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Montreal Falls 3-2 to Penguins - Recap

The Penguins earned a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh won as a -210 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, and Marcus Pettersson in the victory. Eller opened the scoring at 4:05 of the second period.

Tristan Jarry turned in a 25-save effort for the Penguins.

Montreal got goals from Juraj Slafkovsky, and Kaiden Guhle in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Montreal got a 30-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.

Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot Montreal 33-27 in the game.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Washington.