nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks Recap - Canucks Win 4-3
The Canucks earned a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -213 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Vancouver got goals from Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Arshdeep Bains, and Kiefer Sherwood in the victory. Pettersson opened the scoring at 4:06 of the second period.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 of 24 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, and Anthony Beauvillier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vancouver scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vancouver outshot Pittsburgh 34-24 in the game.
Vancouver looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Hurricanes. The Penguins will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Minnesota.