The Columbus Blue Jackets erased a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout

Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night. Elvis Merzlikins, who made 20 saves, stopped Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby in the shootout,

Monahan's injury, Fantilli's emergence and two more Voronkov goals lead Blue Jackets' takeaways after streak-ending victory in Pittsburgh.

It’s fitting that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ “Star Wars Night” promotion Thursday evening followed Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. That defeat created a great disturbance in the force at PPG Paints Arena.

With both teams in the midst of the postseason race near the midway point, tonight's game takes on added importance

The Pittsburgh Penguins started their game against Columbus Tuesday evening the way they have so many others this season. Poorly. They finished it in a decidedly different way than they had every other time the Blue Jackets had come to PPG Paints Arena in recent years.

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust doesn’t care that 40 of 82 games remain on the schedule. The extra point they gave away to a division rival Tuesday night is worthy of some angst. “It’s never too early to play the points game,

Voronkov scores twice, Fantilli nets late equalizer to help the Blue Jackets stop a 15-game losing streak to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had been in the lineup for each of the team’s 164 games over the previous two seasons. And both campaigns ended with the Penguins failing to qualify for the postseason.

Merzlikins stopped 20 shots in regulation and overtime and both shootout attempts he faced in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first win of 2025 by defeating Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena.