nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 6-5
The Penguins beat Boston 6-5 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Alex Nedeljkovic's 24 saves.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +123 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jeff Carter, Jake Guentzel, Ryan Graves, Drew O'Connor, Sidney Crosby, and Lars Eller in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring at 5:04 of the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 29 Boston shots in the victory.
Boston got goals from Brad Marchand(2), Jake DeBrusk, David Pastrnak, and Morgan Geekie in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 29 of 35 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Boston went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 35-29.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Bruins will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Tampa Bay.