The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, on Tuesday night.

Elvis Merzlikins, who made 20 saves, stopped Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby in the shootout, as Columbus came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third.

Adam Fantilli scored a third-period power-play goal and Dmitri Voronkov scored twice, giving him nine goals in seven games.

Rickard Rakell scored twice and Michael Bunting set a career high with his eighth power-play goal. Crosby had two assists and became the NHL’s all-time leader in faceoff wins since the league started tracking the stat in 1997.

Evgeni Malkin was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. Malkin, who is considered day to day, missed a game for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

Tristan Jarry made 26 saves.

Takeaway

Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight game. The Penguins, who dropped their last three after regulation, have lost six of eight overall after winning eight of 11.

Key stat

Columbus snapped a 15-game winless streak in Pittsburgh dating back to Dec. 21, 2015.

Up next

Pittsburgh welcomes the Oilers on Thursday.