In a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets (#CBJ) and the Vegas Golden Knights (#VegasBorn), the Blue Jackets took an early lead with goals from Danforth and Nylander, but the Golden Knights fought back to tie the game 2-2 after the first period. Gudbranson's goal put the Blue Jackets ahead 3-2 in the second period. Despite a strong effort from the Golden Knights, the Blue Jackets secured a 6-3 victory, with goals from Peeke and Gaudreau helping them maintain the lead. The Golden Knights have now lost 8 of their last 10 games.
#CBJ to the power play with 5:25 remaining. #LetsGoPens Rackell off for tripping.
Penguins score again to make it 5-3. Evgeni Malkin steals a puck as Sillinger and Werenski get too cute with it, and Reilly Smith drives home his centering pass. Went from tied to a two-goal #CBJ deficit quickly.
5-3 Reilly Smith left all alone in the low slot, bangs a slapper past Greaves with 10:07 left 3rd. #CBJ #LetsGoPens
Roslovic tied the game at 3-3 with his 5th of the season with a shorthanded goal 8:04 into the 3rd but the Penguins retake the lead on the same power play on a goal from Jeff Carter 20 seconds later. #CBJ
And right like that, #LetsGoPens take the lead back, 4-3. Carter a net-front pass intended for Reilly Smith, but it looked like it went into the net off Peeke. 4-3 Pens at 8:26 of the third.
And the Penguins get it right back. Jeff Carter centers, it goes off Peeke's leg and into the net. Power-play goal as the Pens make it 4-3 with 11:36 to go. 20 seconds after the Roslovic goal. #CBJ
Jack Roslovic scored a shorthanded goal 30 seconds into Pittsburgh's third power play of the night to tie it 3-3 after Rakell's stick broke, sending the #CBJ forward the other way... But then Jeff Carter got it back 22 seconds later to give the Penguins a 4-3 lead!
#CBJ Jack Roslovic scores a shorthanded goal after a blocked shot by Peeke. Roslovic snaps from the right circle to tie the score at 3 at 8:04 of the third. #CBJ fourth shorty this season.
SHORTHANDED GOAL JACKETS! Roslovic makes it 3-3! #CBJ
3-3 Roslovic a shorty equalizer and it's 3-3 at 8:04 of the 3rd. #CBJ #LetsGoPens
Sillinger cross-checks Pettersson and is sent off ... #LetsGoPens get another PP leading #CBJ 3-2 approaching the mid-point of the 3rd.
The final frame is underway. The Penguins are starting on the power play, as Sean Kuraly got a high-sticking minor at the end of the second.
Sean Kuraly took a high-sticking penalty in the dying embers of the second period, so #CBJ will start the third on the PK.
Kuraly was called for a high-sticking minor at the end of the 2nd ... how is a player called for an infraction during the start of an intermission? #CBJ will be on the PK trailing #LetsGoPens 3-2 to start the third in Pittsburgh.
#CBJ scored twice in the 2nd period but trail 3-2 after 40 minutes. The Blue Jackets outshot the Pens 18-6 in the 2nd and now lead in shots, 24-18.
#CBJ Kuraly called for highsticking at the second period buzzer, so #LetsGoPens will start the third on the power play.
End of two in Pittsburgh and it's 3-2 #LetsGoPens over #CBJ ... Jackets get goals by Gaudreau and Peeke to tie it 2-2 before Rakell gets lucky with a Gudbranson shot that hits his left skate and slides into the net.
#LetsGoPens lead 3-2 after two periods. Much better period for #CBJ, the Gudbranson shot that ended up in his own net not withstanding.
3-2 Pens after 40 #CBJ
POWER-PLAY GOAL FROM RICKARD RAKELL! Erik Gudranson's clearing attempt goes off the Penguins forward and puts Pittsburgh back in front.
#LetsGoPens score a power play goal at 14:32. Rackell gets it. Erik Gudbranson's clearing attempt near the #CBJ net goes off Rackell and bounces into the net. 3-2, Pittsburgh leads at 14:32 of the second
Gudbranson tries to clear the puck from behind the net with a big clapper and sends it off Rakell's left skate the blue paint ... redirecting it between Greaves' pads for a #LetsGoPens PPG and 3-2 lead over #CBJ late 2nd.
Rakell scores a power play goal off his skate to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead over #CBJ with 5:28 left in the 2nd.
Pens retake the lead on the power play with 5:28 to go. Erik Gudbrason tries to clear and it goes off Rickard Rakell's skate and into the net. Bad luck play. 3-2 Pens lead. #CBJ
#CBJ going to the PK, Bean off for hooking with 6:10 left 2nd, game 2-2 vs #LetsGoPens
Andrew Peeke from high in the right circle off a great effort play by Texier at 5:28 and we're tied 2-2. Peeke's first goal since April 13, 2023, vs. ,,, Pittsburgh.
