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 has spent all of a week on the Penguins roster after being acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 7 at the NHL trade deadline,

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Ryan Graves scored his first goal of the season during the game. The Penguins stand at 27-31-10;