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Brandon Dubinsky scored just over a minute into overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Friday night.
Dubinsky lifted a shot over Matt Murray as he skated into the slot to win it for the Blue Jackets after a fast, taut game amid a playoff atmosphere at sold-out Nationwide Arena.
Sergei Bobrovsky had 38 saves, and Ryan Murray scored in the second period as Columbus moved within a point of Pittsburgh for second place in the rough Metropolitan Division.
Matt Murray made 37 saves, and Ian Cole scored for the Penguins, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back. The Penguins lost for the first time in four games.
Avalanche 2, Hurricanes 1 (OT): Mikko Rantanen scored at 4:23 of overtime to give Colorado a victory over Carolina, snapping the Avalanche’s losing streak at five games. Matt Duchene set up the goal on a 2-on-1 break. Tyson Barrie also scored for Colorado, and Calvin Pickard made 28 saves. Last in the NHL at 16-38-2, the Avalanche are 6-2 in overtime. Jeff Skinner scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season for the Hurricanes, and Cam Ward stopped 35 shots. Carolina has lost three straight.
Note: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta is out six weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. The team announced Maatta had surgery on Friday. He injured the hand in the second period of Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime victory against the Winnipeg Jets. Maatta didn’t play in the third period.
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