Pittsburgh Penguins blank Florida Panthers 4–0 as Robertson scores twice

Robertson helps create the opener

Pittsburgh went scoreless during an extended first-period power play, including 19 seconds with a two-man advantage. Its opening goal followed a turnover forced by Nick Robertson, who poke-checked Florida defenseman Uvis Balinskis and then joined the rush toward the Florida net.

Robertson finished that sequence at 15:19, taking Connor Dewar's pass and scoring from the slot to give Pittsburgh the first-period lead.

Lapierre doubles the lead

Florida outshot Pittsburgh 9–1 over the opening six minutes of the second period without equalizing. Pittsburgh's next scoring move involved Evgeni Malkin passing left to Ville Koivunen, with Hendrix Lapierre moving from backhand to forehand near the crease.

Lapierre completed the three-on-two rush by finishing Koivunen's centering pass at 9:59 of the second period, extending Pittsburgh's advantage to two goals.

Florida's four-minute opportunity passes

Silovs received a high-sticking double minor at 16:17 of the second. Florida generated no shots during the resulting four-minute power play.

During the penalty kill, Dewar was denied on a shorthanded breakaway, while Rickard Rakell blocked a Sam Bennett shot. Early in the third, Silovs also denied Matthew Tkachuk from point-blank range.

Malkin adds to the margin

Malkin beat Gustav Forsling and scored with a wrist shot at 1:40 of the third. Florida later pulled Cooper Black after Koivunen's holding penalty at 14:01.

Neither team converted on the power play: Florida finished scoreless on four opportunities, while Pittsburgh failed to score on any of its three chances with the advantage.

Robertson added an empty-net goal at 17:34. Silovs finished with 26 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Pittsburgh ended a four-game losing streak.