Blue Jacket Beats Penguins Ending Four Games in Four Nights – Hockey Writer – Columbus Blue Jacket
The Columbus Blue Jacket will receive its first day of training camp on Thursday. They will be happy to take advantage of it after they win four games in four nights.
Yegor Chinakhov recorded a goal and assist while Jet Greaves made the entire game and made 24 saves to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Wednesday night to beat the Blue Jackets 4-1. Jake Christiansen added a goal to continue his excellent camp, while Dante Fabbro and Zach Werenski recorded two points respectively.
The story of this blue jacket game is the debut of several seasons.
Game review
Werenski, Fabbro, Charlie Coyle, Sean Monahan and Boone Jenner all made their debut, Coyle was his Blue Jackets debut. As you might expect most preseason games, players are working hard to get rid of rust.
When Zach Gallant beat Greaves midway through the first game, the Blue Jackets did give up the first goal of the game. Then, in the power match, Chinakhov chose a corner to tie the game.
Special teams are an important factor in this game. There are 12 power match opportunities between the two teams. Blue Jackets switched in two of their seven chances. It turns out that this is the difference between the game.
Christiansen scored 2-1 in the second game. Johnson then added 5-to-3 goals to his third insurance. Fabbro hit the hollow net from his own area and ended up scoring.
After the game, head coach Dean Evason was asked what he thought about the team’s progress at the camp. He said they like their location but want to improve the area. With three more preseason comparisons, the situation for the Blue Jackets will begin to normalize in terms of the upcoming schedule.
Yvesson also shared the latest news from defenseman Denton Mateychuk, saying he is close to rejoining the team. He is expected to skate by himself before Mateychuk returns. This could mean he skated with his teammates Saturday morning.
The Blue Jacket and Penguin will meet again this Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The game will be broadcast on the NHL network. This is a match that Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to compete for a while. PPGPaints Arena is expected to sell out for the party.
