Penguins/Blue Jackets Recap: Pens blow another late lead, lose in shootout

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Pittsburgh had a 3-1 third period lead, but frittered it away and ended up with a shootout loss

Pregame

Surprise bad news for the Penguins, Evgeni Malkin doesn’t take the ice for warmups and is out for his first game since April of 2022. Jesse Puljujarvi is in for his first game in a month. Tristan Jarry in net.

Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. pic.twitter.com/xXykKWyZMF

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