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Penguins score 5 unanswered goals to rally past Vegas 5-3

Pittsburgh scored five unanswered goals to improve to 13-2-0 since Dec. 4.
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Teddy Blueger, right, celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

LAS VEGAS — Jason Zucker scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3. 

Pittsburgh scored five unanswered goals to improve to 13-2-0 since Dec. 4, including a 4-2-0 mark on its six-game road trip — the team’s longest of the season. 

Vegas, which had five days off, dropped to 2-3-2 since Dec. 31, with all seven games coming at home. Teddy Blueger, Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, and Tristan Jarry made 22 saves. 

Chandler Stephenson, Evgenii Dadonov and Nic Roy scored for Vegas, which was outshot for the first time in 24 games. 

Robin Lehner made 32 saves but dropped to 2-4-3 against Pittsburgh.

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