Penguins 3 – Blue Jackets 2 (F)
— Evgeni Malkin (20, 21) scored two power play goals to reach 20 goals for the 15th time in his career…….Drew O’Connor (12, GWG) scored his 12th goal of the season, 35 seconds into the third to put the Penguins (32-30-10, 74 pts) ahead in securing a 3-2 over win over the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-38-12, 58 pts) on Thursday Night. —
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*Sidney Crosby with 78 points in 72 games this season, had 2 Assists in the win (9 points in his last three games)
*Alex Nedeljkovic making his third straight start made 17 saves for his 12th win of the season
*Kris Letang played 31:15