Reeling from a three game losing streak and under a cloud of intense trade drama, the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to put distractions aside for a 5-3 win over the division rival Columbus Blue Jackets. It wasn’t always pretty on the way to victory, surrendering an early 2-0 lead then giving up another shorthanded goal to blow a second lead, but the Penguins buckles down with a pair of third period tallies to claim the victory. [Pensburgh]
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That long speculated trade involving Jake Guentzel may be on the verge of coming to fruition as reports started to leak on Tuesday afternoon that the Penguins hoped to have a deal in place by Wednesday.