New-Look Penguins Bop Blue Jackets, 5-1

The new-look Penguins took to the ice last night at PPG Paints Arena following a big trade at the deadline. Actually, the new-look Pens looked an awful lot like the old-look Pens. Riding a dominant second period, the black-and-gold struck for three goals in under five minutes to rout visiting Columbus, 5-1.

Although most of the damage was inflicted by the Sidney Crosby line, the other units chipped in as well. After spotting the Blue Jackets the early lead on a power-play tally by Gustav Nyquist, our fourth line pulled us even 2:40 into the second period. Spotting an opening, Chad Ruhwedel drove to the left circle and snapped off a hard shot on goal. Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo made the initial stop but couldn’t control the rebound. Brian Boyle nudged the puck to fellow big-and-tall forward Radim Zohorna, who bunted the biscuit into an open net. In the process jump-starting the Pens’ quick-strike offense.

A mere thirty-six seconds later, Marcus Pettersson gained the zone and fed Jake Guentzel a pass below the left circle. Jake slipped the puck to Evan Rodrigues in the slot, but E-Rod was checked and the rubber popped loose to Crosby.

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