Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin continued to turn back the clock, while Parker Wotherspoon and Erik Karlsson impressed from the blue line.

That score held until the third, when the Penguins - and Rust - struck quickly yet again. Crosby got the puck to Karlsson in an early-period opportunity, and Karlsson threw the puck toward the net, where Rust tipped tipped it in for his second just 42 seconds into the final frame.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to surpass 1,700 NHL points for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Monday.

Fellow top prospects Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke are also expected to slot back into the lineup after being healthy scratches on Saturday. Kindel was centering the third line during Sunday's practice, while Brunicke was on the third defensive pairing with Matt Dumba.

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The Penguins improved to 7-2-1 on the season, and 5-0-1 in their last six, after beating St. Louis in a back-and-forth game on Monday at PPG Paints Arena. “They're a good team. They're trying to bounce back,

Ville Koivunen had quite a weekend. On Saturday evening, the skilled winger scored the winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the vividly monikered Bojangles Coliseum.