Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Olli Maatta scored a key shorthanded goal
 on  a  penalty sh...

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 Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Olli Maatta scored a key shorthanded goal
 on  a  penalty shot and collected  two assists, helping the red-hot Pittsburgh
 Penguins post a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild.
 
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 Chris  Kunitz,  Pascal Dupuis, Brandon Sutter  and Matt Niskanen had the other
 goals  for  the Penguins, who  notched their season-high sixth consecutive win
 and  ninth  in a row  at CONSOL Energy Center,  the NHL's longest home winning
 streak this season.
 
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 Jeff Zatkoff made 24 saves in his sixth straight win.
 
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 Jason Pominville and Dany Heatley scored for Minnesota, which played its first
 game  since  placing starting  goaltender  Josh  Harding on  injured  reserve.
 Harding  will miss some  time in order to make an adjustment to his medication
 for multiple sclerosis.
 
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 Niklas Backstrom surrendered five goals on 36 shots.
 
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NHL Game Summary - Minnesota at Pittsburgh

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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Minnesota Wild will aim for their first three-game
 winning streak in a month when they visit the streaking Pittsburgh
 Penguins for Thursday's battle at CONSOL Energy Center.

Minnesota Wild (20-11-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (25-10-1), 7 p.m. (ET)

Pittsburgh,  PA  (SportsNetwork.com) -  Olli Maatta  scored a key short-handed
 goal  on  a  penalty  shot  and collected  one  assist,  helping  the  red-hot
 Pittsburgh Penguins post a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild.

NHL Game Summary - Minnesota at Pittsburgh

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