Ryan Graves scored 2:17 into the game and the Pittsburgh Penguins never trailed Thursday night in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Graves' goal was his first of the season, and Conor Timmins flicked a shot over the stick-side shoulder of goaltender Jordan Binnington to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead almost 2 1/2 minutes into the second period.

There are few complexities in what the Pittsburgh Penguins are asking Conor Timmins to do each night. And Timmins, who’s spent all of a week on the Penguins’ roster after being acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs March 7 at the NHL trade deadline,

The Pittsburgh Penguin who had the best night on Thursday wasn’t even on the ice. It was general manager Kyle Dubas. Well, unless he is quietly rooting for the team to finish with as bad of a record a

On Thursday night, we saw the Pittsburgh Penguins match up with the St. Louis Blues, who are right in the thick of the Western Conference wild-card playoff race sitting two points back of the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot.