Columbus entered PPG Paints Arena (dumb name, imo) to play the Pittsburgh Penguins (dumb team, imo) in a playoff preview and, while the Blue Jackets didn't seem intimidated by the late-season road atmosphere, they found themselves on the wrong side of a ??? result.
The second period began with a 1-0 deficit, and the Jackets actually started showing some pep in their step, but the Penguins took advantage of a couple of lucky goals - one from Patric Hornqvist after Tom Kuhnhackl blocked a shot from ?? to lead a charge to the other end and one on a redirected shot from Brian Dumoulin off Cam Atkinson's foot - to take a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes.