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Recap - Penguins Defeat St. Louis 3-2

The Penguins beat St. Louis 3-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Tristan Jarry's 25 saves.

Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -172 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Bryan Rust, Marcus Pettersson, and Evgeni Malkin each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 27 St. Louis shots in the victory.

Pavel Buchnevich, and Justin Faulk scored for the Blues, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.

St. Louis got a 45-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-2, while the Blues were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

St. Louis lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 48-27.

Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Lightning. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.