This wasn't officially a must win game, but it was pretty much a must win game, if the Jackets were going to get back into the series.
The Pittsburgh Penguins sat tied with Columbus with less than 14 minutes left in overtime of the teams' first round playoff series.
Just as the series between these teams in 2014, there has been a noticeable amount of animosity, mostly coming out of the Blue Jackets side.
His save percentage against Columbus (.945) is second only to the.955 he punched up in that Ottawa series.
The Blue Jackets tied the game at one midway through the second period but Jake Guentzel and the Penguins took the lead again only 41 seconds later. Sergei Bobrovsky has been less-than-average and the bite and snarl the Blue Jackets had seems non-existent next to the colossus that is the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Eleven seconds into the game, Dubinsky put a shot on Fleury's pads and Atkinson was in the right place to score on the rebound, pumping up a sold-out Nationwide Arena crowd hungry for some playoff prosperity. The accomplishment was still sinking in after the win.
It's been nearly two months since the trade deadline, when we didn't know if Fleury would even be a Penguin this postseason. "It's a pretty unique night".
Patric Hornqvist, Ron Hainsey, Tom Kuhnhackl and Jake Guentzel scored goals for the Penguins.
Only it took you a couple seconds to figure it out, to process what just happened. Werenski returned in the third period with a full facemask and a significant cut and bruise under his right eye - he tweeted a photo of his face after the game that showed his eye almost swollen shut.
He posted on Twitter a photo of his face after the game that showed his eye almost swollen shut.
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The Penguins lead the best-of-seven series 3-0.
Columbus still trails 3-1 in the series, which shifts back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Thursday night.
Ice hockey players have always been known as a tough breed and Columbus Blue Jackets star Zach Werenski proved he is no exception.
Guentzel scored Pittsburgh's first goal in the opening period and got another in the third period before beating Bobrovsky for the victor in OT.
"He's been unbelievable, a big reason why we got these three wins, and it gives us a lot of confidence", Schwartz said of Allen. We're beginning to learn just how good this kid is at finishing them, even at the end of high-pressure postseason games.
All three games so far have been decided in overtime.
Case in point: Zach Werenski.
"We're all excited here tonight", Columbus winger Brandon Saad said. Just winning one game and rocking out.
"We had our chances in overtime", he said.
NOTES: Columbus was penalized twice for having too many men on the ice.
Nick Bonino took a puck to his jaw or right cheek, but he was able to return, sporting a piece of protective equipment attached to his helmet. He returned later in the period.
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