nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 5-2
Pittsburgh earned a 5-2 victory over Ottawa behind a 2-goal performance from Evgeni Malkin on Monday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -278 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin(2), Dominik Simon, Patric Hornqvist, and Jake Guentzel in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 0:27 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 24 of 26 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got a goal from Nick Paul(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ottawa got a 28-stop effort from Marcus Hogberg in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Ottawa 33-26 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face Florida.