{"id":5596,"date":"2024-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/blue-jackets-penguins-score-53c1a3fb387f3fb88411d69e34eebc95\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T00:00:00","slug":"blue-jackets-penguins-score-53c1a3fb387f3fb88411d69e34eebc95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/blue-jackets-penguins-score-53c1a3fb387f3fb88411d69e34eebc95\/","title":{"rendered":"Texier, Severson score shootout goals to lift Blue Jackets over Penguins 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) \u2014 Alexandre Texier and Damon Severson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski scored third-period goals as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit. Mathieu Olivier also scored and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves to beat Pittsburgh for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn five years, all the times I\u2019ve played against them, I couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d Merzlikins said with a grin. \u201cTonight, I did it. It feels good.\u201d <\/p>\n
Drew O\u2019Connor, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rackell scored, while Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 shots for the Penguins, who split a back-to-back series with Columbus and lost to the Blue Jackets for the first time in four games this season.<\/p>\n
Olivier put Columbus ahead<\/a> 59 seconds into a Blue Jackets first-period penalty kill, burying the rebound of Cole Sillinger\u2019s shot at 7:46 and withstanding a coach\u2019s challenge for goaltender interference.<\/p>\n The short-handed goal was a career first for Olivier and his second score in two games against Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n Nazem Kadri has goal and an assist, Flames beat Kings 4-2 to end 5-game losing streak<\/a><\/p>\n Johnston, Oettinger lead Stars to 3-0 win over Kraken<\/a><\/p>\n Sharks snap nine-game winless streak, hurt Blues\u2019 playoff chances with 4-0 victory<\/a><\/p>\n O\u2019Connor\u2019s one-timer<\/a> off a feed from Rust pulled Pittsburgh even at 13:29 of the second period, tying his career-long goal streak of three games.<\/p>\n Rust, who extended his point streak to four games, gave Pittsburgh the lead<\/a> at 18:54 with his score off a feed from Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh captain notched his eighth assist and 10th point in his last four games. <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Rackell gave Pittsburgh a two-score cushion<\/a> at 8:59 of the third period, but Marchenko pulled Columbus within a goal<\/a> nine seconds later. <\/p>\n \u201cThat goal that we scored right away after their third goal was a key moment,\u201d Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said. \u201cIt gave the bench a lot of juice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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