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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 38-32-12
at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 27-43-12

News about this game

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 1 0 0 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 2 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 9 12 1 0 33
Columbus Blue Jackets 13 12 10 2 0 37

Three stars

  1. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. D. Severson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 assist)
  3. B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier (5) Cole Sillinger (16) Shorthanded PIT 0, CBJ 1
2nd 13:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Drew O'Connor (13) Bryan Rust (22), Marcus Pettersson (23) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 1
2nd 18:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (24) Sidney Crosby (44), Kris Letang (35) Even strength PIT 2, CBJ 1
3rd 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (12) Evgeni Malkin (35) Even strength PIT 3, CBJ 1
3rd 09:08 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (19) Damon Severson (17), Zach Werenski (41) Even strength PIT 3, CBJ 2
3rd 11:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (7) Johnny Gaudreau (44) Even strength PIT 3, CBJ 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau Saved
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Saved
2 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexandre Texier Goal
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Goal
3 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Saved
4 Columbus Blue Jackets Alex Nylander Saved
4 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Saved
5 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Goal (winner)
5 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Saved

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 33 37
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 8 19
Blocked shots 23 15
Giveaways 3 4
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 33/60 (55%) 27/60 (45%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 09:54
10 D. O'Connor L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 21:21
17 B. Rust R 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 21:37
18 J. Puljujarvi R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:34
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 18:36
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 80% 18:44
22 S. Poulin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 05:10
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 12:55
67 R. Rakell R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 14:50
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 50% 16:33
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 14:27
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 0 55% 22:31
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 12:42
7 J. Ludvig D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 13:02
28 M. Pettersson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 2 26:18
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 6 26:59
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 +3 0 3 0 0 25:40
73 P. Joseph D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 4 19:07
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
39 A. Nedeljkovic 37 34 3 .919 65:00 OT loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 1 1 +2 2 3 0 1 45.8% 23:47
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 2 25% 19:49
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 0 24:28
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 57.1% 16:54
24 M. Olivier R 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 13:48
37 C. Butler R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:54
42 A. Texier L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 23:14
67 J. Malatesta L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05:29
72 C. Meyer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:37
82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 13:20
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 50% 22:33
92 A. Nylander L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 23:16
8 Z. Werenski D 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 2 27:24
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 22:09
22 J. Bean D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 14:26
23 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 08:31
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 20:17
78 D. Severson D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 0 2 26:38
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 33 30 3 .909 64:26 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Hooking 2
1st 07:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
1st 10:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Reilly Smith High sticking 2
2nd 02:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Pierre-Olivier Joseph Tripping 2
2nd 14:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Tripping 2
3rd 04:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Slashing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Ryan Graves, Ryan Shea, Emil Bemstrom
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Sean Kuraly, Boone Jenner, Justin Danforth, Adam Boqvist, Egor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli

2023-2024 season series

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

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 8 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Seattle Kraken 0 Final Game page

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