Rookie right wing Josh Archibald scored twice for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss in Arizona. It was his second career game. Archibald was recalled from Wilkes Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday.
Pittsburgh grabbed a 1-0 lead at 5:41 of the first period when Archibald, a Brainerd High School graduate, cleaned up a rebound of Eric Fehr's initial shot with a backhand into the upper corner of the net for his first NHL goal.
Archibald scored his second goal of the night short-handed with 5:22 left in the third period when Coyotes goalie Mike Smith mishandled the puck in front of his own net trying to make a pass. Smith lost the puck and all Archibald had to do was put it into an open net.
"We were told before the game to pressure him and sometimes he'll cough the puck up," Archibald said. "I guess I put a little too much pressure on him and he gave it right to me."
RW Bryan Rust (upper body) did not play Saturday and will be re-evaluated back in Pittsburgh after sustaining the injury Thursday in Denver.
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