Their line, along with Tyson Foerster, combined for 10 points on the night. Brink's four points were a career mark, and he now has eight goals and 19 assists in 56 games.

Cates made it 2-0 at 12:19, ending an 11-game point drought and a 12-game goal drought. He carried a pass from Brink to the left circle and scored with a wrist shot past Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang and Nedeljkovic’s blocker.