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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 41-25-16
at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 40-30-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 5 14 25
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 6 9 24

Three stars

  1. E. Chinakhov, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Christiansen, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. J. Greaves, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Zach Gallant (1) Ville Koivunen (1) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 0
1st 17:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (1) Zach Werenski (1), Dante Fabbro (1) Even strength PIT 1, CBJ 1
2nd 04:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Christiansen (1) Charlie Coyle (1), Egor Chinakhov (1) Power play PIT 1, CBJ 2
3rd 11:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (1) Zach Werenski (2), Kirill Marchenko (1) Power play PIT 1, CBJ 3
3rd 16:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Dante Fabbro (1) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net PIT 1, CBJ 4

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 25 24
Power play 0 of 5 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 21 15
Blocked shots 15 15
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 0 1
Faceoffs won 24/50 (48%) 26/50 (52%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 A. McDonough L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 10:40
10 A. Huglen R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 37.5% 13:59
11 F. Hallander C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:10
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 15:35
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 14:08
26 T. Broz C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 18:06
41 V. Koivunen R 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:28
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 40% 15:55
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:51
62 Z. Gallant C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 3 0 0 11:42
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 64.3% 16:47
84 A. Calvert C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:27
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 21:09
25 S. Aho D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:57
52 P. Kemp D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:22
56 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 16:42
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 21:22
82 C. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 4 0 28:15
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
31 F. Larsson 9 8 1 .889 29:36
37 A. Silovs 14 12 2 .857 29:39 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 20% 15:12
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:19
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 80% 17:35
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 45.5% 20:20
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 19:47
41 H. McKown C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 42.9% 11:28
53 L. Pinelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:50
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:48
67 J. Malatesta L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 0 0 100% 11:29
82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 08:33
86 K. Marchenko R 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 20:02
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 19:02
2 J. Christiansen D 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 23:55
7 B. Smith D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 4 0 16:23
8 Z. Werenski D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 2 0 24:56
14 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 13:43
15 D. Fabbro D 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 17:53
58 O. Bjorgvik-Holm D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10:40
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 25 24 1 .960 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Sebastian Aho Slashing 2
1st 12:04 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Tripping 2
1st 18:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Alexeyev High sticking 2
2nd 03:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Zach Gallant Hooking 2
2nd 05:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Aidan McDonough Hooking 2
2nd 09:42 Columbus Blue Jackets James Malatesta Roughing 2
2nd 18:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Dante Fabbro Tripping 2
3rd 05:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Ville Koivunen Holding 2
3rd 09:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton Tripping 2
3rd 10:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Holding 2
3rd 16:18 Columbus Blue Jackets James Malatesta Tripping 2
3rd 18:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Jesse Marquis
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Mathew Dumba, Ryan Segalla, Ryan Graves, Tristan Jarry, Anthony Mantha, Robby Fabbri, Danton Heinen, Bokondji Imama, Tommy Novak, Parker Wotherspoon, Noel Acciari, Ryan Shea, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joona Koppanen, Joseph Masonius, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Taylor Gauthier, Sam Poulin, Valtteri Puustinen, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Daniel Laatsch, Avery Hayes, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Owen Pickering, Zam Plante, Sergei Murashov, Luke Devlin, Emil Pieniniemi, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Finn Harding, Scooter Brickey, Harrison Brunicke, Tanner Howe, Mathieu De St. Phalle, Chase Pietila, Max Graham, Joona Väisänen, Mac Swanson, Brayden Edwards, Bill Zonnon, Charlton Trethewey, Peyton Kettles, William Horcoff, Brady Peddle, Nolan Renwick, David Breazeale, Tommy Budnick, Maxim Pavlenko, Zach Urdahl, Gabriel D'Aigle, Travis Hayes, Ryan Miller, Quinn Beauchesne, Jordan Charron, Carter Sanderson, Kale Dach, Noah Erliden, Linards Feldbergs, Brady Smith, Caden Taylor
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Erik Gudbranson, Brendan Gaunce, Damon Severson, Peter Quenneville, Hudson Fasching, Miles Wood, Elvis Merzlikins, Dysin Mayo, Ivan Provorov, Christian Jaros, Ivan Fedotov, Zach Sawchenko, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Isac Lundeström, Corson Ceulemans, Guillaume Richard, Cole Sillinger, Stanislav Svozil, Max McCue, Nikolai Makarov, Roman Ahcan, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Kirill Dolzhenkov, Denton Mateychuk, Owen Sillinger, Will MacKinnon, Jordan Dumais, James Fisher, Sergei Ivanov, Riley Bezeau, Tyler Peddle, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Melvin Strahl, Oiva Keskinen, Nicholas Sima, Luca Marrelli, Cayden Lindstrom, Tanner Henricks, Luke Ashton, Marcus Kearsey, Ryder Boulton, Malte Vass, Jackson Smith, Ryland Mosley, Jack Williams, Caleb MacDonald, Pyotr Andreyanov, Owen Griffin, Victor Hedin Raftheim, Jeremy Loranger, Brendan Hoffman, Will Bishop, Evan Van Gorp, Noah Jenken, PJ Fagan, Josh Avery, Mason Vaccari, Jakub Chromiak

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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