nhl Game Recap
Penguins vs Devils Final: 5-1 - Recap
Pittsburgh skated to a 5-1 victory over New Jersey on Thursday in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -270 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Bryan Rust, Cody Ceci, Sidney Crosby, Teddy Blueger, and Kasperi Kapanen each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Tristan Jarry stopped 30 of 31 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Matt Tennyson scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
New Jersey got a 11-stop effort from Aaron Dell in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-1, while the Devils were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 31-23.