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Pittsburgh Skates Past Columbus 6-3 - Recap
The Penguins earned a 6-3 victory over Columbus on Friday behind a 45-save performance from Alex Nedeljkovic at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a -116 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Rickard Rakell, Noel Acciari, Boko Imama, Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, and Sidney Crosby each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Alex Nedeljkovic turned in a 45-save effort for the Penguins.
Columbus got goals from Kent Johnson, Boone Jenner, and Justin Danforth in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 28-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 48-34.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Panthers. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.