Pittsburgh Skates Past Ottawa 2-1 - Recap

Pittsburgh Skates Past Ottawa 2-1 - Recap

Pittsburgh earned a 2-1 victory over Ottawa on Sunday, but needed a shootout to do it at Scotiabank Place.

The Penguins were a +100 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

The win was clinched by Evgeni Malkin, who beat Craig Anderson in a shootout to gain the extra point in the standings for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh got goals from James Neal in the victory. Neal opened the scoring at 13:31 of the first period.

Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 31-save effort for the Penguins.

Colin Greening scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.

Craig Anderson stopped 33 of 34 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-5, while the Senators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 34-32.

Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face Washington.

 

Where to Bet

Upcoming

Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Boston
NY Rangers
+120
-130
34.5%
65.5%
2
1
37.3%
62.7%
Madison Square Garden
Final
 
Los Angeles
San Jose
+116
-126
35.7%
64.3%
1
2
37.7%
62.3%
HP Pavilion
Final
 
Pittsburgh
Ottawa
-135
+125
 
 
5.5o
5.5u
 
 
Scotiabank Place
May 22@
7:30 PM
 
Boston
NY Rangers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madison Square Garden
May 23@
7:00 PM