COLUMBUS 4,
PITTSBURGH 1
WHEN: 7:00
PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2019
WHERE: Nationwide Arena,
Columbus, Ohio
REFEREES: Marc Joannette, Chris
Schlenker
LINESMEN: Scott Cherrey, Kory Nagy
ATTENDANCE: 19146
Cam Atkinson scored twice Saturday, including a
short-handed goal in the second period that held up as the decider, as the
Columbus Blue Jackets finally solved the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 to
enhance their chances of making the playoffs.
Pittsburgh had won nine straight games against Columbus.
Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the
Blue Jackets, who had lost three of their previous four games.
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who somewhat curiously was a
healthy scratch Thursday at Pittsburgh in the first half of the home-and-home
set, made 28 saves.
Zach Aston-Reese scored for Pittsburgh, which had its
three-game winning streak and six-game point streak halted.
Goaltender Matt Murray stopped 29 Columbus shots. He made
two highlight-reel saves, stretching to his right to make stick saves on both,
to help keep the Penguins close. The first came against Jenner in the first
period, the second against Markus Nutivaara in the second.
Jenner, 11 seconds out of the penalty box, gave Columbus
a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period. Josh Anderson, who picked up
his 100th point on an assist, corralled a bouncing puck and fed Jenner,
unmarked in the slot, for a swipe past Murray at 2:31.
That ended the Blue Jackets' goal drought at 126 minutes,
39 seconds.
Atkinson made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 2:17 of
the second.
Pittsburgh's Phil Kessel fell and lost the puck near the
blue line, giving Atkinson a short breakaway down the left side of the
Penguins' zone. He snapped the puck past Murray's blocker for his 37th goal.
It was Pittsburgh's league-high 14th short-handed goal
allowed.
Aston-Reese pulled the Penguins to within 2-1 at 6:39 of
the second. Evgeni Malkin, backchecking along the left wall, got the puck and
cut toward the net, then set up Aston-Reese, whose shot from the slot eluded
Bobrovsky's glove.
Bjorkstrand scored with 3:01 left in regulation,
deflecting a pass from Ryan Dzingel past Murray to make it 3-1.
Atkinson added an empty-netter with 1:49 left.
TOP GAME PERFORMANCES
|
PITTSBURGH
|
|
COLUMBUS
|
|
Zach Aston-Reese 1
|
POINTS
|
Cam Atkinson 2
|
|
Zach Aston-Reese 1
|
GOALS
|
Cam Atkinson 2
|
|
Phil Kessel 1
|
ASSISTS
|
Josh Anderson 1
|
|
N/A
|
POWER PLAY GOALS
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
SHORT HANDED GOALS
|
Cam Atkinson 1
|
|
Matt Murray .906
|
SAVE PERCENTAGE
|
Sergei Bobrovsky .966
|
|
Matt Murray 29
|
SAVES
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 28
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
Team
|
Shots
|
Goals
|
Power Play
|
Penalty Kill
|
Penalty Mins
|
Face Offs Won
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
29
|
1
|
0-3
|
3-3
|
10
|
29
|
MY 3 STARS OF THE GAME
MY GAMES 3RD STAR: Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson who had 1 assist
MY GAMES 2ND STAR: Blue Jackets Goaltender
MY GAMES NUMBER 1 STAR: Goes to Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson who had 2 goals
SCORING SUMMARY
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|
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FINAL SCORING
SUMMARY
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
T
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
COLUMBUS
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
|
Player
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Casey
DeSmith
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Matt Murray
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
59:07
|
47:07
|
6:00
|
6:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Justin
Schultz
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-3
|
0
|
3
|
22
|
20:11
|
18:08
|
1:51
|
0:12
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zach
Trotman
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
11:54
|
10:05
|
1:49
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Matt Cullen
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
18
|
10:38
|
7:20
|
0:00
|
3:18
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
55
|
|
Brian
Dumoulin
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
19:04
|
14:52
|
0:47
|
3:25
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Garrett
Wilson
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
9:06
|
8:20
|
0:00
|
0:46
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dominik
Simon
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
22
|
17:00
|
14:34
|
2:24
|
0:02
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jared
McCann
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-2
|
2
|
0
|
22
|
13:07
|
10:07
|
0:16
|
2:44
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Nick
Bjugstad
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
13:29
|
10:54
|
2:35
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
33
|
|
