nhl Game Recap
Carolina Skates Past Pittsburgh 6-2 - Recap
Morgan Geekie was the difference, potting a pair for Carolina on Sunday as the Hurricanes skated off with a 6-2 victory over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
Carolina was an underdog by +162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Carolina got goals from Morgan Geekie(2), Justin Williams(2), Jaccob Slavin, and Jake Gardiner in the victory. Geekie opened the scoring at 9:52 of the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic turned in a 28-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Evgeni Malkin, and Patrick Marleau scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Pittsburgh got a 30-stop effort from Tristan Jarry in the loss.
Carolina scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Pittsburgh 36-30 in the game.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.