nhl Game Recap
Recap - Panthers Defeat Pittsburgh 3-2
Florida needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena.
Florida was favored by -134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Sam Reinhart, and Evan Rodrigues each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Rodrigues opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 35-save effort for the Panthers.
Evgeni Malkin, and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Pittsburgh got a 29-stop effort from Alex Nedeljkovic in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 2-for-3, while the Penguins were 1-for-8 with the man advantage.
Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 37-31.
Next game, Florida takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Montreal.