PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Evgeni Malkin's goal in the third round of a shootout Saturday provided the difference in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-3 win over Vancouver.
The Penguins reeled off a fourth straight win and improved to 7-1-0 on the season with the help of Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby, each of whom notched a goal and an assist.
Olli Maatta also helped out for the Pens, scoring his first NHL goal.
Marc-Andre Fleury remained undefeated in net, turning aside 36-of-39 shots.
Roberto Luongo stopped 25-of-28 shots for the Canucks, whose two-game winning streak was ended.
Alexander Edler, Zack Kassian and Brad Richardson each found the net in the loss.
