Penguins End the Losing; Not Pretty but Good Enough in LA

The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their road losing streak by defeating the LA Kings 5-2 at Crypto.com Arena. Tommy Novak scored twice in the first period, while rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov stopped 26 of 28 shots to earn his first win of the season. The victory lifted the Penguins out of a tie for last place in the Eastern Conference.

Sidney Crosby scored two goals, including an empty-netter, moving past Marcel Dionne for sixth place on the NHL's all-time scoring list with 1,773 career points. Egor Chinakhov also scored for Pittsburgh, while Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere provided the goals for Los Angeles.