nhl Game Recap
Recap - Penguins Defeat New York 7-0
Jake Guentzel scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Pittsburgh handed New York a 7-0 defeat on Wednesday at UBS Arena.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by -103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel(2), Evgeni Malkin(2), Radim Zohorna, Rickard Rakell, and Valtteri Puustinen in the victory. Rakell opened the scoring at 6:44 of the second period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 22-save effort for the Penguins.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 25 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 32-22.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Washington.