nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 4-3
Pittsburgh needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Wednesday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Pittsburgh was favored by -141 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Sidney Crosby(2), and Jake Guentzel each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Alex Nedeljkovic turned in a 39-save effort for the Penguins.
David Savard, Sean Monahan, and Jayden Struble scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Montreal got a 27-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Pittsburgh 42-30 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face New York.