\u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The hosts tied the game less than two minutes later at 8:14 of the first period during a power-play sequence via rookie forward Ben Kindel\u2019s sixth goal.<\/p>\n Off the left half wall of Toronto\u2019s zone, Penguins forward Bryan Rust forced a backhand pass attempt for linemate Sidney Crosby, but Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton broke up the sequence with a poke check in the near circle. Crosby and Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz each jabbed at the puck, causing it to hop up in the air and strike the crook of Laughton\u2019s right arm. With the puck still airborne, Kindel, stationed low in the circle, swiped an opposite field single that fluttered past rookie goaltender Dennis Hildeby\u2019s blocker on the far side. Crosby and Rust racked up assists.<\/p>\n Ben Kindel scores his third goal in just two games vs the Leafs ???? pic.twitter.com\/goqFO785bV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SportsNet Pittsburgh (@SNPittsburgh) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Cowan\u2019s third goal restored a lead for the Maple Leafs at 11:06 of the opening frame.<\/p>\n Collecting a rimmed puck behind the Penguins\u2019 net, Cowan maneuvered a bit toward the right corner and then fed a pass to the high slot. Linemate William Nylander accepted the puck but one-touched it back to Cowan, who swiped a one-timer into a mostly vacant cage as Silovs struggled to maintain positioning while reacting to the sequence\u2019s passing. The puck glanced off of Wotherspoon\u2019s stick before entering the cage. Nylander and defenseman Morgan Rielly registered assists.<\/p>\n “COWAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE!”<\/p>\n Cowan 3rd of the Season vs Penguins<\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RuRjUoTsgG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The visitors took a 3-1 lead 2:24 into the second period with forward Bobby McMann\u2019s sixth goal.<\/p>\n Off a faceoff at center ice, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin won the draw but failed to cleanly connect on a pass with defenseman Ryan Graves and the puck sailed into the right corner of the Penguins\u2019 zone. Graves got to the errant puck first but succumbed to pressure from a forechecking McMann, who maneuvered behind the cage and fed a backhand pass to the left point. Rielly accepted the puck and played some hot potato along the blue line with Ekman-Larsson before firing a wrister from the center point. McMann gained some space on Malkin in the slot and deflected the puck with his stick. The puck appeared to strike off the right skate of Penguins defenseman Matt Dumba and deflect into the cage. Rielly and Ekman-Larsson logged assists.<\/p>\n “A DEFLECTION IN FRONT OF THE NET!”<\/p>\n McMann 6th of the Season vs Penguins<\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3yIE4zJhqa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua chased Silovs with his third goal at 4:53 of the second frame.<\/p>\n Taking a pass at the right point of the offensive zone, Maple Leafs defenseman Troy Stecher lifted a wrister toward the cage. In the near circle, Letang blocked the puck but was unable to play the rebound, allowing Maple Leafs forward Nicolas Roy to tap it forward to Joshua. Spinning to his right, Joshua fired a wrister past the right skate of Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea and through Silovs\u2019 five hole. Roy and Stecher secured assists.<\/p>\n “JOSHUA GETS THE REBOUND AND RIPS IT HOME!”<\/p>\n Joshua 3rd of the Season vs Penguins<\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/prwnZl8iku<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe goalie (change), most of the time, it\u2019s just to kind of take a breather, take a break and try to spark the team,\u201d Letang said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the performance a lot of times. It\u2019s just a way to maybe calm things down, change the momentum, spark something.\u201d<\/p>\n Any hopes for a spark largely went unrealized as the Penguins largely continued to self-immolate.<\/p>\n Jarry didn\u2019t fare much better as Roy scored his second goal during a power-play opportunity at 13:58 of the middle period.<\/p>\n Off some perimeter puck movement in the offensive zone, McMann shuffled a forehand shot on net from the left circle and Jarry denied it. As Jarry tried to smother the rebound, Maple Leafs forward Max Domi barged in to claim possession and from the end boards, he slipped a pass to the slot. Roy escaped the clutches of Letang and punched in an easy forehand shot by the right leg of a distressed Jarry. Domi and McMann merited assists.