nhl Game Recap
Penguins Down Washington 5-2 - Match Report
Pittsburgh earned a 5-2 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Bryan Rust on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -111 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust(2), Sidney Crosby, Danton Heinen, and Philip Tomasino in the victory. Rust opened the scoring at 4:54 of the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 of 20 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Connor McMichael, and Alex Ovechkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 33-stop effort from Clay Stevenson in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-2, while the Capitals were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 38-20.