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Pittsburgh Skates Past Carolina 4-1 - Recap
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 39 shots fired at him by Carolina, as the Penguins skated to a 4-1 victory Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +164 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Bryan Rust, Jesse Puljujarvi, Sidney Crosby, and Drew O'Connor each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Puljujarvi opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 39 Carolina shots in the victory.
Dmitry Orlov scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Carolina got a 18-stop effort from Pyotr Kochetkov in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 39-22.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.