Zach Aston-Reese is back in the lineup in favor of resting the 37-year old legs of Brian Boyle for a back-to-back. Casey DeSmith is in the net too for the first time since COVID protocol, and the first time since being pulled against St. Louis on January 6th.
First period
In the battle of the backup goalies, it’s Columbus’ Joonas Korpisalo who blinks first, and early too. Very nice play from Sidney Crosby to pull the puck to his stick from his skate and then passes over to empty space for Brian Dumoulin.