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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Columbus Blue Jackets
4-4-0
Final
3 - 7
Pittsburgh Penguins
4-3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:25 Mikael Pyyhtia Goal (2) Backhand, assists: James Malatesta (1), Stanislav Svozil (1)
Goal 1st Period 5:05 Cole Clayton Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (1), Sean Kuraly (3)
Goal 1st Period 6:27 Noel Acciari Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Hayes (1), Cody Glass (2)
Goal 1st Period 7:35 Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Kris Letang (3)
Goal 2nd Period 5:54 Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (2), Marcus Pettersson (1)
Goal 2nd Period 6:05 Rutger McGroarty Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesse Puljujarvi (3), Lars Eller (3)
Goal 2nd Period 11:36 Noel Acciari Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 13:15 Kent Johnson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 14:10 Lars Eller Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Rutger McGroarty (4), Kris Letang (4)
Goal 3rd Period 8:16 Lars Eller Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesse Puljujarvi (4), Rutger McGroarty (5)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 16
22 Hits 11
3 Takeaways 2
29 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 30
41.2 Faceoff Win Percent 58.8
11 Giveaways 19
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Oct 25
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Werenski, D Day-To-Day Dec 23
Brendan Gaunce, C Injured Reserve Dec 19

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 14,573 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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