EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) \u2014 Anthony Mantha scored twice, Sidney Crosby made it three in an early 37-second span and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the Oilers.<\/p>\n
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The Penguins scored on three of their first four shots. Just 2:20 in, Justin Brazeau made a nifty pass through a defender\u2019s legs to Mantha, who deflected it in. Twenty-two seconds later, Mantha scored on a breakaway. Crosby struck 15 seconds after that, deflecting a pass from the slot into the net.<\/p>\n
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Rickard Rakell, and Egor Chinakhov also scored and Arturs Silovs made 30 saves. The Penguins have won three straight and are 10-2-2 in their last 14 to get to 25-14-11.<\/p>\n
Jake Walman and Matthew Savoie scored for Edmonton, and Tristan Jarry made 16 saves against his former team. The Oilers have lost two in a row and four of six to fall to 25-19-8.<\/p>\n
Connor McDavid was held pointless in consecutive games are the first time this season. The last time he went two games without a point was Feb. 7 and Feb. 22, 2025, a pair of matches broken up by the 4 Nations Face-Off.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Penguins: At Vancouver on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Oilers: Host Washington on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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