Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Friday, January 21, 2022, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Friday, January 21, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	46-25-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	37-38-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	3	5
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	12	8	31
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	11	4	27

Three stars

S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 1 assist)
B. Dumoulin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Dumoulin (3)	Sidney Crosby (21), Kris Letang (32)	Even strength	PIT 1, CBJ 0
1st	10:40	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gustav Nyquist (10)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	PIT 1, CBJ 1
1st	18:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (16)	Jakub Voracek (25), Patrik Laine (9)	Even strength	PIT 1, CBJ 2
1st	19:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (8)	Bryan Rust (14), Jake Guentzel (19)	Even strength	PIT 2, CBJ 2
3rd	05:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Matheson (6)	Brian Dumoulin (9), Danton Heinen (8)	Even strength	PIT 3, CBJ 2
3rd	13:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (9)	Bryan Rust (15), Evgeni Malkin (3)	Power play	PIT 4, CBJ 2
3rd	18:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (10)	Mike Matheson (12), Brian Dumoulin (10)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 5, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	31	27
Power play	1 of 6	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	12
Hits	9	26
Blocked shots	14	20
Giveaways	8	4
Takeaways	7	9
Faceoffs won	25/51 (49%)	26/51 (51%)

Box score

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 9 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:02
Number 12 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:57
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		19:23
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:40
Number 42 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:09
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		17:50
Number 49 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:58
Number 53 T. Blueger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	13:36
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	100%	19:51
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	19:19
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:02
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	3	1	4	+2	4	6	0	1	1	55%	20:09
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:54
Number 5 M. Matheson	D	1	1	2	+3	0	4	0	2	0		19:18
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		20:59
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	1	2	3	+2	0	2	1	2	0		19:54
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:28
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. DeSmith	12	10	2	.833	20:00
Number 35 T. Jarry	15	15	0	1.000	40:00	Win

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 7 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	31.6%	17:03
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0		17:24
Number 16 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	10:46
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		16:56
Number 29 P. Laine	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:17
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	2	3	0	73.3%	22:19
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0	50%	11:51
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		14:39
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:18
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		08:04
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1	0		17:41
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	71.4%	11:31
Number 2 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	4	0		25:54
Number 5 G. Bayreuther	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		15:38
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	3	0		28:45
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		20:01
Number 32 J. Christiansen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		10:18
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		15:24

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	30	26	4	.867	59:29	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Eric Robinson	Tripping	2
2nd	02:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Tripping	2
2nd	06:57	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gustav Nyquist	Tripping	2
3rd	01:24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jake Bean	Holding	2
3rd	08:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sean Kuraly	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	12:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexandre Texier	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	15:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner	Interference	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Brad Larsen
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Jesse Marquis
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brian Boyle, Mark Friedman
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Dean Kukan

2021-2022 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Feb 27, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Other NHL games on Jan 21

Other NHL games on Friday, January 21, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Dallas Stars 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Arizona Coyotes 0 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at New York Islanders, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Minnesota Wild 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Florida Panthers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 21, 2022
St. Louis Blues 5 at Seattle Kraken 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken, Fri, Jan 21, 2022

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