Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins dispatched the Vancouver Canucks in their recent matchup, giving the Penguins their fifth win of the season through seven games. Playing in their first year under new head coach Dan Muse, the rebuilding Pens are off to a much better start than everyone anticipated.

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Pittsburgh Steelers from the past and present made a special appearance at the Penguins-Canucks game on Tuesday night, including Aaron Rodgers.

Crosby and Malkin know this could be their final season together, and they're eager to help the Penguins exceed expectations.

Goaltender Arturs Silovs doesn’t harbor any ill will towards the Vancouver Canucks over trading him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in July. He understands it was a matter of sound roster management as the Canucks had a logjam in net and someone had to go.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the wrong end of a 5-1 shellacking at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night at the PPG Paints Arena.

Harrison Brunicke, 19, and Ben Kindel, 18, have played in five of the Penguins’ first six games this season. If the Penguins wish to save a season on their entry-level contracts, they must send them to their respective junior teams once the nine-game threshold has been crossed.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins will attempt to keep a three-game win streak intact when they take on the Florida Panthers. Florida has a 3-0-0 record in home games and a 4-4 record overall. The Panthers are 3-- in one-goal games.