Penguins hold off Oilers for 5-4 win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miroslav Satan and Petr Sykora each scored twice and NHL scoring leader Evgeni Malkin set up three goals in the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins opened a five-goal lead, then held on for 5-4 victory over the road-weary Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

The Oilers, playing on the road for the 10th time in 12 games, couldn’t score despite getting the first four power-play opportunities and looked tired while falling behind 5-0 late in the second period during their second game in two nights.

Pittsburgh scored three times in less than 6 minutes in the second as Malkin assisted on Sykora’s two goals and Satan’s second of the game and eighth this season — half as many as the 16 he scored with the Islanders last season. Malkin has a league-high 21 points on four goals and 17 assists.