Ouch.
From puck drop and until the final whistle, the Columbus Blue Jackets never stood a chance with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
With the final score being, __ the Penguins outskated, outworked and outscored the Blue Jackets. It was a dominant performance, and the home team wasn't up to snuff.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PENGUINS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
During the first period, Riley Sheahan scored only a 1:41 into the game, and it was a sign of everything to come. It was followed up with a Brian Dumoulin goal for the Penguins and only six and a half minutes into the game; the Penguins were up 2-0.
The Blue Jackets would show a bit of fight when forward Artemi Panarin would put Columbus on the board making it at the time a 2-1 game. Just under two minutes later, Sheahan would score again to make it a two-goal game again.
The second period would put the Penguins up by three when Zach Aston-Reese found a rebound and hammered it home. Not much action after the first period was an up and down affair. The score was 4-1 entering the second intermission.
At the beginning of the third period, a pass from Boone Jenner found Alexander Wennberg, and they were able to get the game back to 4-2. With just under six minutes remaining in the third period, Penguins forward Jake Guentzel extends the lead to 5-2.
The Blue Jackets would push back some in the third period as they racked up plenty of shots but didn't have any more goals to show for it after scoring early.
Injury Update
Defenseman Markus Nutivaara is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Meanwhile, Ryan Murray has been activated from injured reserve and was assigned to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). Murray scored during the team's game against the Chicago Wolves.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets will play next against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Prudential Center on Fox Sports Ohio.
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