Penguins vs. Blackhawks Recap: Rust breaks slump, but so too does Chicago

A return for the Penguins - Matt Cullen is back from IR. Garrett Wilson makes way as a healthy scratch.

1st period

Losers of eight straight games, the Blackhawks have fallen down 1-0 for 11 games in a row! Preposterous. It won’t be 12 though, as they take advantage of Casey DeSmith staying down and fire the puck past him to make it 1-0.

And quickly it becomes 2-0. DeSmith doesn’t cover a puck when he has the chance, instead batting it to the corner and his defense never recovers and gets pulled out of position. Brent Seabrook has space by the point and fires a slapper in from distance. 2-0.

Luckily though, the Pens respond and it’s Bryan Rust getting the monkey off his back for only his second…