Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.

Cole Sillinger scored an empty-net goal on a long-range lob with 4:28 remaining, putting a cap on the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 6-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins and blowing the lid off a simmering spat between Sillinger and most of the Penguins.

COLUMBUS -- Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who ended a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena on Friday.