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Arizona Ices Pittsburgh 5-2 - Recap
Arizona skated to a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday in NHL action at Mullett Arena.
Arizona was an underdog by +147 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Arizona got goals from Nick Bjugstad, Juuso Valimaki, Jason Zucker, Lawson Crouse, and Alex Kerfoot in the victory. Zucker opened the scoring at 2:23 of the first period.
Connor Ingram turned in a 25-save effort for the Coyotes.
Sidney Crosby, and Lars Eller scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Connor Ingram.
Tristan Jarry stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Arizona went 1-for-3, while the Penguins were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 27-26.
Next game, Arizona takes its act on the road to face Florida looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Florida.