Wings Beat Up Crosby-Less Penguins

Posted: 12.14.2011 at 12:00 AM

      PITTSBURGH - Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and
Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a
4-1 victory over the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday
night.
      Johan Franzen added his team-leading 14th goal for Detroit and
Danny Cleary provided some insurance with a pair of late goals as
the Red Wings won their third straight.
      Evgeni Malkin scored his 11th goal of the season for Pittsburgh,
but the Penguins went 0 for 4 on the power play and couldn't
connect on their few quality chances.
      The Penguins played without captain Sidney Crosby, who missed
his third straight game and 23rd overall this season following a
recurrence of concussion-like symptoms. Pittsburgh is 1-2-0 during
Crosby's current absence, with both losses to members of the
league's elite.