GAME RECAP: Penguins vs. Blue Jackets , Next Stop: Playoffs

The Penguins wanted to end the regular season on a high note. They did just that against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Evgeni Malkin scored first. This was his 20th goal of the season, and Evgeni Malkin has hit the 20goal plateau for the 13th time in his career. Among active players, only Alex Ovechkin (17), Sidney Crosby (14) and Patrick Kane (14) have eclipsed the 20goal mark more than Malkin. Just under two minutes later, Evan Rodrigues found the back of the net to increase Pittsburghs lead to 20. Marcus Pettersson netted one to make it 30, capping off an excellent opening period. Danforth got Columbus on the board in the 2nd, but Kris Letang scored his 10th of the season off a onetimer shortly after that. This is the eighth time in his career that Kris Letang has hit the 10goal plateau. In doing so, he became the fifth active defenseman to have eightplus 10goal seasons since 200607 (Shea Weber, 11; Brent Burns, 10; Roman Josi, 8; Victor Hedman, 8). Letang s goal also marks his 68th poin