After having a perfect four-game road trip last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins came back home and picked up right where they left off with a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night that extended their win streak to five games.

Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3.

The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer helped Pittsburgh notch one of its most impressive wins of the season in Edmonton.

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. Kindel, from nearby Coquitlam,

Evgeni Malkin and Tommy Novak both scored a goal and added an assist to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a tidy 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

• Rutger McGroarty replaced Rust in the lineup and he played well. He was a plus-3 and enjoyed a game-high five shots on goal. He also dished out three hits and was a positive presence throughout. It’s a matter of time before he figures things out at the NHL level. We saw some good signs in this one.