Marcus
Pettersson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
26
|
23:36
|
17:35
|
3:38
|
2:23
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Erik
Gudbranson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
19:45
|
17:22
|
0:00
|
2:23
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zach
Aston-Reese
|
LW
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
2
|
2
|
22
|
14:25
|
12:22
|
0:00
|
2:03
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Teddy
Blueger
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
9:30
|
6:53
|
0:00
|
2:37
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
100
|
|
Jake
Guentzel
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
2
|
24
|
20:46
|
17:54
|
2:40
|
0:12
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Evgeni
Malkin
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-1
|
0
|
3
|
21
|
19:15
|
15:05
|
4:10
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
6
|
54
|
|
Patric
Hornqvist
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-4
|
2
|
3
|
21
|
12:45
|
10:37
|
2:08
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jack
Johnson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
21:38
|
17:49
|
0:12
|
3:37
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Phil Kessel
|
RW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-1
|
0
|
4
|
21
|
16:44
|
13:24
|
3:20
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
100
|
|
Sidney
Crosby
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-3
|
0
|
1
|
27
|
20:00
|
16:17
|
3:25
|
0:18
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
10
|
55
|
COLUMBUS BLUE
JACKETS
|
Player
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Joonas
Korpisalo
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Sergei
Bobrovsky
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
60:00
|
48:00
|
6:00
|
6:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Seth Jones
|
D
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
2
|
4
|
29
|
28:57
|
22:19
|
4:44
|
1:54
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Scott
Harrington
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
12:05
|
8:53
|
0:00
|
3:12
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zach
Werenski
|
D
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
25:34
|
22:15
|
1:16
|
2:03
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Artemi
Panarin
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
22
|
21:07
|
16:19
|
4:48
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Alexander
Wennberg
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6:48
|
4:40
|
0:00
|
2:08
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
67
|
|
Cam
Atkinson
|
RW
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
+2
|
0
|
7
|
24
|
22:09
|
15:13
|
4:48
|
2:08
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Brandon
Dubinsky
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
6:30
|
5:00
|
0:00
|
1:30
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
4
|
50
|
|
Pierre-Luc
Dubois
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
21
|
16:23
|
15:12
|
1:11
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
4
|
69
|
|
Ryan
Dzingel
|
LW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
12:05
|
12:05
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
100
|
|
Riley Nash
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
4:07
|
4:07
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Oliver
Bjorkstrand
|
RW
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
15
|
12:31
|
11:43
|
0:48
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Boone
Jenner
|
C
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
2
|
3
|
24
|
20:02
|
16:28
|
1:12
|
2:22
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
19
|
|
Adam
McQuaid
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
11:03
|
9:02
|
0:00
|
2:01
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
David
Savard
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+2
|
2
|
1
|
29
|
19:58
|
17:44
|
0:25
|
1:49
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Markus
Nutivaara
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+2
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
16:18
|
15:45
|
0:00
|
0:33
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Nick
Foligno
|
LW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
19:49
|
13:31
|
4:48
|
1:30
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Josh
Anderson
|
RW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
7
|
24
|
19:25
|
16:08
|
1:12
|
2:05
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Matt
Duchene
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
17:07
|
12:19
|
4:48
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
56
|
Goaltending
|
Pittsburgh
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Matt Murray L
(22-11-3)
|
32
|
29
|
3
|
.906
|
0
|
59:07
|
|
Columbus
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Sergei
Bobrovsky W (29-21-1)
|
29
|
28
|
1
|
.966
|
0
|
60:00
|
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