Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 7:30 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	50-24-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	50-21-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	16	4	12	32
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	16	10	29

Three stars

M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (1)	Phil Kessel (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)	Even strength	CBJ 0, PIT 1
2nd	03:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel (1)	Justin Schultz (1), Evgeni Malkin (2)	Power play	CBJ 0, PIT 2
2nd	16:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Bonino (1)	Patric Hornqvist (1), Olli Maatta (1)	Even strength	CBJ 0, PIT 3
3rd	12:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Matt Calvert (1)	Josh Anderson (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 3

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	32	29
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	49	35
Blocked shots	12	22
Giveaways	2	7
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	34/75 (45.3%)	41/75 (54.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	41.7%	19:53
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	4	1	0		12:29
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:06
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	55%	17:27
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:26
Number 25 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	47.1%	12:50
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 34 J. Anderson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	8	0	0		11:25
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0		15:11
Number 43 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	6	0	0		12:55
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	1	0		20:04
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	35.7%	13:42
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		26:19
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		26:36
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0		25:19
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		07:57
Number 54 S. Harrington	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		08:28
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	4	0		21:31

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	29	26	3	.897	58:10	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	13:16
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0	47.4%	17:04
Number 17 B. Rust	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0		15:29
Number 23 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		09:26
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		13:09
Number 37 C. Rowney	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	1	0	100%	10:09
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:32
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		17:02
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	2	0	46.7%	17:43
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0		15:22
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	0	1		16:48
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	58.3%	18:43
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	4	0		19:56
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0		20:07
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		19:40
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		19:48
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:21
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Olli Maatta	Hooking	2
2nd	02:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Matt Calvert	Tripping	2
2nd	16:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Roughing	2
3rd	05:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Savard	Interference	2
3rd	10:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Carter Rowney	Hooking	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Chris Rooney, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kyle Quincey, Lauri Korpikoski, Lukas Sedlak, Ryan Murray, Oscar Dansk, Markus Nutivaara
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mark Streit, Chris Kunitz, Tom Sestito, Cameron Gaunce, Josh Archibald, Matt Murray, Chad Ruhwedel

2016-2017 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 22, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 3, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 17, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 4, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 14, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Apr 16, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Apr 18, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Apr 20, 2017

Other NHL games on Apr 12

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
Boston Bruins 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
St. Louis Blues 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Apr 12, 2017

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