Arturs Silovs stopped all 26 shots he faced to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.
Nick Robertson broke the scoreless tie at 15:19 of the first period, beating Florida goaltender Cooper Black with an even-strength wrist shot off assists from Connor Dewar and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended its lead midway through the second period when Hendrix Lapierre finished a wrist shot at 9:59, assisted by Ville Koivunen and Evgeni Malkin.
Malkin pushed the advantage to 3-0 early in the third period, scoring on a wrist shot at 1:40 with helpers from Lapierre and Spencer Stastney. Robertson sealed the contest with an empty-net wrist shot at 17:34, assisted by Dewar and Blake Lizotte, for his second goal of the evening.
Silovs turned aside 26 shots to earn the win and register his shutout. Black stopped 17 of 20 shots for the Panthers in the loss. Florida finished 0 for 4 on the power play, while Pittsburgh failed to convert on three opportunities with the man advantage.
The victory improved Pittsburgh to 4-6-1 on the season and ended a four-game losing streak. Florida dropped to 5-4-2 following its second straight defeat.
The Penguins remain at home to host the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Panthers visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.
