nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Penguins Win 5-1
The Penguins beat Tampa Bay 5-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Tristan Jarry's 20 saves.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +145 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Danton Heinen, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Brock McGinn, and Evgeni Malkin in the victory. Heinen opened the scoring at 3:46 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 20 of 21 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
Tampa Bay got a 35-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-3, while the Lightning were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Tampa Bay 40-21 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.