Rust cut it to 4-1 at 15:24 when he deflected Jake Guentzel‘s spinning wrist shot through traffic.
The five combined goals in the second came after the Panthers (four) and Penguins (three) totaled seven shots on goal in the first period.
“We’re spending way too much time [with] the puck on the boards instead of making tape-to-tape passes and breaking the puck out,” Rakell said. “It’s something that we’re going to keep working on. We know we have it in this room.”
Lundell extended the lead to 5-1 at 5:35 of the third period when his shot popped high in the air off the skate of Pittsburgh defenseman Marcus Pettersson, landed behind Jarry and went in off his skate.
“You don’t see those goals that often,” Lundell said. “We had some luck with us. You take it.”
John Ludvig scored his first NHL goal, cutting it to 5-2 at 6:07 on a wrist shot from the right circle. The rookie defenseman was playing his 21st NHL game.
NOTES: Guentzel is being evaluated for an upper-body injury, Sullivan said. His final shift ended at 8:02 of the third after he took a hit from Florida defenseman Niko Mikkola at 7:10. … The Panthers have won nine in a row on the road since Dec. 27, the longest streak in their history and tied with the Edmonton Oilers (Dec. 21-Jan. 20) for the second-longest this season. The Los Angeles Kings won 11 straight road games from Oct. 17-Dec. 7. … Rodrigues reached 200 points (77 goals, 123) assists in 438 NHL games. … Penguins forward Jansen Harkins did not play after sustaining a concussion against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, leading Pittsburgh to use 11 forwards and seven defensemen Wednesday.
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