PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) – Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added an assist and Pittsburgh’s revived power play dominated the Blue Jackets 5-3 on Sunday night.
David Perron, Steve Downie and Derrick Pouliot also scored for the Penguins, who have won four straight. Sidney Crosby picked up two assists and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots as Pittsburgh sent the Blue Jackets to their sixth straight defeat.
Pittsburgh went 3 of 6 with the man advantage, scoring all three goals during a dynamic second period.
Curtis McElhinney made 36 saves for the Blue Jackets. James Wisniewski, Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno scored for the short-handed Blue Jackets, who had no answer when Malkin got rolling.
The former MVP has five goals and six assists in his last five games.
The Blue Jackets return to action on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) as they host the Washington Capitals at Nationwide Arena.