In the Pittsburgh Penguins first two games against the Columbus Blue Jackets this season – a pair of one-goal losses – the Pens went 0-for-6 on the power play despite taking 11 shots with the man advantage. In Sunday night’s 5-3 win over Columbus, the Penguins power play went 3-for-6 on 14 shots and accounted for the entire margin of victory. The teams took a little while to adjust to the odd 5:00 p.m. start, and the first period was scoreless until the 17:33 mark, when James Wisniewski ... Read More
Pens in for a fight against Columbus
Much has been made about the Penguins struggles inside the Metropolitan Division this season. Despite a 35-17-9 overall record, the Penguins are just 8-11-4 against Metro opponents. The Penguins will cap off a stretch of four intra-division games out of six when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 5:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Penguins and Blue Jackets last got together 10 days ago, when Columbus handed Pittsburgh a 2-1 loss via a Brandon Dubinsky shorthanded goal in the third ... Read More