Blue Jackets implode in second half of game; lose to Penguins 6-3

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty ImagesIt’s a tale as old as time.

The Jackets lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins at home in front of a packed arena. It was split about 60-40 in terms of Jackets and Pens fans, but you wouldn’t know it by the end of the game considering all the Pens chants and “wooing” in the building.

After a great first period that saw them absolutely dominate Pittsburgh, the Jackets allowed 5 unanswered goals and absolutely collapsed against a team who proved themselves superior in just about all facets of the game. The Blue Jackets simply had no answer for Pittsburgh once they woke up in the second and third period, and the game quickly slipped away from them and turned…