nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Skates Past Columbus 5-1 - Recap
Jake Guentzel scored twice to lead the Penguins over Columbus 5-1 on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were a -325 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Jake Guentzel(2), Bryan Rust, Radim Zohorna, and Evgeni Malkin each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Zohorna opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 26-save effort for the Penguins.
Gustav Nyquist scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
Columbus got a 32-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Columbus 37-27 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Sabres. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.