Pens fans get their cardio workout in Pittsburgh’s 11-2 win over Red Wings

In Pittsburgh, the Penguins demolished the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

In a game of mismatched squads, the Pens scored an 11-2 rout of Detroit.

This one was never in doubt as the Pens scored twice in the first for a 2-0 lead, tacked on four more for a 6-0 lead before the Wings scored twice.

For good measure added one more in the middle frame and four in the third period.

Evgeni Malkin hit for a hat trick in the win.

“I think he’s getting better with each game he plays,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. “When he’s at his best, he’s one of the few players that can take a game over. We’re fortunate. We have a couple of them on our team. But … he’s a generational talent.”

Tristan Jarry made 33 saves in the Pens win.

“For a long time through the season, we were in the mix of things,” Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. “We were excited about that. Now we’re not. I’m not sure if we feel sorry for ourselves, whatever. Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. We have to figure out a way to go out and play way better.”

The Penguins moved to 40-17-10.

Kasperi Kapanen and Teddy Blueger scored to give the Pens the early 2-0 lead.

Malkin bookended goals from Bryan Rust and Jeff Carter for a 6-0 lead in the middle period.

“Tonight was substantially more fun than the other night [against the Rangers],” Rust said. “To kind of play on our toes and not be on our heels at home, also very fun. I think we’ve just got to take what we did well this game and build on it.”

Dylan Larkin and Jakub Vrana scored to get the Red Wings on the board.

“We’re all in this together,” Larkin said. “Coaches, training staff, players. We’re all in this together. We’ve got a lot of young players that haven’t been in this position before. We don’t want those players to be in that position again.”