nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat Detroit 2-1
The Penguins beat Detroit 2-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Matt Murray's 28 saves.
Pittsburgh was favored by -237 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, and Bryan Rust in the victory. Rust opened the scoring at 3:36 of the third period.
Matt Murray stopped 28 of 29 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got a goal from Filip Zadina in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jimmy Howard stopped 35 of 37 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 37-29.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Red Wings will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Florida.