Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins

22-19-7, 11-12-3 Away

Final/SO

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

22-14-11, 11-7-7 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8
Egor ZamulaE. Zamula#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	0	0	13	7:32	0:00	0:00	7:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	20:30	3:19	1:49	15:22	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	24	20:46	3:15	0:36	16:55	8	9	47.1
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	15	9:25	0:00	1:38	7:47	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	16	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:17	0:47	2:39	17:51	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	18:31	3:12	0:00	15:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	24	18:38	2:52	0:00	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	28	17:59	0:49	3:02	14:08	9	13	40.9
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:40	0:00	1:04	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	23	15:37	0:00	1:09	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:57	0:40	0:00	8:17	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	4:34	0:00	0:02	4:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	31	19:50	0:00	3:05	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	1	33	27:07	1:11	1:48	24:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	34	28:06	1:06	2:22	24:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	2	0	1	3	37	29:18	2:49	2:51	23:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:40	0:00	1:55	11:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	25	4	0	0	0	65:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Egor ChinakhovE. Chinakhov#59
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Brett KulakB. Kulak#77
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5
Jack St. IvanyJ. St. Ivany#3
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	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:12	0:00	1:58	9:14	6	1	85.7
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:13	1:53	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:05	1:56	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:57	4:01	0:03	17:53	19	6	76.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:50	0:00	2:51	8:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	16:59	2:02	0:34	14:23	2	9	18.2
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	10:09	0:00	1:31	8:38	4	3	57.1
0	1	1	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	23	20:06	4:09	0:00	15:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	13:14	1:57	0:00	11:17	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:24	0:00	0:00	14:24	4	5	44.4
1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:55	3:59	0:00	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	26	21:55	3:58	1:02	16:55	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	18	18:13	0:00	2:28	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	21:54	1:53	0:15	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	25:55	4:07	0:15	21:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	19	19:41	0:00	2:29	17:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	17	16:06	0:05	1:19	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	1	18	16:46	0:00	1:15	15:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Arturs SilovsA. Silovs#37

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	3	22	.880	18	1	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
	Blue Jackets	1	2	0	1	4
	Penguins	2	0	1	0	3

1st Period		CBJ	PIT
2:42	Zachary Aston-Reese (1) Assists: Zach Werenski (34), Brendan Gaunce (4)	1	0
9:59	Connor Clifton (1) Assists: Tommy Novak (16)	1	1
17:52	Rickard Rakell (7) Assists: Sidney Crosby (27)	1	2

2nd Period			CBJ	PIT
7:32		Kirill Marchenko (18) Unassisted	2	2
17:38		Danton Heinen (2) Assists: Erik Gudbranson (1), Egor Zamula (2)	3	2

3rd Period			CBJ	PIT
18:59		Sidney Crosby (26) Assists: Kris Letang (22), Evgeni Malkin (25)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	CBJ	PIT
Rickard Rakell failed shot attempt on Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
Kent Johnson Goal Backhand	1	0
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	0
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs	1	0
Egor Chinakhov Goal Wrist Shot	1	1
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs	1	1
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	1
Charlie Coyle Goal Wrist Shot	2	1

Charlie Coyle wins it in the shootout

0:39

Sidney Crosby ties it with a minute left to play

0:49

Danton Heinen tallies goal vs. Penguins

0:47

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Blue Jackets
5
Penguins
4

Game 1

26/10

Penguins
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

29/11

Penguins
5
Blue Jackets
4

Game 3

4/1

Blue Jackets
4
Penguins
3

Game 4

18/1

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 18 January 2026

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,296

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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— Montreal scored three straight goals, including Cole Caufield’s second of the game 33 seconds into overtime, to give the Canadiens a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

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