Thrashers Fall 4-2 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

Thrashers Fall 4-2 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

The Penguins got a 3-goal performance from Evgeni Malkin as Pittsburgh handed Atlanta a 4-2 defeat on Saturday at Philips Arena.

Pittsburgh won as a -107 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin (3) and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 13:22 of the second period.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 33 Atlanta shots in the victory.

Brent Sopel and Niclas Bergfors scored for the Thrashers, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.

Ondrej Pavelec stopped 24 of 27 shots for the Thrashers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Pittsburgh scored 1 time on 5 chances on the power play, while Atlanta went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Atlanta by a margin of 33-28.

Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Rangers. Atlanta, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.