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Tampa Bay Falls 6-2 to Penguins - Recap
Pittsburgh skated to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -166 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel, Jeff Carter, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, and Danton Heinen in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 17:00 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 34-save effort for the Penguins.
Tampa Bay got goals from Steven Stamkos, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Brian Elliott stopped 39 of 44 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Tampa Bay 45-36 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act on the road to face Montreal looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head home to face Philadelphia.