{"id":391909,"date":"2026-01-05T14:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/391909\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:57:24","slug":"five-in-a-row-penguins-desperate-comeback-crosby-goal-beats-blue-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/391909\/","title":{"rendered":"Five in a row: Penguins\u2019 desperate comeback, Crosby goal beats Blue Jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PGHHockeyNOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Penguins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>\u2018 (20-12-9) four-game winning streak appeared to be over. The Penguins dug themselves a 4-1 second-period hole seemingly too deep to overcome. Yet, they scored three unanswered goals to force overtime with the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-6-76) at Nationwide Arena Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After the Penguins pulled goalie Arturs Silovs for the extra attacker, Rickard Rakell (6) tied the game with only 12 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Then, captain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/sidney-crosby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sidney Crosby;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sidney Crosby<\/a>\u00a0(24) slipped a backhand five-hold past Columbus goalie Jet Greaves, who was otherwise spectacular, at 2:22 for a 5-4 Penguins overtime win. The Penguins have now won five in a row.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-recap-overcome-mistakes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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