The Penguins head down the stretch after the trading deadline for their first game with new addition Rickard Rakell fresh off a red eye and ready to jump into the lineup.
It would be the Columbus Blue Jackets to try and play spoilers though, and they started off well enough with a power play goal in the first period. Mike Matheson went off the ice for four minutes on a double-minor high-sticking penalty and Gustav Nyquist would cash in on it. Zach Werenski loaded up from the point and fired, with Nyquist in front.