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Pittsburgh Skates Past Edmonton 5-3 - Recap
Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 stops Thursday to lead the Penguins over the Oilers 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a +199 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Drew O'Connor, Kevin Hayes, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Rakell opened the scoring at 3:19 of the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 40 of 43 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Leon Draisaitl(2), and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Stuart Skinner stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Pittsburgh 43-26 in the game.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Oilers will aim to get back on the winning track at Chicago.