nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Skates Past Philadelphia 7-6 - Recap
Pittsburgh got a pair of goals from Bryan Rust as the Penguins skated to a 7-6 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -177 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Bryan Rust(2), Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, Drew O'Connor, Kris Letang, and Emil Bemstrom each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Tristan Jarry stopped 15 of 21 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Philadelphia got goals from Travis Sanheim(2), Tyson Foerster(2), Cam York, and Scott Laughton in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Cal Petersen stopped 25 of 32 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-4, while the Flyers were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Philadelphia 32-21 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act on the road to face Vancouver looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Tampa Bay.