Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins

17-17-6, 4-12-3 Away

Final/SO

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

17-17-7, 11-7-2 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kevin LabancK. Labanc#62
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Mikael PyyhtiaM. Pyyhtia#82
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											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	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:49	0:00	1:43	13:06	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	20	19:14	1:15	0:00	17:59	7	9	43.8
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	17:01	1:42	0:00	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	15	15:43	0:00	0:00	15:43	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:11	0:00	0:00	11:11	0	1	0.0
0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	21:00	1:42	0:00	19:18	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	13	12:26	0:27	1:28	10:31	9	8	52.9
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:41	0:00	0:00	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	13	11:37	0:00	0:00	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23	16:40	0:00	0:15	16:25	6	7	46.2
2	0	0	3	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	22	20:50	1:42	0:00	19:08	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:17	0:00	0:00	13:17	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	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:50	0:00	0:00	11:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	5	0	0	1	1	2	26	25:56	0:00	0:00	25:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:13	0:00	1:43	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:41	0:00	0:00	21:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	23:54	0:00	1:43	22:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	29:19	1:42	0:00	27:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	19	1	0	0	0	64:55	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#8
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Cody GlassC. Glass#19
Kevin HayesK. Hayes#13
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Matt NietoM. Nieto#83
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Jesse PuljujarviJ. Puljujarvi#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#24
Pierre-Olivier JosephP. Joseph#73
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Owen PickeringO. Pickering#38

											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	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	15:45	0:00	0:48	14:57	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	13:08	0:00	0:00	13:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:53	1:43	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	29	20:48	1:43	0:00	19:05	14	14	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:22	0:00	0:00	14:22	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:58	0:00	0:00	14:58	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	17	13:15	0:00	0:00	13:15	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:53	0:00	0:47	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:46	0:00	0:55	14:51	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:37	0:00	0:00	13:37	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	27	19:46	1:43	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	19:43	1:43	0:54	17:06	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	29	22:39	0:52	0:00	21:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	16:17	0:00	0:00	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	4	4	3	1	2	0	0	3	30	24:40	0:51	0:00	23:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	22:57	0:00	1:42	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:01	0:00	1:42	20:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	20	14:50	0:00	0:00	14:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	3	26	.897	24	0	2	0	0	65:00	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
	Blue Jackets	1	0	2	1	4
	Penguins	0	1	2	0	3

1st Period			CBJ	PIT
3:20		Dmitri Voronkov (16) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (27), Sean Monahan (27)	1	0

2nd Period			CBJ	PIT
0:51		Michael Bunting (13) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby (32), Erik Karlsson (25)	1	1

3rd Period		CBJ	PIT
0:24	Rickard Rakell (19) Assists: Erik Karlsson (26), Matt Grzelcyk (21)	1	2
10:09	Rickard Rakell (20) Assists: Sidney Crosby (33)	1	3
12:05	Dmitri Voronkov (17) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (28), Adam Fantilli (10)	2	3
17:24	Adam Fantilli (9) (Power Play) Assists: Kent Johnson (13), Zach Werenski (34)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			CBJ	PIT
	Kent Johnson Goal Wrist Shot		1	0
	Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins		1	0
	Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry		1	0
	Sidney Crosby failed shot attempt on Elvis Merzlikins		1	0
	Kirill Marchenko Goal Wrist Shot		2	0

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 2-0

Penguins
2
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

16/11

Blue Jackets
4
Penguins
3

Game 2

8/1

Blue Jackets
3
Penguins
6

Game 3

21/3

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 8 January 2025

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 16,060

Referees:
Jake Brenk
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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