GOAL JACKETS! TIE GAME! Peeke, his first goal of the season. 2-2!
Peeke with a shot from the right point, re-directed off Malkin's stick in the slot pas Jarry to tie it 2-2 just 5+ into the second. #CBJ #LetsGoPens
GOAL JACKETS! Johnny Hockey stays hot, Jackets within one. #CBJ
Gaudreau cuts it to 2-1 #LetsGoPens less than five mins into the second, Roslovic the assist. #CBJ within one.
Penguins lead #CBJ 2-0 after the opening period of play in Pittsburgh. Pens outshot the Jackets 15-6 in the 1st.
#CBJ down 2-0 after a period. Simply put, not a good one. Outshot 15-6, Natural Stat Trick has high-danger chances at 8-0 Penguins.
2-0 Pens after 20 #CBJ
#LetsGoPens push it to 2-0 at 18:57. Malkin from the right circle, beats Greaves far post.
Malkin scores with 1:03 to play in the 1st to make it a 2-0 Pens lead over #CBJ.
#CBJ down 2-0 with 1:03 left in the first. Evgeni Malkin walks into a slap shot and rips it by Greaves from the right dot. Jackets maybe caught on a change there.
2-0 Malkin clapper off a turnover with 1:03 left 1st, far side on Greaves. #CBJ in a hole in Pittsburgh. Again.
Evgeni Malkin adds onto Pittsburgh's lead with his second goal in as many games to put the Penguins up 2-0 with 1:03 to go in the period.
1-0 #LetsGoPens Puljujarvi off a keep-in feed from Graves at left point ... off a turnover by Jenner sent low to high up the RW boards. #CBJ
Jesse Puljujarvi opens the scoring with 6:27 to go in the opening frame! What a keep from Ryan Graves, quickly pushing the puck up to the Penguins forward at the blue paint, who buries it.
Pens take a 1-0 lead with 6:27 left in the first. Good keep-in at the line for the Pens as the #CBJ was going north, and Jesse Puljujarvi was behind the defense. Roofs one over Greaves' glove.
Puljujarvi gets the Pens on the board, 1-0 them.
VGK have 20 games to figure it out. 2-7-1 in last 10 games, including three straight Ls (Columbus 6 Vegas 3 today) https://t.co/1yxsOUaBgV
Final, 6-3 Columbus. The Golden Knights took 3-of-4 points in the first two games of this road trip. Then, they allowed 18 goals over the final three games. Vegas has two wins in their last 10 games. 20 games remain. And the Golden Knights are no closer to finding their game.
The puck is in, the JACKETS WIN!! 6-3 FINAL! GO JACKETS, BABY! #CBJ
Final- Columbus 6, Vegas 3 The Golden Knights have lost 8 of their last 10 games, now in fourth place in the Pacific by points %. To lose this game like this, to a last place team, is honestly shocking. Maybe it shouldn’t be? This team is really struggling right now.
End of the second, 3-2 Columbus. The Golden Knights were really good the first seven or eight minutes of the second period. But Columbus pushed back, scoring on a rather nothing play.
End of two and it's 3-2 #CBJ over #VegasBorn ... Vegas with a 25-24 edge in shots. You know the Golden Knights will be coming out hot to start the third.
#CBJ lead 3-2 after 40 minutes of play. Shots are 25-24, VGK.
#CBJ up 3-2 after 40 and gets a nice ovation from the Nationwide Arena crowd. Jackets probably had the better of the second half of that period and deserve the lead.
Gudbranson puts Columbus back on top 3-2 with a blast over Hill’s blocker.
Erik Gudbranson. 3-2 Columbus. Big clapper to give the Blue Jackets the lead.
Gudbranson with a howitzer with 2:39 left in the 2nd puts #CBJ up 3-2 on #Vegasborn. Clapper from the right dot beat Hill clean.
#CBJ Gudbranson with plenty of space in the right circle, dials up the big ol' slapshot. Clean. 3-2 #CBJ at 17:21 of the second.
Amadio off for holding with 8:04 left 2nd, giving #CBJ a PP with the score 2-2. #Vegasborn on the PK.
#CBJ and the Golden Knights tied 2-2 after the first period of play. Shots are 11-10, VGK.
2-2 after 20 minutes in Columbus. #CBJ started fast but let the Golden Knights get back into it late in the period. Gotten tighten up some things, but I like how they created early.
End of the first, 2-2. The Golden Knights battled back after a really rough start.
End of one and we're 2-2 in Columbus. #CBJ goals by Danforth, Nylander. #VegasBorn goals by Morelli, Karlsson. Shots 11-10 Vegas.
#CBJ Sillinger sits for hooking at 7:17 of the first. #VegasBorn to the power play.
GOAL JACKETS! Danforth picks up a pass from Kuraly and fires it home. 1-0 #CBJ!
Things are under way in Columbus. #CBJ have an early 3-0 advantage in shots in the first 2:11 vs #Vegasborn