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Pittsburgh Skates Past New Jersey 7-3 - Recap
Connor Dewar scored twice to lead the Penguins over New Jersey 7-3 on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +126 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Connor Dewar(2), Kevin Hayes, Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson, Danton Heinen, and Philip Tomasino in the victory. Dewar opened the scoring at 17:11 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 28 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Cody Glass, Timo Meier, and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
New Jersey got a 16-stop effort from Jacob Markstrom in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Pittsburgh 28-23 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head on the road to face Columbus.