Read reports from Thursday’s NHL games.
Tristan Jarry stopped 27 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into the first of two playoff spots in the East on Thursday, winning 4-1 over the Minnesota Wild.
Kris Letang, Rickard Rakell, Jason Zucker and Jeff Carter scored for the Penguins, who are trying to make the playoffs for the 17th straight year.
Author of 27 saves, their former goalkeeper Marc-André Fleury is already guaranteed to be there for a 17th year in a row.
His record is 4-4 against the club he played for from 2003 to 2017.
He and Filip Gustavsson were instrumental in the Wild’s second-half success.
Marcus Johansson was the scorer for the Wild, who have third place in the Central Division.
The Penguins will play in Detroit on Saturday. Last week, the Red Wings prevailed 7-4 at home against the Penguins.
