Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
5 |
10 |
9 |
24 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
15 |
11 |
14 |
40 |
Three stars
- B. Thiessen, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- S. Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
- P. Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
09:49 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Rick Nash (1) |
Nikita Nikitin (1) |
Shorthanded |
CBJ 1, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
19:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (1) |
James Neal (1), Steve Sullivan (1) |
Power play |
CBJ 1, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
05:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Steve Sullivan (2), Jordan Staal (1) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
10:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang (1) |
Richard Park (1), Matt Cooke (1) |
Power play |
CBJ 1, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
14:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Joe Vitale (1) |
Eric Tangradi (1), Matt Cooke (2) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
15:07 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Vinny Prospal (1) |
Cam Atkinson (1) |
Even strength |
CBJ 2, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
40 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
26 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/69 (46.4%) |
37/69 (53.6%) |
Box score
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 C. Gillies |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:54 |
| Number 13 C. Atkinson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 15 D. Dorsett |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 16 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:24 |
| Number 17 M. Letestu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.1% |
15:11 |
| Number 18 R. Umberger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:42 |
| Number 19 R. Johansen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:00 |
| Number 22 V. Prospal |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:54 |
| Number 24 D. MacKenzie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
10:28 |
| Number 25 R. Russell |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 26 S. Pahlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
55% |
16:37 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 4 J. Moore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 6 N. Nikitin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:29 |
| Number 7 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:29 |
| Number 21 J. Wisniewski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 23 B. Lebda |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 51 F. Tyutin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:53 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Sanford |
40 |
36 |
4 |
.900 |
58:27 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
21:16 |
| Number 12 R. Park |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:00 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 15 D. Jeffrey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
06:34 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:49 |
| Number 25 E. Tangradi |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:01 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:19 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:11 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
57.9% |
21:52 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:33 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:17 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
26:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 B. Thiessen |
24 |
22 |
2 |
.917 |
59:41 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
00:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brooks Orpik |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Fedor Tyutin |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Derek Dorsett |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pascal Dupuis |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:53 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
R.J. Umberger |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:18 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Derick Brassard |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:48 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
James Wisniewski |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Todd Richards
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Jay Sharrers, Matt MacPherson
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Aaron Johnson, Darryl Boyce, Grant Clitsome
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Brent Johnson, Arron Asham, Ben Lovejoy
Other NHL games on Feb 26
Other NHL games on Sunday, February 26, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
 Vancouver Canucks
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 26, 2012
|
Sources and further reading
Columbus Blue Jackets 
at Pittsburgh Penguins