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Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin gets tangled with St. Louis’ Paul Kariya during the Penguins’ 5-1 victory Tuesday.

The Penguins scored two more goals in quick succession starting 7:29 into the second period. Fedotenko made it 3-0 with a power-play tally.

Cooke scored 36 seconds later, deflecting in a shot from Letang.

“To be able to come out and play the way that we did no matter who we’re playing against is a good feeling,” Cooke said.

Kariya broke up Fleury’s shutout bid with 7:16 left in the second when he deflected Erik Johnson’s wrist shot from the left point after a scrum in front. It was his team-high fourth goal.

“Unfortunately it took four (goals against) before we started playing real hockey,” Backes said.

Goligoski made it 5-1 at 9:44 of the third when he took a feed from Crosby and scored his second of the season.

During their quick start to the season, Malkin and Crosby have combined for eight of the team’s 33 goals and 11 of their 53 assists.

“It’s a good feeling how well this team’s playing right now,” Fleury said. “I’m sure (a loss) will come, but hopefully we can keep it going.”

NOTES: Crosby’s point was his 405th with the Penguins, moving him into sole possession of 10th place on the club’s career list at age 22. ... Goligoski has five points and is a plus-9 in his past six games. ... St. Louis allowed season highs in shots for a game and period, and tied a season low for shots in a game (23).

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