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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Monday, December 21, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 34-40-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 4 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 7 8 24
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 10 13 35

Three stars

  1. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. S. Wilson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg (3) Fedor Tyutin (2), Brandon Saad (11) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 0
2nd 03:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (16) David Perron (8), Trevor Daley (8) Power play CBJ 1, PIT 1
2nd 04:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (10) Scott Wilson (1), Nick Bonino (4) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 2
2nd 16:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (11) Nick Bonino (5), Olli Maatta (5) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 3
2nd 19:15 Pittsburgh Penguins David Warsofsky (1) Chris Kunitz (8), David Perron (9) Power play CBJ 1, PIT 4
3rd 05:23 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (13) Ryan Johansen (17), Andrew Bodnarchuk (2) Even strength CBJ 2, PIT 4
3rd 18:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (17) Patric Hornqvist (6), Matt Cullen (6) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 24 35
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 20 16
Hits 48 31
Blocked shots 12 12
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 22/59 (37.3%) 37/59 (62.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 12:37
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 17:51
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 17:23
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -2 5 0 1 0 0 41.2% 17:30
18 R. Bourque R 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 11:27
19 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 45.5% 14:39
20 B. Saad L 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 16:43
23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 11:09
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 36.4% 13:04
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 -1 7 2 6 0 0 11:47
41 A. Wennberg C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 27.3% 16:29
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 0 0 19:20
2 A. Bodnarchuk D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:07
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 2 0 24:39
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 27:02
44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 11:02
47 D. Prout D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 19:21
51 F. Tyutin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 20:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 34 30 4 .882 59:28 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 4 0 0 90% 13:32
11 K. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:54
13 N. Bonino C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 1 0 58.8% 17:06
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 5 0 0 13:53
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 61.1% 12:55
23 S. Wilson C 0 1 1 +1 5 2 3 0 0 08:41
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:45
57 D. Perron L 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:22
61 S. Plotnikov L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 12:13
71 E. Malkin C 2 0 2 -1 2 2 1 0 1 50% 20:18
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 4 0 0 17:19
81 P. Kessel R 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 18:19
3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 19:27
5 D. Warsofsky D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 1 15:57
6 T. Daley D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:38
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 22:55
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 2 6 1 1 0 21:35
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 16:11
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 24 22 2 .917 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Elbowing 2
1st 12:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen Slashing 2
2nd 00:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Fighting (major) 5
2nd 00:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Fehr Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Joonas Korpisalo Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 07:03 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Tripping 2
2nd 07:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 07:03 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Rene Bourque Cross checking 2
3rd 10:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy Hooking 2
3rd 19:02 Columbus Blue Jackets Dalton Prout Cross checking double minor 4

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Dave Jackson, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jared Boll, Nick Foligno, Kevin Connauton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, Adam Clendening

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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