Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Preseason

2-3-0, 0-2-0 Away

Final

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

2-1-1, 2-0-0 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Luca Del Bel BelluzL. Del Bel Belluz#65
Hudson FaschingH. Fasching#20
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Oiva KeskinenO. Keskinen#83
James MalatestaJ. Malatesta#67
Max McCueM. McCue#93
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Luca PinelliL. Pinelli#53
Mikael PyyhtiaM. Pyyhtia#82
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Jack WilliamsJ. Williams#29
defensemen
Corson CeulemansC. Ceulemans#74
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Daemon HuntD. Hunt#14
Brendan SmithB. Smith#7
Stanislav SvozilS. Svozil#81

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:44	1:46	0:49	14:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:10	1:48	0:00	16:22	6	9	40.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:52	0:26	0:24	14:02	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	16:45	0:27	2:24	13:54	3	9	25.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:13	0:50	0:00	10:23	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	16	10:14	0:00	0:00	10:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:41	1:48	1:53	14:00	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:09	0:54	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:23	0:00	0:40	12:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	19:42	2:17	1:06	16:19	4	7	36.4
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	5	6	45.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:10	0:00	0:00	14:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	32	24:51	1:57	2:14	20:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	29	21:43	0:00	2:29	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:03	0:55	1:01	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	28	21:01	0:17	1:16	19:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:58	0:00	0:00	13:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	27	5	0	0	0	59:29	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Tristan BrozT. Broz#26
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Rafael Harvey-PinardR. Harvey-Pinard#49
Avery HayesA. Hayes#85
Bokondji ImamaB. Imama#14
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen#41
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Harrison BrunickeH. Brunicke#45
Caleb JonesC. Jones#82
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Owen PickeringO. Pickering#38
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											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	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	13:46	0:26	0:27	12:53	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:35	0:00	0:54	11:41	8	4	66.7
1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:07	3:04	0:27	15:36	18	8	69.2
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:47	0:00	0:39	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	18	12:13	0:00	0:47	11:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	10:46	0:00	0:00	10:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:27	0:26	0:00	14:01	4	0	100.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	14:27	0:26	0:00	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	18:08	3:04	0:00	15:04	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	14:58	0:26	0:00	14:32	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	17:26	2:50	1:07	13:29	1	5	16.7
0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	18:20	3:04	1:40	13:36	0	0	0.0
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	22	17:36	0:00	0:26	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	25	19:34	0:00	0:15	19:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	20:24	2:31	0:28	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	27	24:29	1:13	1:07	22:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	14:59	0:00	1:07	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:58	0:00	1:20	17:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei MurashovS. Murashov#1
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	1	12	.923	7	4	1	0	0	40:00	0
8	0	8	1.000	8	0	0	0	0	20:00	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	T
	Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1
	Penguins	0	2	2	4

1st Period			CBJ	PIT
16:08		Luca Del Bel Belluz (2) Assists: Yegor Chinakhov (2), Corson Ceulemans (1)	1	0

2nd Period			CBJ	PIT
5:20		Sidney Crosby (1) Assists: Avery Hayes (1), Kris Letang (1)	1	1
19:58		Rickard Rakell (1) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Erik Karlsson (1)	1	2

3rd Period			CBJ	PIT
8:56		Ville Koivunen (1) Unassisted	1	3
17:32		Rickard Rakell (2) (Empty Net) Assists: Bryan Rust (1), Sidney Crosby (2)	1	4

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

1:18

Rickard Rakell lights the lamp

0:30

Sidney Crosby scores for the Penguins

0:43

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 28 September 2025

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,333

Referees:
Furman South
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	27	14	3	57
NY Islanders	24	15	5	53
Philadelphia	22	12	8	52
Pittsburgh	21	12	9	51
Washington	22	16	6	50
New Jersey	22	20	2	46
NY Rangers	20	19	6	46
Columbus	18	18	7	43

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