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Pittsburgh Ices Columbus 5-2 - Recap
The Penguins got a 3-goal performance from Sidney Crosby as Pittsburgh handed Columbus a 5-2 defeat on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -232 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Sidney Crosby(3), Mike Matheson, and Brian Dumoulin each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Dumoulin opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Tristan Jarry turned in a 15-save effort for the Penguins.
Columbus got goals from Boone Jenner, and Gustav Nyquist in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-6, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Columbus 31-27 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Jets. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.