nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - New York Wins 7-4
Artemi Panarin scored a pair of goals against the Penguins as New York handed Pittsburgh a 7-4 defeat on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.
New York won as a -114 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Artemi Panarin(2), Chris Kreider, Kaapo Kakko, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, and K'Andre Miller in the victory. Kakko opened the scoring at 3:07 of the first period.
Jonathan Quick turned in a 34-save effort for the Rangers.
John Ludvig, Lars Eller, Valtteri Puustinen, and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Jonathan Quick.
Tristan Jarry stopped 17 of 23 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot New York 38-28 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Detroit.