nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 4-3
The Penguins earned a 4-3 victory over the Islanders on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were a +104 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, Justin Brazeau, Evgeni Malkin, and Harrison Brunicke in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 3:23 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 34 of 37 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Jonathan Drouin, Max Shabanov, and Kyle Palmieri in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New York got a 24-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 37-28.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Washington.