Not so good afternoon, Columbus Blue Jackets fans! Last night sucked. Like, really sucked. We have a day of mourning and mood swings and then we’re right back at it. Friday’s game is incredibly important to win.
As you all know, unless you were under a rock, The Columbus Blue Jackets fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals Wednesday evening. The score was 3-1 but the pain felt much worse with the Penguins notching their three goals all in the second period.
The first was dominated by the Jackets, outshooting the Pens 16-3 through the opening 20 minutes. The second was the exact opposite with the Penguins outshooting the Blue Jackets 16-4, three of them counting as goals. Phil Kessel was the main man for Pittsburgh, scoring one and assisting another. The final period was very anticlimatic with the Jackets looking dejected and frustrated. The towel-waving Pittsburgh crowd roared for their hometown victors throughout despite a Matt Calvert goal.
Enjoy your links with your lunch. Nice looking sandwich or whatever you’re eating!
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Instant analysis: Phil Kessel, Marc Andre-Fleury play key roles in Game 1 win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins take page from 2009, ’16 Cup teams to down Blue Jackets (Tribune-Review)
Jackets’ playoff run a spark to downtown businesses (WSYX/WTTE)
Blue Jackets notebook | Saad back at home in postseason (The Columbus Dispatch)