Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 on Friday, March 21, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
16 |
18 |
47 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 |
12 |
10 |
34 |
Three stars
- B. Imama, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- R. Rakell, 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 |
05:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (14) |
Philip Tomasino (11), Connor Dewar (4) |
Even strength |
CBJ 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
13:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari (5) |
Blake Lizotte (9) |
Even strength |
CBJ 0, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
14:07 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner (1) |
Denton Mateychuk (4), Ivan Provorov (22) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
14:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (32) |
Bryan Rust (28), Sidney Crosby (51) |
Even strength |
CBJ 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
01:35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Justin Danforth (8) |
Mathieu Olivier (11), Damon Severson (19) |
Even strength |
CBJ 2, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
08:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bokondji Imama (1) |
Danton Heinen (17), Kevin Hayes (10) |
Even strength |
CBJ 2, PIT 4 |
| 2nd |
15:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (25) |
Matt Grzelcyk (31) |
Even strength |
CBJ 2, PIT 5 |
| 3rd |
03:45 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kent Johnson (22) |
Sean Kuraly (10), Egor Chinakhov (8) |
Even strength |
CBJ 3, PIT 5 |
| 3rd |
18:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (23) |
Rickard Rakell (29), Alex Nedeljkovic (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
CBJ 3, PIT 6 |
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 |
47 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
7 |
9 |
| Hits |
16 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
7 |
24 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/58 (48.3%) |
30/58 (51.7%) |
Box score
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
77.8% |
15:40 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
16:31 |
| Number 11 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
15:56 |
| Number 17 J. Danforth |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:51 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
26.7% |
15:22 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
60% |
16:13 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
|
29:15 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
14:20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 E. Merzlikins |
33 |
28 |
5 |
.848 |
58:19 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:37 |
| Number 14 B. Imama |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
07:50 |
| Number 15 J. Koppanen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
50% |
15:25 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:20 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
15:36 |
| Number 53 P. Tomasino |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
50% |
14:07 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
64.7% |
16:54 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
52.6% |
18:10 |
| Number 20 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 23 V. Kolyachonok |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 24 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:34 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
47 |
44 |
3 |
.936 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bokondji Imama |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
11:49 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
19:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bokondji Imama |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:54 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Zachary Aston-Reese |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Philip Tomasino |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, CJ Murray
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Christian Fischer, Daniil Tarasov, Jordan Harris, Jake Christiansen
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Tommy Novak, Ryan Shea, Emil Bemstrom, Sebastian Aho
Sources and further reading
Columbus Blue Jackets 
at Pittsburgh Penguins