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Kris Letang has 6 assists, 5 in 2nd period of Penguins' win

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NEW YORK -- Kris Letang had six assists -- including five in the second frame alone, becoming the first defenseman in NHL history with five points in a period -- as the Pittsburgh Penguins toppled the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday night.

Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin each scored twice, and Tristan Jarry finished with 21 saves for his fourth shutout of the season. Rickard Rakell, Radim Zohorna and Valtteri Puustinen also scored for Pittsburgh and Marcus Pettersson picked up four assists.