nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat Tampa Bay 7-3
The Penguins earned a 7-3 victory over the Lightning on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a -109 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Drew O'Connor, Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jeff Carter, Brian Dumoulin, Jason Zucker, and Evgeni Malkin each scored for the Penguins in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 29 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, and Nikita Kucherov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Brian Elliott stopped 29 of 36 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 36-29.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Predators. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Florida.