The Penguins have played many games this season when they haven't been at their best, far more than they or Mike Sullivan would have liked.
After a wild, roller-coaster win a night earlier in the nation's capital, they were not at their best Thursday, either, but they did hold off the Wild, 2-1, at PPG Paints Arena for their second victory by that score in as many nights.
The slumping Wild, now losers of 11 of 17, entered Thursday's game with fresher legs, having been idle Wednesday in Pittsburgh. After his team's morning skate Thursday, though, Bruce Boudreau said he didn't anticipate that being an advantage for his side, adding of the Penguins, "I think they're still in the mode. It's almost like their adrenaline is still flowing from the night before."
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