Penguins beat the Bluejackets 2-1!

Fleury was not tested much throughout the game, but still finished with 32 saves. With about one minute remaining in the game, Fleury came inches from scoring his first NHL goal on an open Columbus net and lost the shutout seconds later.

“It was like a slap in the face,” Fleury said. “I just wanted to get a goal and score. Good thing we got the win and the two points. That’s all that matters.”

Kris Letang and Matt Niskanen aided Fleury’s performance in the absence of the injured defensemen. Letang led the team with 25:47 of ice time; Niskanen logged 21:42. Each hounded the Blue Jackets’ forwards and forced them to take low-percentage shots.

“I thought they did a good job of getting in shooting lanes,” Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said. “If we were able to execute out of the corner and get puck back to the point, we didn’t have clean shooting lanes. I think one of the differences is shooting the puck. – Source

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