Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 on Saturday, December 4, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 49-25-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 34-35-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 3 0 7
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 16 13 6 35
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 15 6 23

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. P. Martin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Martin (1) Unassisted Power play PIT 1, CBJ 0
1st 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Rupp (1) Eric Godard (1), Craig Adams (1) Even strength PIT 2, CBJ 0
1st 12:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Martin (2) Unassisted Power play PIT 3, CBJ 0
1st 15:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Mark Letestu (1), Kris Letang (1) Power play PIT 4, CBJ 0
2nd 03:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (1) Mark Letestu (2), Chris Conner (1) Even strength PIT 5, CBJ 0
2nd 06:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Samuel Pahlsson (1) Rostislav Klesla (1), Ethan Moreau (1) Even strength PIT 5, CBJ 1
2nd 09:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Chris Kunitz (1), Kris Letang (2) Even strength PIT 6, CBJ 1
2nd 18:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland (1) Unassisted Even strength PIT 7, CBJ 1
3rd 01:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Clark (1) Fedor Tyutin (1), Ethan Moreau (2) Power play PIT 7, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 35 23
Power play 3 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 17 15
Hits 19 23
Blocked shots 8 10
Giveaways 0 1
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 29/55 (52.7%) 26/55 (47.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17:50
Number 10 M. Letestu C 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 54.5% 13:43
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:26
Number 17 M. Rupp L 1 0 1 +1 7 3 2 0 0 50% 09:43
Number 18 C. Conner R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:48
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 +1 4 1 1 0 0 14:52
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 41.2% 17:47
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 75% 14:26
Number 28 E. Godard R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 10:21
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 11:45
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:42
Number 87 S. Crosby C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 0 0 1 57.1% 17:52
Number 3 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 1 1 0 21:52
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 18:05
Number 5 D. Engelland D 1 0 1 +3 2 3 2 1 0 17:23
Number 7 P. Martin D 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 4 2 20:32
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 19:30
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 22:53
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 11:49
Number 16 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 17:03
Number 18 R. Umberger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:25
Number 19 E. Moreau L 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 13:12
Number 24 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 30% 11:39
Number 26 S. Pahlsson C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 12:19
Number 28 N. Filatov L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 14:53
Number 40 J. Boll R 0 0 0 -2 7 0 0 0 0 07:53
Number 50 A. Vermette C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 52.9% 18:47
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 19:22
Number 71 C. Clark R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 2 1 1 50% 14:59
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:35
Number 3 M. Methot D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 18:09
Number 10 K. Russell D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 19:43
Number 22 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 1 0 20:07
Number 35 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:54
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 21:21
Number 97 R. Klesla D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:36
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Mason 13 9 4 .692 15:49 Loss
Number 32 M. Garon 22 19 3 .864 44:11

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:25 Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Clark Slashing 2
1st 09:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
1st 11:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Marc Methot High sticking 2
1st 14:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Ethan Moreau Slashing 2
1st 16:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 16:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Holding 2
2nd 08:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Jared Boll Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 08:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Rupp Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 10:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Jared Boll Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Rupp Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams Holding 2
3rd 08:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland Elbowing 2
3rd 13:02 Columbus Blue Jackets Mike Commodore High sticking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Scott Arniel
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Brad Lazarowich, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mike Comrie, Evgeni Malkin, Ben Lovejoy
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Andrew Murray, Kyle Wilson, Anton Stralman

2010-2011 season series

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