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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, January 17, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 40-30-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 13 7 2 0 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 8 9 6 0 33

Three stars

  1. D. Heinen, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Zachary Aston-Reese (1) Zach Werenski (34), Brendan Gaunce (4) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 0
1st 09:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton (1) Tommy Novak (16) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 1
1st 17:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (7) Sidney Crosby (27) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 2
2nd 07:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (18) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 2, PIT 2
2nd 17:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Danton Heinen (2) Erik Gudbranson (1), Egor Zamula (2) Even strength CBJ 3, PIT 2
3rd 18:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (26) Kris Letang (22), Evgeni Malkin (25) Even strength CBJ 3, PIT 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Saved
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Goal
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved
2 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov Goal
3 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Saved
4 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Saved
4 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 26 33
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 24 17
Blocked shots 24 14
Giveaways 13 14
Takeaways 10 3
Faceoffs won 26/62 (41.9%) 36/62 (58.1%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 35.7% 20:30
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 15:37
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 08:57
16 B. Gaunce C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 1 37.5% 09:25
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 47.1% 20:46
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40.9% 17:59
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:40
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 5 1 07:32
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 100% 21:17
43 D. Heinen L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 10:33
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 18:38
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 18:31
6 E. Zamula D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 13:40
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 0 29:18
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 27:07
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 04:34
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 2 19:50
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 28:06
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 33 30 3 .909 65:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 12:13
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +2 0 4 2 1 21:55
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 44.4% 14:24
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 11:50
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 50% 13:14
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 57.1% 10:09
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 85.7% 11:12
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:05
67 R. Rakell R 1 0 1 +1 0 7 1 0 21:55
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 +1 0 6 0 2 20:06
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 18.2% 16:59
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 0 76% 21:57
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:06
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:41
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 16:46
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 25:55
75 C. Clifton D 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 18:13
77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 21:54
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 26 23 3 .885 64:26 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Zachary Aston-Reese High sticking 2
2nd 02:03 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov Interference 2
2nd 08:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Slashing 2
2nd 08:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Parker Wotherspoon Slashing 2
2nd 14:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte High sticking 2
2nd 19:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Brett Kulak Hooking 2
3rd 12:11 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Julien Fournier
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jake Christiansen, Mikael Pyyhtia, Denton Mateychuk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves

2025-2026 season series

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

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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