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Minnesota Ices Pittsburgh 5-3 - Recap
Minnesota earned a 5-3 victory over Pittsburgh behind a 2-goal performance from Frederick Gaudreau on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -113 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Frederick Gaudreau(2), Jakub Lauko, Kirill Kaprizov, and Mats Zuccarello in the victory. Lauko opened the scoring at 17:03 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 of 29 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Rickard Rakell(2), and Valtteri Puustinen scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Joel Blomqvist stopped 34 of 38 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-5, while the Penguins were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 39-29.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lightning. The Penguins will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Anaheim.