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Pittsburgh Skates Past Minnesota 2-1 - Recap
Pittsburgh got a pair of goals from Bryan Rust as the Penguins skated to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -114 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Bryan Rust(2) scored for the Penguins in the victory. Rust opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Casey DeSmith turned in a 40-save effort for the Penguins.
Jordan Greenway scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Minnesota got a 35-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Pittsburgh 41-37 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act on the road to face Carolina looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Dallas.