CHICAGO — As well as the Pittsburgh Penguins have played of late Anders Lee Jersey , they have been anything but perfect.But still, the wins have come as Pittsburgh has tallied a 6-2-2 record in their past 10 games. As they prepare to face the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, however, the Penguins’ latest victory may have provided more than just points in the standings.Despite again being less than flawless on Monday in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders, the Penguins will carry some momentum into Wednesday’s road test.Article continues below ...“I think it should be a boost of confidence for us,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told reporters after Monday’s victory, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “You look at this core group of players, they’re a battle-tested group. They’ve been in a lot of high-stake games. They’ve been in a lot of close games on this stage.“But I think sometimes when you win games like this, especially the way the early part of the season has gone for us, I think it’s evidence that if we play the game a certain way, we can have success. And it’s evidence that we have to play the game a certain way, with a commitment level that’s high, from everybody on the bench in order to win.”Pittsburgh struggled in several facets of the game Monday against the Islanders, which forced Sullivan to make some in-game adjustments. The Penguins won for just the third time in 23 games when they scored three or fewer goals. Although there are concerns moving forward — both from Sullivan and his players — the fact the Penguins are finding ways to win has made some of the shortcomings a bit more tolerable.Still Andrew Ladd Jersey , Sullivan’s team knows it needs to clean things up as they focus on the bigger picture.“We just have to be patient and make sure we don’t beat ourselves,” Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said, according to the Post-Gazette.The Blackhawks enter Wednesday’s game on short rest after suffering a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Chicago, which has now fallen behind in 11 straight games, has lost eight straight games and have won only four games since Oct. 25.In their latest setback, the Blackhawks allowed three first-period goals as the Jets barraged Chicago goalie Cam Ward with 15 shots in the opening 20 minutes. The Blackhawks played without forward Artem Anisimov, who did not travel with the team to Winnipeg after he entered the NHL’s concussion protocol Sunday night.According to the Chicago Tribune, Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton did not speculate how long Anisimov, who has tallied 15 points this season, could be out.Chicago has struggled throughout the season in its all-around game but its penalty-killing unit surrendered three goals in Tuesday’s loss, which added to the Blackhawks, who will turn around and play Wednesday before hosting the Jets again on Friday as they look to finally snap their extended losing streak.The first period, which Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane characterized as “embarrassing,” served as a reminder that one way or another Anthony Beauvillier Jersey , Chicago can’t keep putting itself in a hole as it has of late.Colliton told reporters that the habit that has become a trend that has to change if the Blackhawks have any chance of reversing course.“When bad stuff happens to us, we tend to stop playing for a little bit,” Colliton said, according to The Athletic. “And then the hole gets a little deeper.” EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers took a gamble on goalie Mikko Koskinen and it’s paying off.Koskinen stopped 31 shots and Ryan Spooner scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, lifting the Oilers to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.Koskinen, now 8-2-1 on the season, was a bit of a question mark coming into the season as a 30-year-old free-agent signing who had only played four games for the New York Islanders in 2010-2011 before moving on to the KHL. But he is now 5-0-0 in home games for the Oilers and has a 2.15 goals-against average in 12 appearances.“He has been great, really solid for us for us for a long time,” said Connor McDavid, who also scored for Edmonton. “And now we are starting to find ways to get wins for him.“We are winning games. It’s not always pretty, but we are getting it done and that is all that matters.”On the go-ahead goal, Ty Rattie forced a turnover behind the Vegas net and the puck popped in front to Spooner, who put it in at 5:50 of the final period. It was his first goal in eight games since coming to Edmonton in a trade with the New York Rangers.“It feels great. I just want to go out there and help out Authentic Brock Nelson Jersey ,” Spooner said. “It has been kind of a rough start for me here and it’s been getting into my head a little bit. I just have to go out there and play and help out, that’s the most important thing.”The Oilers won their third straight and improved to 4-1-1 under new coach Ken Hitchcock. Mikko Koskinen stopped 31 shots.William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights, who snapped a season-high five-game winning streak.“We’re not looking for moral victories, we dug a hole for ourselves earlier this year, so we have to keep winning games,” Vegas forward Max Pacioretty said. “If we play like that we’ll win some more, but there are areas to clean up and I think we have to address that.”Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 32 saves.“It was a close game,” he said. “There were a couple of breaks here and there on their part for their goals, but other than that, I thought it was a pretty solid game.”Vegas was all over Edmonton with an 8-2 edge in shots early, but the Oilers struck first when McDavid sped on a partial breakaway and beat Fleury for his 14th of the season at 6:11 of the first.The Golden Knights tied it with 7:43 left in the second as Karlsson picked up a rebound in front and tucked it past Koskinen for his fourth goal in his last four games.NOTES: It was the second of four meetings this season between the two teams, with the Knights taking the first contest 6-3 in Edmonton on Nov. 18. … Claimed on waivers from Carolina on Friday, forward Valentin Zykov was not in the lineup for Edmonton.UP NEXTGolden Knights: Host Washington in a rematch of June’s Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.Oilers: At Dallas on Monday night.