Don’t tell me it’s just the preseason, because it will in no way take away from the joy that is in my heart. Not only did the Blue Jackets defeat the Penguins, in their own building mind you, but they shut out the defending Cup champs behind a 21 save performance from the number one cop, Sergei Bobrovsky.
Artemi Panarin, Matt Calvert and Oliver Bjorkstrand all lit the lamp for the Jackets, who launched 28 shots against Matt Murray.
On bubble watch, Pierre-Luc Dubois logged 15 minutes of ice time, along with 10:45 for Zac Dalpe.