US EditionRookie Ben Kindel Scores Twice, Leads Penguins to a 3-2 Win over the Canucks
Pittsburgh Penguins completed a four-game Western Canada road trip sweep with key goals from rookie Ben Kindel and a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
- On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 to complete a four-game Western Canada road-trip sweep that included wins in Seattle, Calgary and Edmonton.
- Canucks' starter Thatcher Demko missed his eighth game with a lower-body injury, hampering Vancouver's lineup, while Kris Letang returned to the Penguins after missing two games with an upper-body injury.
- Malkin opened the scoring by converting a Thomas Novak pass, and Kindel redirected a Ryan Shea shot before adding a goal at 17:22 to extend the lead.
- Vancouver dropped its second straight after third-period goals from Jake DeBrusk and Teddy Blueger failed to complete a comeback, with the Canucks struggling in their last 14 games.
- Kindel, who hails from Coquitlam, recorded his second multi-goal game and had strong hometown support in Vancouver.
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The Vancouver Canucks have won the second consecutive defeat in the North American NHL ice hockey league! Without the injured Vorarlberger Marco Rossi, they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2:3. The Canadians are the final light of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference.The Anaheim Ducks are third, fixed thanks to the first career triple pack by Beckett Sennecke with a 4:3 after the Calgary Flames extended the seventh NHL win in a row.
Penguins sweep a four-game Western road trip
Ben Kindel scores twice for Penguins amid cheering friends and family in emotional Vancouver return
Ben Kindel delivered a memorable performance in his return to Vancouver on Sunday, scoring two goals to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.The...
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Rookie Ben Kindel scores twice, leads Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Canucks
Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice in the second period to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday and a sweep of Pittsburgh’s four-game western Canada trip.
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