nhl Game Recap
Penguins vs Wild Final: 7-3 - Recap
Pittsburgh got a pair of goals from Evgeni Malkin as the Penguins skated to a 7-3 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -165 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Evgeni Malkin(2), Alex Galchenyuk, Sidney Crosby, Jared McCann, Dominik Simon, and Bryan Rust each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 29 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Zach Parise(2), and Marcus Foligno in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 of 29 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Minnesota 29-29 in the game.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Tampa Bay.