A win for the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Pittsburgh Penguins is a lot easier said than done though. Despite looking outmatched in the first period of game one, the Penguins made adjustments and hung three on the Jackets in the second.
Something like that cannot happen again tonight. Once the Blue Jackets go soft or even think about taking their foot off the throttle, the Pens will respond. Columbus’ timidness in regards to entering the slot seemed to be a major issue and one of the key components to Wednesday’s loss.
To back up my point, here is a heat map between the teams through the first two periods in game one.