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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 44-26-12
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 47-31-4

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 12 7 27
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 11 7 23

Three stars

  1. J. McCann, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (29) Sidney Crosby (50), Patric Hornqvist (13) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 0
1st 18:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Jared McCann (12) Matt Cullen (12), Chad Ruhwedel (1) Even strength PIT 2, CBJ 0
2nd 01:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (20) Zachary Aston-Reese (9), Phil Kessel (43) Even strength PIT 3, CBJ 0
2nd 04:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand (12) Ryan Dzingel (23), Scott Harrington (15) Even strength PIT 3, CBJ 1
2nd 07:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (35) Artemi Panarin (45), Zach Werenski (24) Power play PIT 3, CBJ 2
3rd 13:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Jared McCann (13) Dominik Simon (16), Justin Schultz (7) Even strength PIT 4, CBJ 2
3rd 19:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (27) Jack Johnson (12) Even strength, Empty net PIT 5, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 27 23
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 11 24
Blocked shots 19 15
Giveaways 1 6
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 14/45 (31.1%) 31/45 (68.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20% 09:18
10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:14
12 D. Simon C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 10:04
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 04:28
19 J. McCann L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 12:44
27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14.3% 13:20
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 2 0 18:21
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:17
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 40% 19:58
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 1 0 19:29
81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:25
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 1 0 42.1% 22:02
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 10:52
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 26:36
5 Z. Trotman D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 18:08
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 22:22
50 J. Riikola D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 14:21
73 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 4 0 26:50
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 A. Panarin L 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 2 0 21:53
13 C. Atkinson R 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 0 1 20:45
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 50% 09:42
18 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 57.1% 14:44
19 R. Dzingel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 10:54
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 100% 10:33
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 11:27
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 76.9% 17:48
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 09:36
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 0 0 100% 19:49
77 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 17:15
95 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 68.8% 15:46
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 23:15
4 S. Harrington D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 2 0 13:55
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 1 0 27:03
54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 09:38
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 22:37
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:10
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 26 22 4 .846 59:10 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Harrington Tripping 2
2nd 06:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Chad Ruhwedel Tripping 2
2nd 19:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Simon Holding 2
3rd 15:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Holding 2
3rd 17:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones Slashing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Francis Charron, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin, Erik Gudbranson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Keith Kinkaid, Lukas Sedlak, Alexander Wennberg, Markus Hannikainen, Dean Kukan

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 8 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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