nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat New York 4-3
Bryan Rust scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Pittsburgh handed New York a 4-3 defeat on Thursday at Barclays Center.
Pittsburgh won as a -116 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust(2), Evgeni Malkin, and Jared McCann in the victory. McCann opened the scoring at 1:38 of the third period.
Matt Murray stopped 20 of 23 New York shots in the victory.
Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas, and Adam Pelech scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Matt Murray.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 35 of 39 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-2, while the Islanders were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot New York 39-23 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Florida.