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Pittsburgh Skates Past Detroit 6-5 - Recap
Pittsburgh skated to a 6-5 victory over Detroit on Thursday in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a -155 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Jeff Carter, Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Bryan Rust, and Drew O'Connor each scored for the Penguins in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 of 30 Detroit shots in the victory.
Lucas Raymond(3), Jeff Petry, and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Detroit got a 21-stop effort from Alex Lyon in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 30-27.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Bruins. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.