Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	25-48-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	40-31-11

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	3	1	4

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	10	13	16	39
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	18	7	34

Three stars

S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Blueger, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Johnny Gaudreau (9)	Patrik Laine (3)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 0
2nd	01:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (7)	Brian Dumoulin (6)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 1
2nd	02:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (14)	Jake Guentzel (13), Rickard Rakell (6)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 2
2nd	10:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (15)	Jake Guentzel (14), Evgeni Malkin (17)	Power play	CBJ 1, PIT 3
3rd	16:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Teddy Blueger (1)	Bryan Rust (9)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 4

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	39	34
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	10
Hits	27	29
Blocked shots	9	25
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	30/57 (52.6%)	27/57 (47.4%)

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	3	5	3	0	58.8%	14:13
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		24:36
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	50%	18:48
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		11:38
Number 29 P. Laine	L	0	1	1	-1	0	8	0	0	0	66.7%	23:21
Number 34 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:31
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	5	0	0	60%	22:14
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:37
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:16
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		10:03
Number 91 K. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	50%	14:56
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	11:36
Number 2 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		18:25
Number 4 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		24:57
Number 15 G. Bayreuther	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0		13:36
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:28
Number 47 M. Bjork	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		21:27
Number 75 T. Berni	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		13:39

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	34	30	4	.882	57:06	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 15 J. Archibald	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		08:48
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0		13:15
Number 17 B. Rust	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:20
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		11:58
Number 42 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		10:43
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:18
Number 53 T. Blueger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	60%	13:14
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	2	2	+1	2	5	1	1	0		20:33
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		21:14
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	77.8%	16:27
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	35%	14:21
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	1	1	1	45.5%	20:43
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:32
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	3	0		18:15
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	0		27:00
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		23:09
Number 44 J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	4	0		18:50
Number 73 P. Joseph	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	39	38	1	.974	59:47	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brock McGinn	Cross checking	2
1st	13:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel	High sticking	2
2nd	04:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Carter	Slashing	2
2nd	09:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Marcus Bjork	Holding	2
2nd	10:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tim Berni	Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
3rd	00:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tim Berni	Hooking	2
3rd	04:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josh Archibald	Tripping	2
3rd	14:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gavin Bayreuther	High sticking	2
3rd	16:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Petry	Tripping	2
3rd	19:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Gustav Nyquist	Interference goalkeeper	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Brad Larsen
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: James Tobias, Kilian McNamara
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Carson Meyer, Liam Foudy, Jake Christiansen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kris Letang, Ryan Poehling

2022-2023 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 7, 2023
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Apr 13, 2023

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
St. Louis Blues 7 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Florida Panthers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Seattle Kraken 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken, Tue, Dec 6, 2022

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