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Kapanen, Rust combine for seven points, power Penguins to victory

A week ago, Kasperi Kapanen once again found himself out of the lineup as a healthy scratch due to inadequate performance. After drawing into the lineup in each of the Penguins' last three games, he's suddenly the team's fourth-most efficient point producer on a per-60-minutes basis.

Kapanen busted out of his funk with his best game of the season on Thursday against the Golden Knights, scoring the game-winning goal in the process. He followed that up with an even better performance on Saturday night in the Penguins' 6-2 win over the Blues, recording a hat trick and once again earning the honor of the game's No.