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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 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, October 25, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 40-30-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 2 0 1 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0 2 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 16 9 13 3 0 41
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 8 15 1 0 31

Three stars

  1. D. Voronkov, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  2. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Shea (1) Anthony Mantha (4), Parker Wotherspoon (4) Even strength CBJ 0, PIT 1
1st 15:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle (1) Dante Fabbro (1), Cole Sillinger (2) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 1
1st 18:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha (4) Evgeni Malkin (11), Justin Brazeau (4) Even strength CBJ 1, PIT 2
2nd 17:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (4) Kent Johnson (2) Even strength CBJ 2, PIT 2
3rd 01:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Egor Chinakhov (1) Zachary Aston-Reese (3), Isac Lundeström (1) Even strength CBJ 3, PIT 2
3rd 04:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (5) Sean Monahan (3), Kirill Marchenko (3) Even strength CBJ 4, PIT 2
3rd 14:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) Tommy Novak (3), Arturs Silovs (1) Power play CBJ 4, PIT 3
3rd 16:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (1) Evgeni Malkin (12), Erik Karlsson (6) Even strength CBJ 4, PIT 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Goal
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Goal
2 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Goal
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Goal
3 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Goal (winner)
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Saved

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 41 31
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 9
Hits 24 18
Blocked shots 15 16
Giveaways 8 20
Takeaways 8 3
Faceoffs won 24/52 (46.2%) 28/52 (53.8%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 2 0 54.5% 18:14
4 C. Sillinger C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 0 0 15:51
10 D. Voronkov L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 2 0 0 17:13
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 37.5% 16:40
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 09:12
23 S. Monahan C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 33.3% 22:54
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 13:32
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 09:05
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 7 3 4 2 0 100% 15:31
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 10:26
86 K. Marchenko R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:32
91 K. Johnson C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:28
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 4 0 0 21:20
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 29:49
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 22:46
15 D. Fabbro D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:56
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 14:18
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 19:43
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 31 27 4 .871 64:38 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 F. Hallander C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 16:09
16 J. Brazeau R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:49
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 3 0 23:11
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 13:47
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:31
39 A. Mantha R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 14:35
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 14:21
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 100% 10:26
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 87.5% 13:28
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 14:58
71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 1 1 0 27.3% 21:13
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 57.1% 24:32
5 R. Shea D 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 18:48
24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 1 0 14:25
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:42
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 3 1 23:02
65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 27:39
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 2 0 16:27
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 41 37 4 .902 64:57 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Fighting (major) 5
1st 11:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Mathew Dumba Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
1st 19:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Shea High sticking 2
2nd 03:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Cross checking 2
3rd 10:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner High sticking 2
3rd 13:02 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Jonathan Deschamps
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Miles Wood, Jake Christiansen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel

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 Oct 25

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

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