Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 2
First Period
1. Pittsburgh, Dumoulin 3 (Crosby, Letang) 0:32.
2. Columbus, Nyquist 10 (unassisted) 10:40.
3. Columbus, Jenner 16 (Voracek, Laine) 18:46.
4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 8 (Rust, Guentzel) 19:31.
Penalties — Robinson Clb (tripping) 10:00.
Second Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Crosby Pgh (tripping) 2:43; Nyquist Clb (tripping) 6:57.
Third Period
5. Pittsburgh, Matheson 6 (Dumoulin, Heinen) 5:35.
6. Pittsburgh, Crosby 9 (Rust, Malkin) 13:32 (pp).
7. Pittsburgh, Crosby 10 (Matheson, Dumoulin) 18:02 (en).
Penalties — Bean Clb (holding) 1:24; Crosby Pgh (cross-checking) 8:36; Kuraly Clb (goaltender interference) 11:50; Texier Clb (delay of game) 12:12; Jenner Clb (interference) 15:14.
Shots on goal by
Pittsburgh | 11 | 12 | 8 | _ | 31 |
Columbus | 12 | 11 | 4 | _ | 27 |
Goal — Pittsburgh: DeSmith (12 shots, 10 saves), Jarry (W, 21-7-4). Columbus: Korpisalo (L, 4-8-0).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Pittsburgh: 1-6; Columbus: 0-2.
Referees — Kyle Rehman, Frederick L'Ecuyer. Linesmen — Jesse Marquis, CJ Murray.
Attendance — 18,477 at Columbus.
The Canadian Press