PITTSBURGH -- Dominik Simon and Jean-Sebastien Dea scored 76 seconds apart in the second period, fellow rookie Casey DeSmith made 34 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Jake Guentzel added a goal midway through the third and Sidney Crosby extended the NHL's longest active point streak to eight games for Pittsburgh, which has won six of eight.
Derek Ryan had the goal for Carolina, which has lost four of five and is 2-6-0 since beating the Penguins twice in a week spanning the New Year.