nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat Vancouver 8-6
Jake Guentzel scored twice to lead the Penguins over Vancouver 8-6 on Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were a -163 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel(2), Evgeni Malkin(2), Kris Letang, Dominik Kahun, Zach Aston-Reese, and Bryan Rust in the victory. Guentzel opened the scoring at 2:29 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 6 of 8 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Vancouver got goals from J.T. Miller(2), Adam Gaudette(2), Elias Pettersson, and Jake Virtanen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 32-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-4, while the Canucks were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Vancouver 40-22 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.