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Pittsburgh Skates Past Philadelphia 7-3 - Recap

Michael Bunting was the difference, potting a pair for Pittsburgh on Monday as the Penguins skated off with a 7-3 victory over the Flyers at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh was an underdog by -105 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Michael Bunting(2), Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Blake Lizotte, and Philip Tomasino each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Rust opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Tristan Jarry turned in a 23-save effort for the Penguins.

Philadelphia got goals from Egor Zamula, Sean Couturier, and Noah Cates in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Samuel Ersson stopped 9 of 14 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 3-for-3, while the Flyers were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 26-22.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Islanders. The Flyers will aim to get back on the winning track at Anaheim.