Blue Jackets Halt Losing Skid By Pounding Rival Pittsburgh

The losing streak is over!

Columbus had six different goal scorers, and 15 players had points in a 6-2 blowout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Elvis Merzļikins made 21 saves on 23 Pens shots for the win.

The Jackets jumped on the Pens early but would allow the Pens to claw their way back to tie it. However, Mathieu Olivier would tie the game late in the second for the game-winner. Columbus would then pour on three goals in the third to put an exclamation point on the night.

It was a good night all around for the Blue Jackets, who pretty much won every possible aspect of this game to win their first game since October 30th.

Head Coach Dean Evason said after the game, "The crowd at the end. Have they always chanted that at the end of games? Because that was fantastic. I looked over at (Scott Ford) & I'm like 'What the hell are they chanting? I think it's CBJ, right?'"

Final Stats

Players Stats

• Zach Aston-Reese scored his 4th goal of the season.

• Zach Werenski scored his 4th goal of the season and had an assist.

• Mathieu Olivier scored his 5th of the season.

• Dmitri Voronkov scored his 2nd goal and had an assist.

• Damon Severson scored his 4th of the season and was a plus-3.

• Cole Sillinger scored his 3rd of the season.

Team Stats

• The Jackets power play was 1/5 on the night.

• The Columbus PK stopped 4 of 5 Pittsburgh man advantages.

• Columbus won 52.5% of the faceoffs.

• The Blue Jackets are now 13-11-0-4 at home vs. the Pens.

What's Next - The Blue Jackets are back on the road tonight to face the Montreal Canadiens.

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