Quick-strike Penguins too much for slumping Red Wings

Pittsburgh — Not many teams can manufacture offense out of thin air, look dormant for so long then, suddenly, have goals on the scoreboard.

The Red Wings, unlucky for them, have played two of those types of teams in successive games.

And, not surprisingly, lost both.

Coming off the holiday break, the Wings had an early lead but watched Pittsburgh roar back in a blink to win, 5-2, Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.

Phil Kessel did the most damage, scoring two Penguins goals between assisting on Derick Brassard’s goal in an explosive second period.

Andreas Athanasiou, who returned to the lineup after missing the last two games with an upper body injury, scored a breakaway goal in the third period to…