The scoring, as Mike Sullivan's fond of emphasizing, will come.
And it'll come without anyone's urging, including his own.
And it'll come, on special occasions, with seriously dynamic, dramatic delivery:
That, of course, was Evgeni Malkin's decisive dagger with 34.7 ticks left in the Penguins' 2-1 takedown of the Stars on this Monday night at PPG Paints Arena, one that extended their winning streak to six, their broader surge to an NHL-best 13-2-2 since Nov. 9, their rise up the Metro standings from seventh place to second, and their rise up the overall standings to .