nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Skates Past New York 4-3 - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Casey DeSmith foiled the opposition in a 4-3 victory for Pittsburgh over New York Thursday.
The Penguins were a -105 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Zach Aston-Reese, Evgeni Malkin, and Bryan Rust each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Rust opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 29 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal, and Casey Cizikas in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New York got a 32-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 35-29.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Capitals. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.