When the Penguins pulled Tristan Jarry for the extra attacker on Thursday in St. Louis, the coaching staff had rookies Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen out with Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson during 6-on-5 play.

Despite the overtime loss, this is a game McGroarty will probably not forget since he cracked the scoresheet in an NHL contest for the first time in his career. He also registered a career-high in playing time (18:28 TOI) and could continue to see a steady role in the lineup in the final days of the regular season with the Penguins close to being eliminated from playoff contention.

The Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday - which gave the Blues their whopping 11th straight win - obviously wasn't the desired result.

Robert Thomas scored a power-play goal in overtime and the St. Louis Blues tied a franchise record with their 11th consecutive win, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Blues beat the Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Thursday night, extending their win streak to 11, tying the franchise record set in 2019 before the Blues went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Blues also set a new franchise record with their 10th straight home win.

Robert Thomas' power-play goal 2:12 into overtime helped the host St. Louis Blues tie a franchise record with their 11th straight victory, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.