Sidney Crosby did have three assists against Montreal but he doesn’t have a goal in the Penguins’ recent surge, and has only two goals in his past 17 games. Evgeni Malkin, a pretty consistent force all season, didn’t muster a single point in this game.

As a team with many limitations, the Pittsburgh Penguins need to get offense from just about every component of the roster. On Tuesday, seemingly every molecule of their lineup contributed as the Penguins erupted offensively,

Pittsburgh's first line of Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, and Bryan Rust led the way with a combined 11 points

It was a wild night in the NHL, with 14 games on the schedule, but one of the evening’s standout stories came from Pittsburgh. The Penguins erupted for nine goals against the Montreal Canadiens, marking the highest single-game total by any team in the 2024-25 season.

MONTREAL — Bryan Rust scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night.