ST. PAUL, Minn. — Connor McDavid continues setting records and moving up scoring lists.

And most of the time, Connor McDavid’s fingerprints were ... Edmonton got a chance with the extra man when Kris Letang was called for slashing at 6:07, but failed to beat Nedeljkovic.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had lost seven consecutive games to Edmonton before Thursday evening. They had been outscored in those games, 37-9, and might have been outplayed even more than those numbers suggest.

Sidney Crosby continues to rise alongside some of the greatest to ever play the game. Congratulations to the @Penguins captain on moving into 9th on the NHL all-time points list! pic.twitter.com/FMU76edqRl

The Penguins got the best of the Oilers through sheer hard work and smart defensive strategy — and a little star power from both teams.

Sitting in a quiet dressing room on Tuesday night after another blown lead turned into another crippling loss in a season increasingly filled with them, Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise's emotional core,

Pettersson, 28, assisted on the first two Penguins goals, had five blocks, was plus three, and was on the ice almost every shift against Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl with partner Kris Letang.

The Penguins are aware of all the things they did right during their 5-3 victory over Edmonton at PPG Paints Arena Thursday night.

“All game long, we focused on details and played well defensively as a unit,” defenseman Kris Letang said. “It was a pretty good game. You knew at one point in the second they were coming ...

On a slightly more negative development, McDavid has already racked up 29 penalties in minutes in 43 games this campaign (0.67 PIM per game) while he topped at 30 in 76 games (0.3

Sitting in a quiet dressing room on Tuesday night after another blown lead turned into another crippling loss in a season increasingly filled with them, Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise’s emotional core,

After two periods of dominance against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins crumbled in the third period en route to a costly 4-2 defeat that capped a maddening homestand in which they won just once in five attempts.