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Penguins Rally Past Devils, Defeating Them 4-2

  Photo: Andrew MacLean Smarting from a 7-2 drubbing by Boston, the Devils hosted a Penguins team riding high on a recent victory. Despite a determined effort, New Jersey couldn't fend off a Pittsburgh rally on Friday, April 11th, ultimately falling 4-2 and absorbing its second straight loss. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who scored four unanswered goals in their victory. For the Devils, Erik Haula and Ondrej Palat managed to find the back of the net, but their tallies ultimately weren't enough to stem the Penguins' dominant surge. The Devils are third in the Metropolitan Division and will be playing the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference First Round. The Penguins return home to host the Bruins, while the Devils take on the New York Islanders next at Prudential Center on Sunday, April 13th. Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup: Koivunen - Crosby - Rust Heinen - Malkin - Rakell Dewar - Hayes - Puustinen Koppanen - Ponomarev ...
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Elvis Merzlikins shutout, Blue Jackets win 1-0 against the Blues 1/30/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center on Tuesday, January 30th. Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves for Columbus, putting the Blues' 5-game win streak to an end.


Blue Jackets lineup against the Blues:

Gaudreau - Jenner - Chinakhov

Johnson - Voronkov - Marchenko

Texier - Sillinger - Roslovic

Danforth - Kuraly - Olivier


Werenski - Peeke

Provorov - Severson

Bean - Gudbranson


Merzlikins

Tarasov


Blues lineup against the Blue Jackets:

Buchnevich - Thomas - Kyrou

Saad - Schenn - Neighbours

Walker - Hayes - Toropchenko

Alexandrov - Sundqvist - Blais


Leddy - Parayko

Krug - Kessel

Scandella - Tucker


Binnington


   The first period was completely scoreless... 0-0.


   Columbus strikes first - Boone Jenner scored and gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead. The goal was reviewed, being quickly overturned due to the puck hitting the post. The Blue Jackets and the Blues head into the third period with a 0-0 score.


   Dmitri Voronkov scored his 12th goal of the season early into the third period. Voronkov took a cross-crease pass on an odd-man rush from Zach Werenski after Robert Thomas turned the puck over into the Blue Jackets' zone. The Blue Jackets finished with a 1-0 score.




Kevin Hayes after the Blues' 1-0 loss: "We had a slow start. Things have been going well here. I thought we waited too long and it came back to fight us - We'll come back after the break, we'll reset, and get going again."




Notes:

- After getting an assist from Dmitri Voronkov's goal, Zach Werenski moved into sole possession of third place on the Columbus Blue Jackets' all-time assists list with 193 assists.

- Elvis Merzlikins became the fifth Blue Jackets goaltender in franchise history with at least 10 shutouts

-  Adam Fantilli missed his first game of the season due to a left leg laceration he had sustained during the 4-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday.

- Dmitri Voronkov stats: 44 GP   12 Goals   13 Assists   25 Points




Elvis Merzlikins after the Blue Jackets' 1-0 win to end before the All-Star break: "It was amazing. I'm really happy and this is a perfect way to end before the break - It's really nice... It's amazing that we played this good."

 

 


 

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