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Penguins Down Chicago 3-2 - Match Report

Pittsburgh needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Chicago on Saturday in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena.

The Penguins were a -203 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust, and Jake Guentzel in the victory. Guentzel opened the scoring at 16:04 of the second period.

Matt Murray stopped 29 of 31 Chicago shots in the victory.

Patrick Kane, and Dominik Kubalik scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Matt Murray.

Chicago got a 29-stop effort from Corey Crawford in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-3, while the Blackhawks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot Chicago 31-31 in the game.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Toronto.