The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 11-2 Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. After missing their Friday game in New York due to illness, Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup and scored a hat trick. The Pens broke open a 2-0 game with five goals in the second period. They added four more in the third. Rickard Rakell scored his first goal as a Penguin. Tristan Jarry bounced back to save 33 of 35 shots after being pulled in the 5-1 loss to the Rangers Friday. The Pens went 3-of-6 on the power play.
It was the second-most goals scored in a game in Penguins history. They last scored 11 goals in a game against Philadelphia in 1993. The Pens will host the Rangers tomorrow night. They lead the Rangers by one point in the Metro Division and trail Carolina by three points. The Rangers defeated Buffalo 5-4 in overtime Sunday. Carolina was idle, but visit Washington tonight.