Penguins fall to Columbus; Vokoun out
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PITTSBURGH – Boone Jenner scored his second goal of the game to offset Jussi Jokinen’s hat trick and lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in a preseason game Saturday.
Jenner notched the winner by banking a backhander in off of traffic in front 7:21 into the third period.
Brandon Dubinsky and Jenner scored in the first period and Cam Atkinson added a goal in the second before Jokinen scored three straight goals in a span of 8:28 in the second to tie the game.
Vokoun has blood clot removed: Pittsburgh backup goaltender Tomas Vokoun has had surgery to remove a blood clot from his pelvis and will remain in the hospital for several days.
General manager Ray Shero said Vokoun left practice at Consol Energy Center Saturday morning after noticing swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local emergency room, where doctors diagnosed the blood clot.