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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 6 8 21
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 17 9 36

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:08 Columbus Blue Jackets Luca Del Bel Belluz (2) Egor Chinakhov (2), Corson Ceulemans (1) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 0
2nd 05:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Avery Hayes (1), Kris Letang (1) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 1
2nd 19:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (1) Sidney Crosby (1), Erik Karlsson (1) Power play CBJ 1, PIT 2
3rd 08:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Ville Koivunen (1) Unassisted Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 3
3rd 17:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (2) Bryan Rust (1), Sidney Crosby (2) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 1, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 21 36
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 21 19
Blocked shots 7 14
Giveaways 7 13
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 22/60 (36.7%) 38/60 (63.3%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 36.4% 19:42
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 25% 16:45
20 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 14:52
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 33.3% 17:41
29 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 45.5% 12:56
53 L. Pinelli C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 13:09
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:44
65 L. Del Bel Belluz C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 18:10
67 J. Malatesta L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 11:07
82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 13:23
83 O. Keskinen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 11:13
93 M. McCue C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 10:14
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 0 0 24:51
7 B. Smith D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 21:01
14 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:03
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 0 21:43
74 C. Ceulemans D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 14:10
81 S. Svozil D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:58
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 35 32 3 .914 59:29 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
14 B. Imama L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:46
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:46
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 18:20
26 T. Broz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 66.7% 12:35
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 14:58
41 V. Koivunen R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:27
49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 11:47
67 R. Rakell R 2 0 2 +1 0 5 3 0 1 16.7% 17:26
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 63.6% 18:08
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 100% 14:27
85 A. Hayes R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 12:13
87 S. Crosby C 1 2 3 +2 0 3 0 0 0 69.2% 19:07
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 18:58
38 O. Pickering D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:59
45 H. Brunicke D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:36
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 3 0 24:29
65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:24
82 C. Jones D 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 1 0 19:34
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 S. Murashov 13 12 1 .923 40:00 Win
29 M. Fleury 8 8 0 1.000 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Caleb Jones High sticking 2
2nd 00:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Hooking 2
2nd 00:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
2nd 11:34 Columbus Blue Jackets Max McCue Hooking 2
2nd 19:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Smith High sticking 2
3rd 13:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Slashing 2
3rd 13:50 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Christiansen Interference 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Furman South, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jesse Marquis
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Charlie Coyle, Boone Jenner, Damon Severson, Peter Quenneville, Miles Wood, Sean Monahan, Dysin Mayo, Zach Werenski, Ivan Provorov, Christian Jaros, Ivan Fedotov, Zach Sawchenko, Dante Fabbro, Zachary Aston-Reese, Isac Lundeström, Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov, Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm, Kent Johnson, Nikolai Makarov, Jet Greaves, Roman Ahcan, Kirill Dolzhenkov, Denton Mateychuk, Owen Sillinger, Will MacKinnon, Jordan Dumais, James Fisher, Sergei Ivanov, Riley Bezeau, Hunter McKown, Adam Fantilli, Tyler Peddle, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Melvin Strahl, Nicholas Sima, Luca Marrelli, Cayden Lindstrom, Tanner Henricks, Luke Ashton, Marcus Kearsey, Ryder Boulton, Malte Vass, Jackson Smith, Ryland Mosley, 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
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Mathew Dumba, Ryan Segalla, Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Tristan Jarry, Robby Fabbri, Danton Heinen, Tommy Novak, Noel Acciari, Ryan Shea, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joona Koppanen, Filip Larsson, Joseph Masonius, Zach Gallant, Sebastian Aho, Philip Kemp, Alexander Alexeyev, Filip Hallander, Connor Dewar, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Taylor Gauthier, Philip Tomasino, Sam Poulin, Arturs Silovs, Aidan McDonough, Valtteri Puustinen, Aaron Huglen, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Zam Plante, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Finn Harding, Scooter Brickey, 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

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Preseason Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Preseason Game page

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