'Shows a lot': Penguins confident in response, overtime play after latest victory over Blue Jackets
Sidney Crosby scored twice and Kris Letang netted an overtime winner as the Penguins overcame a two-goal deficit, marking their 13th win in 15 games when scoring first.
- On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 overtime victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
- A sloppy second period, featuring turnovers and poor possession, left the Penguins trailing by two after Zach Werenski, Columbus defenseman, scored late in the frame.
- Tristan Jarry delivered critical saves, stopping 26 of 29 shots as Sidney Crosby scored twice, including a third-period tying goal at 8:28 fed by Tommy Novak.
- They are 12-6-5 and positioned to finish November strongly, and Pittsburgh must now stay focused ahead of a Saturday game hosting Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Historically against Columbus, Pittsburgh has won 13 of its past 15 games when scoring first, and Crosby and Letang have combined on 310 goals, a duo only Gretzky and Coffey top with 350.
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Defenseman Kris Letang scored 59 seconds into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.
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'Shows a lot': Penguins confident in response, overtime play after latest victory over Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No, this isn’t anything the Penguins should try to bottle, learn from and repeat. But they did show off their ability to respond...
PIT 4, CBJ 3: Late Letdown — Letang’s OT Winner Spoils Blue Jackets’ Black Friday
Groundhog Day. 1 2 3 OT F 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 CBJ GOALS: Monahan (P1, 13:40) Gaunce (SH) (P2, 3:51) Werenski (P2, 19:56) Kris Letang scored the overtime game-winner to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night at Nationwide Arena. Sidney Crosby scored twice, and Bryan Rust …
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