{"id":541634,"date":"2026-04-05T06:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541634\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T06:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:14:26","slug":"crosby-malkin-milestones-push-penguins-closer-to-playoffs-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541634\/","title":{"rendered":"Crosby, Malkin milestones push Penguins closer to playoffs \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In an offensive onslaught, including six second period goals and an Evgeni Malkin hat trick, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> (39-22-16) cruised to a 9-4 over the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/florida-panthers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Panthers<\/a> (37-35-3) to inch ever so closer to their first playoff berth since the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The power play scored three times, Malkin and <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/erik-karlsson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Karlsson<\/a> had four points(1G, 3A), and four other players registered two points in the offensive outburst. The Penguins have won three of their four games so far this week, scoring a combined 22 goals in the victories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Just 20 seconds into the game the Penguins struck first when<a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/noel-acciari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noel Acciari<\/a>(12) took a beautiful tip pass from<a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/elmer-soderblom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elmer Soderblom<\/a>in the neutral zone, broke into the Panthers\u2019 zone and wristed a shot on Florida netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, followed his own rebound, and then, almost in slow motion, backhand flipped the puck up and over an upright Bobrovsky to give the Penguins a very early 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/crosby-malkin-milestones-push-penguins-closer-to-playoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/crosby-malkin-milestones-push-penguins-closer-to-playoffs\/\">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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