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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 50-21-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 2 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 6 10 26
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 12 10 28

Three stars

  1. S. Hartnell, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 goals)
  2. B. Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. D. Savard, Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (23) Ian Cole (12), Conor Sheary (11) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 0
1st 13:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (15) Nick Foligno (14), Alexander Wennberg (21) Power play PIT 1, CBJ 1
2nd 10:15 Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson (5) Sam Gagner (11), Josh Anderson (5) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 2
2nd 12:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell (6) Unassisted Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 3
3rd 02:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell (7) Sam Gagner (12), Jack Johnson (7) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 4
3rd 03:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad (12) Alexander Wennberg (22), Nick Foligno (15) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 5
3rd 03:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (6) Brandon Dubinsky (10), Seth Jones (8) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 6
3rd 06:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell (8) Brandon Dubinsky (11), Brandon Saad (15) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 7

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 26 28
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 15
Hits 12 15
Blocked shots 14 14
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 24/61 (39.3%) 37/61 (60.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 42.9% 11:41
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 52.6% 15:58
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:06
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 100% 09:52
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 14:23
23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:14
43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 1 0 13:45
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 14:14
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 18:36
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 15:49
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 16:17
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 0 0 17.6% 18:21
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 21:08
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 23:18
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 22:51
28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 -3 4 2 0 4 0 25:29
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 12:34
61 S. Oleksy D 0 0 0 -1 9 1 2 0 0 11:40
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 5 4 1 .800 16:25
30 M. Murray 23 17 6 .739 43:35 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 69.2% 17:09
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 14:57
13 C. Atkinson R 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 15:08
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 3 0 0 76.9% 16:40
20 B. Saad L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 17:03
25 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 56.5% 14:39
34 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 0 14:14
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 15:38
43 S. Hartnell L 3 0 3 +3 4 4 3 0 0 10:54
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 +1 4 2 0 0 0 66.7% 07:45
71 N. Foligno L 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 17:42
89 S. Gagner C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 13:24
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 22:01
7 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 2 0 21:15
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:30
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 15:36
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 +4 0 1 1 4 0 22:41
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:41
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 26 25 1 .962 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole High sticking double minor 4
2nd 02:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Elbowing 2
2nd 05:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Oleksy Fighting (major) 5
2nd 05:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:04 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 13:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Oleksy High sticking 2
3rd 04:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Oleksy Hooking 2
3rd 07:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Hooking 2
3rd 08:23 Columbus Blue Jackets Lukas Sedlak Slashing 2
3rd 11:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Lukas Sedlak Roughing 2
3rd 18:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert Roughing 2
3rd 18:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin Roughing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Ryan Gibbons
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Trevor Daley, Tom Kuhnhackl, Chad Ruhwedel
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Dalton Prout, Scott Harrington, Oliver Bjorkstrand

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 Dec 22

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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