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10/10 00:32 CDT Kent Johnson scores lone goal in shootout to give Blue Jackets
3-2 win over Penguins
Kent Johnson scores lone goal in shootout to give Blue Jackets 3-2 win over
Penguins
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --- Kent Johnson scored the only goal in a shootout to lift
the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.
Damon Severson had a goal and an assist for Columbus. Mathieu Olivier also
scored, and Cole Sillinger added two assists.
Cam Talbot made 20 saves and denied all three Pittsburgh attempts in the
shootout. He became the first NHL goalie to win a game with nine teams.
Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, who have dropped three
straight games since winning their first two this season. Malkin tied it 2-all
at 3:19 of the third period.
Johnson beat Sergei Murashov with a snap shot to begin the shootout.
Murashov stopped 43 shots in regulation.
The Blue Jackets outshot the Penguins 45-22 and won 66.7% of the faceoffs.
Columbus outhit Pittsburgh 21-9.
The Penguins blocked 20 shots.
Talbot, in his 13th NHL season, has also won games with the New York Rangers,
Edmonton, Philadelphia, Calgary, Minnesota, Ottawa, Detroit and the Los Angeles
Kings.
In his first season with Columbus, he broke the previous record held by Curtis
McElhinney, Sean Burke and Ron Tugnutt.
Up next
Penguins: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Blue Jackets: At the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
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