nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat Washington 6-3
Bryan Rust scored twice to lead the Penguins over Washington 6-3 on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -121 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust(2), Jake Guentzel, Zach Aston-Reese, Brandon Tanev, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Rust opened the scoring at 10:29 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 28-save effort for the Penguins.
Jakub Vrana, Nicklas Backstrom, and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 32 of 36 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Washington 38-31 in the game.