There were milestones galore Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena as the Penguins pulled away from the Vancouver Canucks, 5-1, and extended their winning streak to three.

Tommy Novak scored his first goal in black and gold. Goalie Arturs Silovs earned a sliver of revenge against his previous team. Kris Letang had a pair of assists, giving him 600 during his exceptional career. And Sidney Crosby passed Mario Lemieux to become the all-time leading scorer in team history when including playoff games.

Phew.

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It was shades of 2024-25 when the Penguins let in the first shot of the game. Conor Garland scored it for the Canucks just 1:18 in. Silovs and the Penguins rebounded well and tied it up on a Connor Dewar deflection midway through the first period.

It was all Penguins from there.

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