The Pittsburgh Penguins are developing a good one in 18-year-old forward Ben Kindel, who turned heads anew on Sunday.

The Penguins shut out the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 after a rough outing in New York the day before.

It wasn’t the most obvious path to a hot start after the Olympic break. But you can’t argue with the results. Knowing that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be without Sidney Crosby for four weeks because of his injury suffered in Italy,

PITTSBURGH — Bryan Rust, Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau each had a goal and an assist, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 on Sunday. Rickard Rakell and Egor Chinakhov also scored as Pittsburgh improved to 10-1-3 in its last 14 games.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to keep their 10-game home win streak intact when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Boston has a 33-21-5 record overall and a 22-8-1 record in home games. The Bruins have given up 184 goals while scoring 198 for a +14 scoring differential.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Sunday. Puck drop from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is set for 1 p.m. ET.

Fans in Pittsburgh gave Jack Hughes a standing ovation before Thursday's Penguins-Devils game at PPG Paints Arena.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and star Evgeni Malkin are set to continue contract talks at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.