Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	37-38-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	4	1	5

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	7	7	13	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	20	5	37

Three stars

J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gustav Nyquist (16)	Zach Werenski (31), Jakub Voracek (42)	Power play	CBJ 1, PIT 0
2nd	02:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Radim Zohorna (2)	Brian Boyle (6), Chad Ruhwedel (6)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 1
2nd	03:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (30)	Sidney Crosby (40), Evan Rodrigues (22)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 2
2nd	07:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 3
2nd	14:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (31)	Sidney Crosby (41), Mike Matheson (16)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 4
3rd	08:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (12)	Bryan Rust (29), Sidney Crosby (42)	Power play	CBJ 1, PIT 5

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	27	37
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	26	9
Blocked shots	14	10
Giveaways	2	8
Takeaways	6	10
Faceoffs won	20/51 (39.2%)	31/51 (60.8%)

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 7 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	31.6%	17:41
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		17:06
Number 17 J. Danforth	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		11:16
Number 23 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	25%	08:19
Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		16:44
Number 29 P. Laine	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		15:51
Number 34 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	4	0	0	60%	16:17
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:22
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:00
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:40
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	1	0		17:09
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	17:23
Number 2 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	3	0		22:51
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	3	0		21:39
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		19:53
Number 44 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	5	0		22:55
Number 46 D. Kukan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		12:55
Number 53 G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		12:51

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	37	32	5	.865	60:00	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 9 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	2	0		17:32
Number 11 B. Boyle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	66.7%	12:15
Number 17 B. Rust	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:00
Number 42 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:40
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:36
Number 53 T. Blueger	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	12:22
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	100%	18:49
Number 63 R. Zohorna	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		08:05
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	14:08
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	1	1	50%	20:05
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	69.2%	15:07
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	18:22
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		16:19
Number 5 M. Matheson	D	0	1	1	+2	4	1	0	2	0		18:57
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		19:10
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	1	0		20:07
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		16:45
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gabriel Carlsson	Interference	2
1st	07:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Matheson	High sticking double minor	4
1st	19:36	Columbus Blue Jackets	Justin Danforth	Holding	2
3rd	01:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Radim Zohorna	Interference	2
3rd	07:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jake Bean	Tripping	2
3rd	08:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Peeke	Tripping	2
3rd	13:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Roughing	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Brad Larsen
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Derek Nansen
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Elvis Merzlikins, Gavin Bayreuther
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brock McGinn, Mark Friedman

2021-2022 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Mar 22

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
St. Louis Blues 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Ottawa Senators 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
San Jose Sharks 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Seattle Kraken 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Nashville Predators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 22, 2022

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