nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Skates Past New York 5-4 - Recap
Pittsburgh earned a 5-4 victory over New York behind a 2-goal performance from Jeff Carter on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.
The Penguins were a -110 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jeff Carter(2), Brandon Tanev, Jason Zucker, and Kris Letang in the victory. Letang opened the scoring at 2:01 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 30 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Cal Clutterbuck(2), Scott Mayfield, and Anthony Beauvillier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-2, while the Islanders were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Pittsburgh 30-27 in the game.