Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	27-43-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	38-32-12

News about this game

Blue Jackets Seek to Halt Skid in Division Showdown With Penguins

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Blue Jackets (23-37-12) face Penguins (31-30-10) aiming to snap a 5-game skid. Pittsburgh leads season series 2-0. Stars: Crosby (35G, 41A), Gaudreau (11G, 43A).
NHL Summary: Malkin Leads Penguins to Win While His Parents Watch from the Stands

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Malkin hit 20 goals for the 15th year, scoring twice in the Penguins' 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets. His parents watched from the stands. O'Connor clinched the win.
Pittsburgh Penguins Face Off Against Columbus Blue Jackets in Key Metropolitan Division Clash

Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Pens (32-30-10) battle Blue Jackets (23-38-12) in Columbus on Sat, 7pm EDT. Last clash won by Pittsburgh 3-2, Malkin netted 2.

Goals by period

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

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	8	4	7	19
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	16	10	36

Three stars

E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
D. O'Connor, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mathieu Olivier (4)	Damon Severson (16), Cole Sillinger (15)	Even strength	CBJ 1, PIT 0
2nd	09:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (20)	Kris Letang (34), Bryan Rust (21)	Power play	CBJ 1, PIT 1
2nd	13:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cole Sillinger (12)	Alexandre Texier (15), Ivan Provorov (25)	Even strength	CBJ 2, PIT 1
2nd	16:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (21)	Sidney Crosby (42), Michael Bunting (27)	Power play	CBJ 2, PIT 2
3rd	00:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Drew O'Connor (12)	Sidney Crosby (43), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (7)	Even strength	CBJ 2, PIT 3

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	19	36
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	26	12
Blocked shots	12	17
Giveaways	3	10
Takeaways	8	10
Faceoffs won	19/48 (39.6%)	29/48 (60.4%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 C. Sillinger	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	46.7%	19:26
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	0	33.3%	17:08
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:18
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	66.7%	11:22
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1		14:33
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	36.4%	22:50
Number 39 T. Angle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	33.3%	07:02
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	1		19:56
Number 67 J. Malatesta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		07:13
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:35
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:34
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:31
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		27:10
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	3		23:27
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:55
Number 23 J. Christiansen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		10:41
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2		16:53
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		22:23

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Tarasov	36	33	3	.917	57:33	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 8 M. Bunting	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:32
Number 10 D. O'Connor	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		15:56
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		23:20
Number 18 J. Puljujarvi	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:40
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:16
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16.7%	16:19
Number 22 S. Poulin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1	0	100%	09:01
Number 48 V. Puustinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:44
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:50
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	2	28.6%	17:58
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	14:12
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	-1	2	3	0	1	0	73.9%	21:02
Number 3 J. St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	1	0		13:56
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:27
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		21:15
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		31:15
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0		21:59
Number 73 P. Joseph	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:11

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic	19	17	2	.895	59:38	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Erik Gudbranson	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	03:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sam Poulin	Tripping	2
2nd	09:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Damon Severson	Slashing	2
2nd	14:56	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner	Tripping	2
3rd	07:55	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dmitri Voronkov	Hooking	2
3rd	11:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexandre Texier	High sticking	2
3rd	19:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Holding	2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Michael Markovic, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Ryan Daisy
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sean Kuraly, Alex Nylander, Justin Danforth, Adam Boqvist, Egor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Emil Bemstrom, Jonathan Gruden, John Ludvig

2023-2024 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 5, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024

Other NHL games on Mar 28

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Washington Capitals 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
San Jose Sharks 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
New York Rangers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Nashville Predators 4 at Arizona Coyotes 8	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Dallas Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 28, 2024