Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Columbus Blue Jackets

4-4-0

Final
5 - 4

Pittsburgh Penguins

6-2-1

Blue Jackets pick up rare victory in Pittsburgh with 5-4 shootout win over the Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

The Blue Jackets won for just the second time in their last 18 trips to Pittsburgh when Penguins star Evgeni Malkin fired wide of the net and goaltender Elvis Merzlikins in the final round of the shootout.

Dmitri Voronkov scored twice for Columbus. His second of the night 4:54 into the third period put the Blue Jackets up two and put Columbus in position to beat the Penguins in regulation in Pittsburgh for the first time since November 2015.

Pittsburgh rallied to force the extra session when Kris Letang and Bryan Rust scored their first goals of the season two minutes apart late in the third period.

Mirzlikins finished with 24 saves, including a sprawling save of Malkin in overtime in which he stopped the shot with his glove only to see it flutter over him toward the Columbus net before a teammate knocked it out of harm's way.

Yegor Chinakhov and Charlie Coyle scored their first goals of the season for Columbus, which bounced back from a 5-1 loss to Washington on Friday night by carrying play for long stretches against the Penguins.

Letang and Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Ryan Shea scored his first of the season for the Penguins. Malkin finished with two assists to boost his career point total to 1,360 and move him past Hall of Famer Mike Modano and into 10th on the NHL's list for most points by a player with one franchise.

The 39-year-old Malkin now has 14 points through nine games for Pittsburgh, which saw its four-game winning streak come to an end. Arturs Silovs made 36 saves but failed to stop any of Columbus' three shootout attempts.

The result put a small damper on a night in which the Penguins honored former coaches Scotty Bowman and Eddie Johnston and forwards Kevin Stevens and Ron Francis by inducting them into the club's revamped Hall of Fame.

Up next Blue Jackets: At Buffalo on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Host St. Louis on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 0:59	Ryan Shea Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (4), Parker Wotherspoon (4)
Goal	1st Period 15:44	Charlie Coyle Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dante Fabbro (1), Cole Sillinger (2)
Goal	1st Period 18:01	Anthony Mantha Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (11), Justin Brazeau (4)
Goal	2nd Period 17:39	Dmitri Voronkov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (2)
Goal	3rd Period 1:55	Yegor Chinakhov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (3), Isac Lundestrom (1)
Goal	3rd Period 4:54	Dmitri Voronkov Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Sean Monahan (3), Kirill Marchenko (3)
Goal	3rd Period 14:54	Kris Letang Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (3), Arturs Silovs (1)
Goal	3rd Period 16:54	Bryan Rust Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (12), Erik Karlsson (6)
Goal	5 0:00	Kent Johnson Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Bryan Rust Goal Backhand
Goal	5 0:00	Adam Fantilli Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Sidney Crosby Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Kirill Marchenko Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

CBJ		PIT
15	Blocked Shots	16
24	Hits	18
8	Takeaways	3
41	Shots	31
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	28
46.2	Faceoff Win Percent	53.8
8	Giveaways	20
4	Total Penalties	3
11	Penalty Minutes	9

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Rickard Rakell, RW	Injured Reserve	Oct 27
Caleb Jones, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 25
Tanner Howe, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 7
Rutger McGroarty, RW	Injured Reserve	Oct 6
Jack St. Ivany, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 6