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Pittsburgh Ices Washington 4-3 - Recap
Pittsburgh skated to a 4-3 victory over Washington on Sunday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +125 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Brandon Tanev, Sam Lafferty, Dominik Simon, and Patric Hornqvist each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Lafferty opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Matt Murray stopped 29 of 32 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Lars Eller(2), and Evgeny Kuznetsov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 29-stop effort from Ilya Samsonov in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-6, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Washington 33-32 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Lightning. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.