Rickard Rakell scored the tying purpose with 12.8 seconds left in regulation, then Sidney Crosby got here by with the game-winner 2:22 into the extra time, because the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to win 5-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Pittsburgh trailed 4-1 early within the second interval, however labored its method again. Amid some constant stress on Columbus goaltender Jet Greaves (38 saves), Rakell transformed from the low slot to drive extra time.
Within the further session, Crosby, who assisted on Rakell’s purpose, got here off the bench, took a go from Erik Karlsson, broke free, then went forehand-backhand to beat Greaves for Pittsburgh’s season-high fifth straight win.
Zach Werenski and Kirill Marchenko every had a purpose with an help for Columbus, which had gained 4 of 5.
The Penguins wasted no time opening the scoring. Simply 1:48 into the competition, Ville Koivunen was in place for a net-front tip-in.
Pittsburgh recorded the sport’s first six pictures on purpose earlier than the Blue Jackets took the lead by way of their second and third pictures of the competition.
With 11:39 remaining within the first interval, Columbus’ Denton Mateychuk snapped the puck from the highest of the left circle that went in off the blade of Dmitri Voronkov’s stick. Some 27 seconds later, a trailing Mason Marchment pushed in a rebound of Adam Fantilli’s shot previous Penguins netminder Arturs Silovs for a 2-1 Blue Jackets’ edge.
Columbus capped its first-period barrage with 1:22 left earlier than the preliminary intermission. Mateychuk despatched a go to Werenski, who discovered Marchenko camped out in conjunction with the web and he acquired the puck by Silovs (21 saves).
The Blue Jackets scored simply 47 seconds into the second. Werenski, with Crosby marking him, despatched the puck from contained in the blue line, by loads of site visitors and past Silovs.
Pittsburgh minimize its deficit to 4-2 with 3:09 left within the second. Off a Columbus own-zone turnover, the puck discovered the stick of Noel Acciari, who beat Greaves, whereas alone within the slot.
The Penguins acquired inside a purpose simply 3:28 into the third, by way of the ability play, when Tommy Novak’s slap shot discovered its well beyond Greaves.
Pittsburgh outshot Columbus, 43-25, and performed a penalty-free recreation.
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