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Penguins Down New Jersey 4-2 - Match Report
The Devils came up short Friday against the Penguins, falling 4-2.
The Penguins were a +156 underdog in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Valtteri Puustinen, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 16:10 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 27-save effort for the Penguins.
New Jersey got goals from Ondrej Palat, and Erik Haula in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 17-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 29-21.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Devils will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New York.