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Coyotes Fall 6-2 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

The Penguins earned a 6-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.

The Penguins were a -385 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Pittsburgh got goals from Jason Zucker, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jake Guentzel, Kasperi Kapanen, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 1:22 of the first period.

Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 28 Arizona shots in the victory.

Arizona got a goal from Nick Ritchie(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 47 of 53 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 2-for-5 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 53-28.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lightning. The Coyotes will aim to get back on the winning track at Boston.