Clifton's blast past Jacob Markstrom 6:30 into the third period gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Chinakhov doubled the Penguins' advantage less than a minute later when he collected a stretch pass from Evgeni Malkin then slipped the puck between Markstrom's legs for his ninth goal in 19 games since being acquired from Columbus in December.

ESPN puts it out there that the Chiefs could be a team that could trade for Sam LaPorta as a Travis Kelce replacement.