Pittsburgh Ices New York 3-0 - Recap
Pittsburgh Ices New York 3-0 - Recap
New York was shut out 3-0 on Thursday, stoned by Tomas Vokoun who stopped all 28 shots fired his way.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -101 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, and Simon Despres in the victory. Malkin opened the scoring at 1:24 of the first period.
Tomas Vokoun stopped 28 of 28 New York shots in the victory.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-6, while the Rangers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 29-28.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Rangers will aim to get back on the winning track at Tampa Bay.
