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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils Recap - Devils Win 5-1
Pittsburgh gave up 3 goals to Dawson Mercer in their 5-1 loss to the Devils in NHL action on Tuesday.
New Jersey was favored by -158 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Dawson Mercer(3), Dougie Hamilton, and Timo Meier each scored for the Devils in the victory. Hamilton opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 22-save effort for the Devils.
Pittsburgh got a goal from Bryan Rust in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tristan Jarry stopped 32 of 37 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-4, while the Penguins were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 37-23.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face Columbus looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Minnesota.