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Recap - Penguins Defeat St. Louis 3-2

The Blues came up short Thursday against the Penguins, falling 3-2 in a shootout.

Pittsburgh won as a -123 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Chad Ruhwedel, and Mike Matheson in the victory. Ruhwedel opened the scoring at 14:42 of the first period.

Tristan Jarry stopped 23 of 25 St. Louis shots in the victory.

St. Louis got goals from David Perron, and Ivan Barbashev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

St. Louis got a 43-stop effort from Ville Husso in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-4, while the Blues were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot St. Louis 45-25 in the game.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Blues will aim to get back on the winning track at Columbus.