The first period was a sloppy affair, with neither team seeming particularly interested in puck possession or sustained pressure.
5:41 into the frame, Fedor Tyutin attempted a bank pass off the boards that miraculously slid through several skates and right onto Alexander Wennberg‘s stick. He put it past Matt Murray for 1-0 Columbus lead.
In spite of the disappointing first period, the second saw the long awaited burst of goals that the Pittsburgh Penguins fans had been waiting for.
After Columbus goaltender Joonas Korpisalo was whistled for delay of game, David Perron drove toward the net and lost the puck.