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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Recap - Penguins Win 5-3
Pittsburgh got 3 goals from Sidney Crosby en route to a 5-3 victory over Columbus on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -180 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby(3), Jake Guentzel, and Erik Karlsson in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 4:10 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 28 of 31 Columbus shots in the victory.
Alexandre Texier, Kirill Marchenko, and Yegor Chinakhov scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Tristan Jarry.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 38 of 42 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 43-31.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Devils. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.