John Tortorella hopes Blue Jackets listen to their crappy victory music

Nonetheless, in his first three playoff games, he has two game-winning goals.

Pittsburgh fell behind 3-0 in the second period, and although they were able to cut the gap to 3-2 and 5-4, they were never actually able to tie the game. Even if they can squeeze out a win at home, Werenski’s loss, coupled with a 3-1 deficit heading back to Pittsburgh, is an nearly impossible feat.

Coach John Tortorella told reporters Monday that Werenski is done for the season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Columbus Blue Jackets scored more goals in the first six minutes of Sunday’s game than in their first two playoff games combined.

At 5:21, Rust got his second goal of the series when he tipped Brian Dumoulin’s shot through Bobrovsky’s pads.

Jake Guentzel speaks with a soft voice and is generously listed at 5-foot-10 and 167 pounds, but the 22-year-old rookie has provided loud performances while standing tall in each contest of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening-round set versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Artturi Lehkonen and Shea Weber scored power-play goals for Montreal and Carey Price stopped 20 shots.

Even a late power play for the Blue Jackets didn’t seal things, as Jake Guentzel again brought the Pens within one with under 30 seconds to play.

Jack Johnson, Josh Anderson, Markus Nutivaara, William Karlsson and Boone Jenner each had a goal for the Blue Jackets.

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead as the series shifts to Columbus for the next two, beginning on Sunday evening. Assuming the swelling goes down, he should be good to go for Game 4.

We know that as long as Guenztel is on a line with Crosby, his opportunities to score are always going to be there. Of course, that can change with a shutout or a similar stellar effort in Game 4, and Columbus will be counting on him to return to his previous form here. Finishing the playoffs with a goal in three games, Werenski will be a hard asset to replace. With Montreal on a slow line change, Jimmy Vesey took a pass at the blue line and sent Nash in alone for a flawless shot in off the far post. Pittsburgh got the late goal but ran out of time. But word surfaced later Saturday afternoon that the league had reconsidered punishing the Blue Jackets player for the incident, and a hearing was scheduled. But if the Blue Jackets intend to build on a franchise-best regular season, Bobrovsky probably will need to slay his black-and-gold tormentors.