"Evgeni Malkin scored the tying goal at 17:17 of the third period and beat goaltender Peter Budaj for the only goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the third period to beat the Canadiens 5-4 Friday night at the Consol Energy Center.

Dustin Jeffrey led the Pittsburgh offence with his first two goals of the season and an assist. Kris Letang scored the other Pittsburgh goal. Andrei Kostitsyn and Erik Cole each produced a goal and an assist. The other Montreal scorers were Max Pacioretty and Lars Eller.

Quick starts: The Canadiens took advantage of early goals in each of the first two periods. Eller opened the scoring at the 34-second mark of the first period when he beat Marc-André Fleury after P.K. Subban's shot was blocked in front. Andrei Kostitsyn made it 3-1 when he scored a rare power-play goal at 1:09 of the second period.

Mixed results on the power play: Kostitsyn's power-play goal ended an 0-for-15 drought as the Canadiens went 1-for-6 on the night. But the Canadiens also surrendered a shorthanded goal to Jeffrey at 5:32 of the second period. Zbynek Michalek took advantage of a P.K. Subban giveaway to set up Jeffrey in front. The Canadiens' penalty-killing unit was superb as usual, limiting the Penguins to two shots on four power plays. "