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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Penguins Win 5-2
Jeff Carter scored twice to lead the Penguins over Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jeff Carter(2), Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 1:11 of the second period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 28-save effort for the Penguins.
Devon Toews, and J.T. Compher scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
Colorado got a 40-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-4, while the Avalanche were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 45-30.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Stars. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Arizona.