This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.
It was a bad day at work for the Pittsburgh Penguins (10-6-4) on Friday as they ended their week-long layover from Sweden with a clunker against the red-hot Minnesota Wild, losing 5-0 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins get right back to work Saturday as they host the Seattle Kraken (10-5-5) at PPG Paints Arena.
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On the ice, the Penguins were fairly abysmal Friday. They gave up an early goal with scattered defensive zone coverage and compounded their disconnected game with a few more defensive zone absences.
The Kraken are 3-1-1 in their last five games, including a raucous third-period comeback win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Seattle scored three third period goals to erase the 2-0 deficit.
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