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Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins Recap - Penguins Win 5-1

Patric Hornqvist scored a pair of goals against the Red Wings as Pittsburgh handed Detroit a 5-1 defeat on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh won as a -470 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Patric Hornqvist(2), Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Sam Lafferty each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Lafferty opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Matt Murray stopped 27 of 28 Detroit shots in the victory.

Detroit got a goal from Valtteri Filppula in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 12-stop effort from Jimmy Howard in the loss.

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

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 35-28.

Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Montreal.