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Columbus Ices Pittsburgh 4-3 - Recap
The Penguins came up short Saturday against the Blue Jackets, falling 4-3 in a shootout.
Columbus won as a +156 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Columbus got goals from Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski, and Mathieu Olivier in the victory. Olivier opened the scoring at 7:47 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, and Drew O'Connor in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 of 38 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-4, while the Penguins were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 38-33.
Columbus looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Avalanche. The Penguins will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.