Penguins vs. Blue Jackets: Shilov Leads OT Victory

“Penguins” won in extra time with the result 5:4 (1:3, 1:1, 2:0, 1:0) and celebrated the fifth victory in a row.

Shilow stopped 21 of 25 shots in this match, while in the opposite goal Jet Greaves, who played for the second day in a row, neutralized 38 of 43 shots.

The Pittsburgh team went into the game with a 1-4 lead, but came back and 14 seconds before the end of the regular period, Rickard Rakell tied the game on a pass from Sidney Crosby. Crosby scored the winning goal in the third minute of overtime.

Ville Koivunen, Noel Akjari and Tommy Novak also scored for the visitors, while Ben Kindel had two assists.

Kirill Marchenko and Zek Werensky had a goal and an assist for the “Blue Jackets” team, and Dmitry Voronkov and Mason Marchment also beat Shilov.

The “Penguins” with 49 points in 41 games are in seventh place in the Western Conference, where the “Blue Jackets” are in last, 16th position with 43 points in 41 games.

In another game, defenseman Uvis Balinskis with the Florida “Panthers” defeated the Colorado “Avalanche” 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0) at home, ending the opponent’s ten-game winning streak.