<\/p>\n Roy 2nd of the Season vs Penguins <\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uS6femNhFe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Crosby\u2019s team-leading 16th goal came 4:37 into the third period and offered some brief but false hope.<\/p>\n After Knies claimed an errant pass attempt by Rust in Toronto\u2019s zone, Penguins forward Kevin Hayes stole it right back within the left circle then fed a short-area pass to the left of the crease for Crosby. With minimal resistance, Crosby shuffled a backhander to the far side past Hildeby\u2019s left skate and under his glove. The only assist went to Hayes.<\/p>\n Sid continues to inch closer to that Penguins point record ???? pic.twitter.com\/d2m8cx4f51<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SportsNet Pittsburgh (@SNPittsburgh) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Any notion of a comeback attempt was euthanized at 7:14 of the final frame when forward Auston Matthews scored his 10th goal.<\/p>\n Domi gained the offensive zone on the right wing and left a drop pass at the point for Matthews. With Rust inadvertently serving as a screen, Matthews pumped a wrister to the far side beyond the grasp of Jarry\u2019s blocker. Domi and Knies notched assists.<\/p>\n \u201cGOOD TO SEE THE BIG BOY BACK ON THE BOARD!\u201d<\/p>\n Matthews 10th of the Season vs Penguins <\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cxfgvCxuaY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Robertson put the extra point through the uprights with his sixth goal at 13:16 of the third. Off an exchange with Jarry, Dumba raced out from behind the Penguins\u2019 net and attempted to lead a rush up ice, only to have the puck swiped by Robertson in the high slot. Unimpeded, Robertson shuffled a wrister through Jarry\u2019s five hole. There were no assists.<\/p>\n Robertson 6th of the Season vs Penguins<\/p>\n ???? @Bonsie1951<\/a> @Jim_Ralph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BUzJcRC5x6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The ugly score wasn\u2019t necessarily reflective of some of the puck possession metrics. Overall, the Penguins had 35 shots on 87 attempts while the Maple Leafs were limited to 23 shots on 44 attempts.<\/p>\n But the biggest numbers on the scoreboard are what matter, and the Penguins were on the wrong end of that battle.<\/p>\n \u201cThe quality of the chances we gave up were just too good,\u201d Crosby said. \u201cI thought we had the puck for a good chunk of it, but when we did have breakdowns, they were big ones and quality chances.\u201d<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s loss closed out a stretch in November that was far from quality for the Penguins. They finished the month with a 4-5-3 record. That represents a significant drop from a strong October when they were 8-2-2.<\/p>\n The Penguins open December with a road contest against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. In addition to a win, they\u2019ll be on a (continuing) search for better defense.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery point matters,\u201d Muse said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure that we\u2019re working to get those points. In order to do that, we have to play better defensively than we did tonight. We have to build it where our game is sustainable. It\u2019s a sustainable game there that night in and night out, we know what we\u2019re going to be bringing within those things that we can control.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re (at a part of the) schedule right now that the games are coming here. We\u2019ll look at it, meet, we\u2019ll work to get better. And it\u2019s going to be a quick turnaround here before (Philadelphia).\u201d<\/p>\n Notes:<\/p>\n \u2022 Silovs\u2019 October was very different than his November (and probably reflective of the team\u2019s overall trajectory):<\/p>\n \u2022 This result matched the Penguins\u2019 most lopsided losses this season in terms of goal differential. In addition to the previously mentioned 5-0 home loss to the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 21, they were thumped 6-1 by the New York Rangers on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n \u2022 Crosby (461 goals) surpassed forward Dave Andreychuk (460) for 15th place on the NHL\u2019s career goal-scoring list.<\/p>\n \u2022 Half of Kindel\u2019s goals this season (and his career, for that matter) have come against the Maple Leafs. He previously scored twice during a 4-3 road loss to the Maple Leafs on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n \u2022 Penguins rookie forward Tristan Broz and defenseman Connor Clifton were healthy scratches.<\/p>\n Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. 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