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Pittsburgh Skates Past Ottawa 6-4 - Recap
Mike Matheson scored twice to lead the Penguins over Ottawa 6-4 on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were a -320 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Mike Matheson(2), Evgeni Malkin, Dominik Simon, Sidney Crosby, and Jake Guentzel in the victory. Simon opened the scoring at 4:28 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 39-save effort for the Penguins.
Ottawa got goals from Josh Norris(2), Tim Stuetzle, and Drake Batherson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-4, while the Senators were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 43-34.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Blue Jackets. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track at Washington.