Blue Jackets 4-3 Penguins (30 Mar, 2024) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

32-30-11, 12-17-7 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
PIT	0	2	1	0	3
CBJ	1	0	2	1	4

Columbus Blue Jackets

24-38-12, 14-18-5 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
M. Bunting LW
J. Carter C
S. Crosby C
L. Eller C
E. Malkin C
D. O'Connor LW
S. Poulin RW
J. Puljujarvi RW
V. Puustinen RW
R. Rakell RW
B. Rust RW
R. Smith RW
defensemen
P. Joseph D
E. Karlsson D
K. Letang D
J. Ludvig D
M. Pettersson D
J. St. Ivany D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:54	1:00	0:00	8:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:27	1:00	5:08	8:19	5	10	33.3
0	1	-1	4	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	28	22:31	1:57	0:00	20:34	11	9	55.0
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	18:44	0:50	1:53	16:01	12	3	80.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	25	16:33	1:54	0:00	14:39	4	4	50.0
1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:21	0:06	3:18	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	5:10	0:07	0:00	5:03	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	6:34	0:03	0:00	6:31	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	6	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	19	12:55	1:03	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:50	1:00	0:00	13:50	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	21:37	1:51	2:29	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	27	18:36	1:01	1:13	16:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	24	19:07	0:00	0:04	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	25:40	1:07	0:03	24:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	31	26:59	1:51	4:39	20:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:02	0:00	1:54	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	26:18	0:10	5:02	21:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:42	0:00	2:17	10:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Nedeljkovic G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	26	7	1	0	0	65:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
C. Butler RW
J. Gaudreau LW
B. Gaunce C
J. Malatesta LW
K. Marchenko RW
C. Meyer RW
A. Nylander LW
M. Olivier RW
M. Pyyhtia LW
C. Sillinger C
A. Texier C
D. Voronkov LW
defensemen
J. Bean D
J. Christiansen D
E. Gudbranson D
I. Provorov D
D. Severson D
Z. Werenski D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0:54	0:00	0:00	0:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	24:28	5:23	0:00	19:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	16:54	0:00	1:17	15:37	12	9	57.1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	5:29	1:37	0:00	3:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	26	22:33	5:19	0:00	17:14	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4:37	0:00	0:00	4:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23:16	5:23	0:00	17:53	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	19	13:48	0:00	1:02	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:20	0:00	0:41	12:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	33	23:47	1:37	1:00	21:10	11	13	45.8
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	23:14	1:39	1:59	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	27	19:49	5:23	0:00	14:26	3	9	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:26	0:00	0:49	13:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:17	0:00	2:21	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	22	22:09	1:41	1:22	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	26:38	1:37	0:50	24:11	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	27:24	5:21	0:39	21:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
E. Merzlikins G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	23	4	3	0	0	64:26	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Penguins	0	2	1	0	3
	Blue Jackets	1	0	2	1	4

1st Period			PIT	CBJ
7:47		Mathieu Olivier (5) (Shorthanded) Assists: Cole Sillinger (16)	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	CBJ
13:29		Drew O'Connor (13) Assists: Bryan Rust (22), Marcus Pettersson (23)	1	1
18:55		Bryan Rust (24) Assists: Sidney Crosby (44), Kris Letang (35)	2	1

3rd Period		PIT	CBJ
8:59	Rickard Rakell (12) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (35)	3	1
9:08	Kirill Marchenko (19) Assists: Damon Severson (17), Zach Werenski (41)	3	2
11:47	Zach Werenski (7) Assists: Johnny Gaudreau (44)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	PIT	CBJ
Johnny Gaudreau Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	0
Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
Alexandre Texier Goal Snap Shot	0	1
Sidney Crosby Goal Snap Shot	1	1
Kirill Marchenko Backhand Wide Left	1	1
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	1	1
Alex Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
Kris Letang Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	1
Damon Severson Goal Backhand	1	2
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	2

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

1:49

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0:33

Kirill Marchenko lights the lamp

0:39

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 3-1

Penguins
5
Blue Jackets
3

Game 1

15/11

Blue Jackets
3
Penguins
5

Game 2

6/3

Blue Jackets
2
Penguins
3

Game 3

28/3

Penguins
3
Blue Jackets
4

Game 4

30/3

Nationwide Arena

11:00 PM, 30 March 2024

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 18,873

Referees:
Wes McCauley
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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