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Pittsburgh Ices Vancouver 5-4 - Recap
Pittsburgh got a pair of goals from Evgeni Malkin as the Penguins skated to a 5-4 victory over Vancouver on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -183 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin(2), Jason Zucker, Sidney Crosby, and Rickard Rakell in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 8:57 of the first period.
Dustin Tokarski turned in a 18-save effort for the Penguins.
Vancouver got goals from Travis Dermott, Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, and Conor Garland in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 31-stop effort from Spencer Martin in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-5, while the Canucks were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 36-24.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Jets. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.