Ryan Graves scored 2:17 into the game and the Pittsburgh Penguins never trailed Thursday night in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Graves' goal was his first of the season, and Conor Timmins flicked a shot over the stick-side shoulder of goaltender Jordan Binnington to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead almost 2 1/2 minutes into the second period.

There are few complexities in what the Pittsburgh Penguins are asking Conor Timmins to do each night. And Timmins, who’s spent all of a week on the Penguins’ roster after being acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs March 7 at the NHL trade deadline,

The Penguins have won three straight games after beating the Blues. In the win Jarry shined, two new Penguins scored and Rakell got his 30th.