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Recap - Penguins Defeat New Jersey 3-1

The Penguins earned a 3-1 victory over the Devils on Saturday at Prudential Center.

Pittsburgh won as a -162 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust, Jake Guentzel, and Zach Aston-Reese in the victory. Aston-Reese opened the scoring at 4:59 of the second period.

Casey DeSmith turned in a 24-save effort for the Penguins.

Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.

New Jersey got a 26-stop effort from Scott Wedgewood in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-2, while the Devils were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot New Jersey 29-25 in the game.