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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 50-24-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 50-21-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 15 17 19 51
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 11 9 32

Three stars

  1. B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (2) Justin Schultz (3), Evgeni Malkin (7) Power play CBJ 0, PIT 1
2nd 01:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (3) Phil Kessel (5), Evgeni Malkin (8) Even strength CBJ 0, PIT 2
2nd 03:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (4) Ron Hainsey (2) Even strength CBJ 0, PIT 3
2nd 09:30 Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson (2) Sam Gagner (2) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 3
2nd 12:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (2) Seth Jones (2), Cam Atkinson (1) Power play CBJ 2, PIT 3
3rd 05:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Evgeni Malkin (9), Phil Kessel (6) Power play CBJ 2, PIT 4
3rd 06:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Wilson (1) Trevor Daley (1), Conor Sheary (2) Even strength 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 51 32
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 37 18
Blocked shots 10 16
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 23/55 (41.8%) 32/55 (58.2%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 37.5% 21:10
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 14:57
13 C. Atkinson R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 16:56
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 8 0 0 53.8% 14:55
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 16:47
25 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 57.1% 15:30
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 16:28
34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 0 0 50% 12:43
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 7 1 1 20:11
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:31
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16.7% 08:36
89 S. Gagner C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 11:22
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 -2 0 5 3 0 0 24:58
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 2 0 25:59
26 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 17:15
53 G. Carlsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:26
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 5 0 24:00
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 0 14:14
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 32 27 5 .844 59:57 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 66.7% 13:53
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 58.3% 17:06
17 B. Rust R 2 0 2 +2 0 8 0 0 0 14:54
23 S. Wilson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 2 0 12:25
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10:38
37 C. Rowney C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 100% 10:05
43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:22
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 17:04
71 E. Malkin C 0 3 3 +2 0 2 0 0 0 35.7% 18:19
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:56
81 P. Kessel R 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 0 1 14:34
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 0 1 64.7% 20:00
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 2 0 18:23
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:01
6 T. Daley D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 13:59
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:58
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19:55
65 R. Hainsey D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 21:39
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 51 49 2 .961 59:48 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Sam Gagner Holding 2
2nd 03:50 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Cross checking 2
2nd 11:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley Holding 2
2nd 16:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl Tripping 2
2nd 17:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Hooking 2
3rd 03:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 08:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Tim Peel, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Lauri Korpikoski, Nick Foligno, Zac Dalpe, Ryan Stanton, John Ramage, Anton Forsberg, T.J. Tynan, Scott Harrington, Ryan Murray, Oscar Dansk, Nick Moutrey, Jordan Maletta, Sonny Milano, Paul Bittner, Zach Werenski, Markus Hannikainen, Dean Kukan, Justin Scott, Vitaly Abramov
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mark Streit, Chris Kunitz, Tom Sestito, Cameron Gaunce, Josh Archibald, Matt Murray, Chad Ruhwedel

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 20

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Playoffs Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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