<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1jbqg5_0pfp8Uil00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1jbqg5_0pfp8Uil00" width="904" height="490" ><figcaption>Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure>Despite a third-period comeback, Sidney Crosby's hat trick helped the Penguins prevail 5-3 over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena and have now lost six straight games. 1 2 3 F BLUE JACKETS 2 0 1 3PIT PENGUINS 1 1 3 5 1st Period Crosby opened the scoring at 4:10 with a sharp-angle shot from the right goal line. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> An inexcusable goal given up by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> Merzlikins (90), who was beaten by Crosby (87) from a sharp angle. PIT 1-0 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/B5kvY383Xx">https://t.co/B5kvY383Xx</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724594743768670485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>After helping Ivan Provorov take the puck away from Evgeni Malkin, Kirill Marchenko lugged the puck down the right wing, deked around Ryan Shea, and backhanded a shot past Tristan Jarry to tie the game at 10:29. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> Provorov (9) and Marchenko (86) combine to take the puck away from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Malkin (71) and Marchenko puts forth an incredible individual effort to deke around Shea (5) and fire a backhand shot past Jarry (35). PIT 1-1 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/oZ2jmDefeW">https://t.co/oZ2jmDefeW</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724595425049485523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Yegor Chinakhov scored his first goal of the season at 19:28 when he fired a wrist shot from the right circle through Boone Jenner and past Jarry. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> Chinakhov (59) takes the space given to him in the right circle and fires a puck past <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Jarry (35), who was screened by Jenner (38). PIT 1-2 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/xVFmEfNzIJ">https://t.co/xVFmEfNzIJ</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724595835894198639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>On the goal, Zach Werenski posted the 174th assist of his career, setting a new record for Blue Jackets defensemen. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> With the second assist on Chinakhov's goal, Zach Werenski has surpassed Seth Jones (50-173-223, 381 GP) for the most career assists by a defenseman in franchise history with 80-174-254 in 430 games since making his NHL debut in 2016-17. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a><a href="https://t.co/hKQ2WgzAL2">https://t.co/hKQ2WgzAL2</a> — CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsPR/status/1724591475856449759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>After 20 minutes, the Blue Jackets led 2-1 while trailing 12-6 in shots on goal. 2nd Period Jake Guentzel tied the game from his knees in the low slot after picking up a centering pass from Crosby, who won a puck battle against Cole Sillinger, at 7:04. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Crosby (87) won a puck battle against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> Sillinger (4) and centered a pass towards Hinostroza (13) who couldn't corral it before Guentzel (58) scored from his knees between Gudbranson (44) and Werenski (8) from the low slot. PIT 2-2 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/iJqg8SsRNl">https://t.co/iJqg8SsRNl</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724600336034279624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Lars Eller had a chance to give Pittsburgh the lead at 18:19 with a one-timer from the left slot, but Merzlikins made the save. At 19:41, Adam Fantilli's toe-drag wrist shot from the right circle on the power play was denied by Jarry. The teams headed to the third period tied at two with Pittsburgh leading 24-19 in shots on goal. 3rd Period Merzlikins made a huge save to keep the game tied on Drew O'Connor from the left slot at 6:25, and then Dmitri Voronkov blocked Erik Karlsson's ensuing shot at what was a half-open cage at 6:31. After a long shift where the Blue Jackets couldn't clear the zone, Malkin found Karlsson at the top of the left circle with a cross-ice feed that Karlsson fired past Merzlikins to give Pittsburgh the lead at 8:40. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> At the end of a long shift where the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> couldn't clear the zone, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Malkin (71) finds Karlsson (65) with a cross-ice pass that Karlsson fires past Merzlikins (90). PIT 3-2 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/DOpKrpDI93">https://t.co/DOpKrpDI93</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724612238537818547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Bryan Rust had the opportunity to double Pittsburgh's lead at 10:37 on a breakaway but Merzlikins denied him with a glove save. Alexandre Texier tied the game at 11:45 from the left doorstep after he received Sean Kuraly's cross-crease feed after Justin Danforth won a puck battle and chipped the puck to Kuraly. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> Danforth (17) won a puck battle against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Graves (27), chipped the puck to Kuraly (7), who's feed found Texier (42) at the left doorstep. PIT 3-3 CBJ <a href="https://t.co/cXp35uegv1">https://t.co/cXp35uegv1</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724614822552060209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Crosby gave the Penguins the lead at 14:28 when he deflected Karlsson's right-point shot from the right doorstep past Merzlikins. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Crosby (87) was left wide open at the right doorstep where he deflected Karlsson's (65) past Merzlikins (90). PIT 4-3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a><a href="https://t.co/JLjLQ4O9bA">https://t.co/JLjLQ4O9bA</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724616172589433198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>After the Blue Jackets failed to exit their defensive zone, Crosby made them pay, taking the puck and scoring on the empty net to complete his hat trick at 19:23. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoPens</a> Crosby goal <a href="https://t.co/IGcNKg0Qiq">pic.twitter.com/IGcNKg0Qiq</a> — Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobyMaeir/status/1724619375691321376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>The Blue Jackets lost 5-3 and dropped to 4-8-4. Stats <ul><li>Shots on Goal: PIT 43-31 CBJ </li><li>Face-off %: PIT 50.9-49.1 CBJ </li><li>Power play: PIT 0/1-0/4 CBJ </li><li>Giveaways: PIT 1-2 CBJ </li><li>Takeaways: PIT 4-3 CBJ </li><li>Blocked shots: PIT 9-22 CBJ </li><li>Hits: PIT 9-14 CBJ </li><li>5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com): </li></ul><ul><li>Expected Goals (xG): PIT 2.72-2.24 CBJ </li><li>Shot Attempts (CF): PIT 65-41 CBJ </li><li>Shots on Goal (SF): PIT 35-21 CBJ </li><li>Scoring Chances (SCF): PIT 26-21 CBJ </li><li>High-Danger Chances (HDCF): PIT 12-7 CBJ </li></ul>Injury Update The Blue Jackets placed forward Jack Roslovic on IR on Monday with a fractured ankle expected to sideline him for four to six weeks. The Blue Jackets are back at it on Thursday when they host the Arizona Coyotes at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio. The club will travel to D.C. to take on the Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio. </div></body>

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