches.
Pittsburgh(4-6-1) scooted out to a 1-0 lead with 4:19 remaining in the first. Kris Letang made a square pass at the red line and Connor Dewar entered the Panthers zone with the puck. He angled a pass back from the top left circle and Nick Robertson snapped a shot from the high slot by Black for his fifth goal with his new team.
The Penguins expanded their lead to 2-0 at 9:59 of the second period. Evgeni Malkin sprinted up the middle of the ice and backhanded a pass in the neutral zone. Ville Koivunen sent a diagonal pass from the top left circle and Hendrix Lapierre slipped in a wrist shot from the top of the crease for his second tally this year.
In the third period, Florida(5-4-2) gave up another goal at the 1:40 mark and trailed 3-0. Spencer Stastney pushed the puck from his own blue line and Lapierre smacked it ahead from the red line. Malkin carried the puck through the left circle and placed in a forehand shot from the low slot for his sixth goal of the 2026-27 campaign. He passed Keith Tkachuk for 35th place all-time in NHL history with his 539th career goal.
The Panthers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. It did not work and the Pens made it 4-0 with 2:26 left in third on an empty-net goal by Robertson from center ice for his second goal of the contest and his sixth goal of the season.
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