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

		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

Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Erik Gudbranson
Giveaway by Tristan Broz
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Evgeni Malkin Backhand High and Wide Left
Ben Kindel Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
Rickard Rakell Tip-In Wide Left
Kris Letang hit Hudson Fasching
Tristan Broz faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Avery Hayes
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Williams
Ben Kindel Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ben Kindel shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Justin Brazeau Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha Tip-In Wide Left
Erik Karlsson hit Max McCue
Rafael Harvey-Pinard Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Tristan Broz hit Cole Sillinger
Caleb Jones High-sticking against Yegor Chinakhov
Luca Del Bel Belluz shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Tristan Broz faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Owen Pickering
Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Williams
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Caleb Jones
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Giveaway by Avery Hayes
Rickard Rakell hit Corson Ceulemans
Caleb Jones Wrist Shot Wide Left
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
James Malatesta shot blocked by Kris Letang
Giveaway by Avery Hayes
Harrison Brunicke Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Tristan Broz faceoff won against Max McCue
Rickard Rakell hit Oiva Keskinen
Avery Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Mathieu Olivier
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Owen Pickering
Tristan Broz faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Stanislav Svozil
Bokondji Imama hit Corson Ceulemans
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Anthony Mantha Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Evgeni Malkin hit Erik Gudbranson
Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Williams
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Williams
Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Avery Hayes (1), Kris Letang (1)
Brendan Gaunce shot blocked by Kris Letang
Bokondji Imama hit Corson Ceulemans
Bokondji Imama hit Stanislav Svozil
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Harrison Brunicke hit Luca Pinelli
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Harrison Brunicke
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Daemon Hunt
Anthony Mantha hit Hudson Fasching
Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anthony Mantha hit Luca Pinelli
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Ben Kindel
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
Ville Koivunen hit Jake Christiansen
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
Justin Brazeau Tip-In Wide Right
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Anthony Mantha Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Erik Karlsson (1)
Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Right
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Caleb Jones Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
Giveaway by Owen Pickering
Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
Tristan Broz faceoff won against Jack Williams
Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Kris Letang
Bokondji Imama hit Brendan Smith
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Corson Ceulemans shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Williams
Rickard Rakell hit Jake Christiansen
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
Ville Koivunen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
Justin Brazeau Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Bryan Rust Slashing against Yegor Chinakhov
Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Tristan Broz
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Sidney Crosby (2)
Giveaway by Caleb Jones
Harrison Brunicke hit Daemon Hunt
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Stanislav Svozil shot blocked by Ben Kindel
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gudbranson hit Bryan Rust
Max McCue hit Kris Letang
Erik Gudbranson hit Bokondji Imama
Icing
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
Off-side
Stanislav Svozil hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Brendan Gaunce Snap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Brendan Gaunce Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Jack Williams faceoff won against Justin Brazeau
Daemon Hunt Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Max McCue hit Erik Karlsson
Goalie Stopped
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Tristan Broz
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Jake Christiansen Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Ben Kindel shot blocked by Max McCue
Brendan Smith hit Avery Hayes
Luca Del Bel Belluz Tip-In Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Mathieu Olivier faceoff won against Tristan Broz
James Malatesta hit Caleb Jones
Off-side
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Oiva Keskinen
Off-side
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Luca Del Bel Belluz Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Yegor Chinakhov (2), Corson Ceulemans (1)
James Malatesta hit Owen Pickering
Goalie Stopped
Jack Williams faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Goalie Stopped
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Puck in Netting
Max McCue Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Jake Christiansen hit Ben Kindel
Off-side
Cole Sillinger Hooking against Kris Letang
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Brendan Gaunce
Icing
Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Luca Pinelli
Puck in Netting
Erik Gudbranson hit Rickard Rakell
Jack Williams hit Harrison Brunicke
Icing
James Malatesta hit Kris Letang
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Hudson Fasching faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Hudson Fasching hit Kris Letang
Mathieu Olivier hit Harrison Brunicke
Mathieu Olivier hit Rickard Rakell
Off-side
Hudson Fasching Snap Shot Wide Right
Max McCue Hooking against Anthony Mantha
Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Corson Ceulemans
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Daemon Hunt Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
Goalie Stopped
Mathieu Olivier hit Erik Karlsson
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Corson Ceulemans
Goalie Stopped
Jack Williams faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Goalie Stopped
Brendan Smith High-sticking against Justin Brazeau
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Puck in Netting
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Brendan Gaunce hit Evgeni Malkin
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brendan Smith
Giveaway by Brendan Smith
Hudson Fasching Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Max McCue Wrist Shot Wide Right
Oiva Keskinen Backhand Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Brendan Smith Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Icing
Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce
Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Goalie Stopped
Stanislav Svozil Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Goalie Stopped
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot Wide Left
Erik Gudbranson Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Mikael Pyyhtia hit Caleb Jones
Giveaway by Luca Pinelli
James Malatesta hit Kris Letang
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Brendan Smith
Goalie Stopped
Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Jake Christiansen Slap Shot Short
Max McCue hit Sidney Crosby
Icing
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Jake Christiansen Interference against Tristan Broz
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
Brendan Smith hit Justin Brazeau
Takeaway by Jake Christiansen
Luca Pinelli Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Jack Williams Snap Shot Wide Right

BLUE JACKETS

PENGUINS

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	26	14	3	55
NY Islanders	23	15	4	50
Washington	22	15	6	50
Philadelphia	21	12	7	49
Pittsburgh	20	12	9	49
New Jersey	22	18	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	6	46
Columbus	18	16	7	43

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins

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Marc-Andre FleuryG - PIT

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Rickard RakellRW - PIT

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