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Penguins Fall 4-2 Against New York - Game Recap
Artemi Panarin scored twice to lead the Rangers over Pittsburgh 4-2 on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as -201 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
New York got goals from Artemi Panarin(2), Vincent Trocheck, and Reilly Smith in the victory. Panarin opened the scoring at 7:28 of the second period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 20-save effort for the Rangers.
Blake Lizotte, and Philip Tomasino scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-3, while the Penguins were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Pittsburgh 32-22 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Seattle looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Toronto.