TORONTO — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty-killers were perfect, so Pascal Dupuis’ two goals were enough to beat the frustrated Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dupuis provided all the necessary offense, and Sidney Crosby reclaimed sole possession of the NHL scoring lead with an assist in the Penguins’ 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Friday night.

The Penguins (11-3-1) bounced back from a 5-0 loss at the New York Rangers on Tuesday and killed all six Maple Leafs power plays. Toronto scored three man-advantage goals in a win over Boston on Wednesday.

“Given the game we had in New York, I think guys were pretty motivated here,” said Crosby, who has 25 points this season. “We don’t like seeing that happen, especially when it’s your work ethic. When that comes into question, I think, guys have a lot of pride.

“You can’t have that happen two nights in a row, so it was a good response from everyone.”

Pittsburgh entered with the NHL’s fourth-best, penalty-killing unit and showed it off.

“We have a lot of confidence in our kill,” Penguins coach Mike Johnston said. “Our penalty kill has given our team a lot of confidence.”

Cody Franson scored a third-period goal for Toronto (9-6-2), which will visit Buffalo on Saturday. Jonathan Bernier was solid in stopping 39 Pittsburgh shots.

Penguins backup Thomas Greiss made 30 saves, including 13 in the third period. Pittsburgh will host the Rangers on Saturday.

This was a better showing for the Maple Leafs than the first visit by the Penguins, a 5-2 loss on Oct. 11.

The latest matchup was the annual Hall of Fame game held in conjunction with induction weekend. The class of 2014 was honored in a pregame ceremony.

The teams wore Hockey Hall of Fame patches on their jerseys, and decals on their helmets.

The Penguins controlled play for much of the first period. Toronto had only had five shots in the frame, but several were high quality.

“We were handling the puck way, way too long,” Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said.