Game recap: Wild-Pittsburgh
January 14, 2015 at 7:05AM
STAR TRIBUNE'S
THREE STARS
1. David Perron, Penguins: Recently acquired from Edmonton, he had two goals and an assist.
2. Paul Martin, Penguins: Former Gopher scored a goal and had an assist, three shots and five blocked shots.
3. Sidney Crosby, Penguins: Captain had three assists, three shots.
By the numbers
-22 in the past 20 games for Ryan Suter (minus-4 Tuesday)
30 Goals allowed in past eight starts by Niklas Backstrom
-4 Jared Spurgeon,-3 for Mikko Koivu, four others were -2
MICHAEL RUSSO
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Minnesota hadn’t even lost two straight until this homestand, when it went 1-4. Next up in a tough stretch is league-leading Winnipeg on Saturday.
