Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout on Friday, October 9, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
9 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
47 |
Three stars
- D. Severson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
- K. Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets
- S. Murashov, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:52 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Damon Severson (1) |
Zach Werenski (3), Cole Sillinger (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
11:40 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier (2) |
Damon Severson (1), Cole Sillinger (2) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, CBJ 2 |
| 2nd |
14:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (2) |
Samuel Girard (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
03:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (3) |
Erik Karlsson (5) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, CBJ 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kent Johnson |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell |
Saved |
| 2 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Conor Garland |
Saved |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Egor Chinakhov |
Saved |
| 3 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Charlie Coyle |
Saved |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
47 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
9 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
15/45 (33.3%) |
30/45 (66.7%) |
Box score
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 14 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:10 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
25% |
14:33 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 22 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:03 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
26.7% |
13:30 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:19 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
19:40 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 72 D. Carlile |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
20:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 S. Murashov |
47 |
45 |
2 |
.957 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
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 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
23:30 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
87.5% |
21:57 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
16:11 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 43 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
16:01 |
| Number 58 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
12:01 |
| Number 83 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:48 |
| Number 89 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
20:38 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:10 |
| Number 94 R. Lomberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:15 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
23:29 |
| Number 7 C. Soucy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|
29:36 |
| Number 36 E. Andrae |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
07:40 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 C. Talbot |
22 |
20 |
2 |
.909 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:37 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Adam Fantilli |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
03:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
07:24 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Emil Andrae |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:13 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Samuel Girard |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ville Koivunen |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Rick Bowness
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Mark Shewchyk, Dan Kelly
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Spencer Stastney, Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Jake Christiansen, Luca Del Bel Belluz
2026-2027 season series
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/SO
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Status |
Details |
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Final
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|
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