Penguins 5-3 Blue Jackets (Apr 29, 2022) Final Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

37-38-7, 16-23-2 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	2	3
PIT	3	2	0	5

Malkin, Letang help Penguins defeat Blue Jackets, 5-3

— The reeling Pittsburgh Penguins had one last chance to put together a complete game and gain some confidence before the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Apr 29, 2022, 11:22 pm - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	1	2	3
	Penguins	3	2	0	5

1st Period		PIT
3:51	Evgeni Malkin (20) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (16), Danton Heinen (15)	1
5:31	Evan Rodrigues (19) Assists: Teddy Blueger (18), Jake Guentzel (44)	2
6:26	Marcus Pettersson (2) Assists: Brian Boyle (10), Evgeni Malkin (22)	3

2nd Period		CBJ	PIT
10:25	Justin Danforth (10) Assists: Gabriel Carlsson (7)	1	3
16:30	Kris Letang (10) Assists: Brock McGinn (10), Jeff Carter (26)	1	4
18:54	Brian Boyle (11) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (17), Teddy Blueger (19)	1	5

3rd Period			CBJ	PIT
6:58		Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) (Power Play) Assists: Jakub Voracek (55), Gustav Nyquist (35)	2	5
12:06		Gustav Nyquist (18) (Power Play) Assists: Jakub Voracek (56), Jake Bean (18)	3	5

BLUE JACKETS

PENGUINS

Regular Season Series

PIT Wins 4-0

Penguins
5
Blue Jackets
2

Game 1

1/21

Penguins
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

2/27

Blue Jackets
1
Penguins
5

Game 3

3/22

Blue Jackets
3
Penguins
5

Game 4

4/29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	18	4	1	37
Carolina	14	9	1	29
Philadelphia	13	10	2	28
Washington	12	8	2	26
NY Islanders	10	7	6	26
Pittsburgh	11	10	3	25
New Jersey	11	10	1	23
Columbus	8	14	4	20

Ehlers, Connor lead Jets to 2-1 win over Hurricanes

— Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor each had a goal and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

Sean Monahan scores twice and Canadiens hold off Seattle 4-1

— Sean Monahan scored twice and Josh Anderson broke a 27-game goal drought dating to last season with an empty-netter that sealed the Montreal Canadiens' 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

NHL salary cap likely to grow to $87.7 million, source says

The NHL told its executives and owners during the Board of Governors meeting Monday in Seattle that the league is projecting it will raise next year's salary cap $4.2 million to a total of $87.7 million, a source told ESPN, confirming reports.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Stars of the Game

Marcus PetterssonD - PIT

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Evan RodriguesC - PIT

Game Information

Malkin, Letang help Penguins defeat Blue Jackets, 5-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT Wins 4-0

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Ehlers, Connor lead Jets to 2-1 win over Hurricanes

Sean Monahan scores twice and Canadiens hold off Seattle 4-1

NHL salary cap likely to grow to $87.7 million, source says