Penguins 3-2 Blue Jackets (27 Feb, 2022) Final Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

33-14-8, 18-6-3 away

	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	0	2	3
CBJ	1	1	0	2

Crosby's late goal lifts Penguins over Blue Jackets 3-2

— Sidney Crosby scored with 2:14 left to rally Pittsburgh over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 Sunday night and bolster their hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Feb 28, 2022, 04:36 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	1	0	2	3
	Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2

1st Period			PIT	CBJ
4:43		Oliver Bjorkstrand (17) Assists: Jack Roslovic (15), Jakub Voracek (36)	0	1
19:11		Chad Ruhwedel (2) Assists: Kasperi Kapanen (16), Evgeni Malkin (12)	1	1

2nd Period			PIT	CBJ
8:39		Jack Roslovic (9) Unassisted	1	2

3rd Period			PIT	CBJ
11:54		Evgeni Malkin (9) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (28), Bryan Rust (23)	2	2
17:46		Sidney Crosby (16) Assists: Kris Letang (42), Bryan Rust (24)	3	2

PENGUINS

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-0

Penguins
5
Blue Jackets
2

Game 1

22/1

Penguins
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

27/2

Blue Jackets
1
Penguins
5

Game 3

22/3

Blue Jackets
3
Penguins
5

Game 4

30/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Bruins look to clinch series win over the Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (46-26-10, third in the Atlantic Division)

Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round

— The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings played a tight-checking series at even strength. The special teams matchup, however, was lopsided — and that’s why it ended in five games.

Kings lament special teams play after playoff elimination

Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said the difference in their series against the Oilers was special teams play. "If we had performed well, we'd still be playing," he said.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Jack RoslovicC - CBJ

Casey DeSmithG - PIT

Game Information

Crosby's late goal lifts Penguins over Blue Jackets 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-0

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Bruins look to clinch series win over the Maple Leafs

Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round

Kings lament special teams play after playoff elimination