EDMONTON, Alberta — Five-on-five goals remain somewhat elusive for the Penguins.
Who cares? Worry about that later.
The way their power play is humming along, it’s buying their five-on-five play some time to figure it out.
Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist scored power-play goals — Malkin’s the game-winner coming midway through the third period — as the Penguins slipped past the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, on Wednesday at Rogers Place.
Coming off a 7-1 drubbing in Winnipeg Sunday, the Penguins (8-5-1) needed a victory to keep this season-long five-game road trip from going sour.
They needed a win to keep from losing six of their first nine road games for the first time since Sidney Crosby’s rookie year.