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Pens fall in OT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets again showed the resilience they often displayed last year during the best season in franchise history.

Cam Atkinson and Ryan Johansen scored in the shootout to lift the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.

Columbus recovered after scoring twice in the third period to take the lead and then giving up the tying goal with 11 seconds remaining.

“That was kind of our M.O. last year,” Columbus coach Todd Richards said. “The resiliency, finding a way. Through these six games, I think we’ve found different ways to win hockey games.”

Sergei Bobrovsky had 33 saves through overtime, then stopped Evgeni Malkin and Brandon Sutter in the tiebreaker to preserve the win.

Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner and Jack Johnson scored in regulation for the Blue Jackets. Jenner’s score came on a penalty shot with 7:55 remaining in the third period. David Savard added two assists for Columbus, which has gone beyond regulation in four of their wins during their streak.

This was the teams’ first meeting since the Penguins beat the Blue Jackets in six games in the first round of the playoffs last season.

“That’s still in your mind,” Jenner said. “Doing those handshakes after Game 6. It’s always in your mind. It doesn’t go away. To play them here the first time this year, the crowd was electric.”

Kris Letang had two goals — including the tying score with 11 seconds remaining in regulation — and Blake Comeau also scored for the Penguins, and Thomas Greiss finished with 24 saves.

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