nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 5-3
The Penguins earned a 5-3 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday at United Center.
Pittsburgh was favored by -225 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell, Brock McGinn, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin in the victory. McGinn opened the scoring at 1:04 of the first period.
Casey DeSmith turned in a 29-save effort for the Penguins.
Jujhar Khaira, Philipp Kurashev, and Patrick Kane scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Chicago got a 20-stop effort from Arvid Soderblom in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-2, while the Blackhawks were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Chicago by a margin of 32-25.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flames. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track at Dallas.