nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 3-2
The Penguins earned a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche on Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -108 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel, Brandon Tanev, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 17:22 of the first period.
Matt Murray turned in a 26-save effort for the Penguins.
Nathan MacKinnon, and Matt Calvert scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Matt Murray.
Colorado got a 30-stop effort from Philipp Grubauer in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-3, while the Avalanche were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Colorado 33-28 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face Florida.