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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLSeptember 27, 2025PPG Paints Arena

Blue JacketsColumbusCBJ2-3-0

Blue Jackets 1, Penguins 4

Final
PenguinsPittsburghPITWon2-1-1
Score by period
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CBJ1001
PIT0224

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:19Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  4. 0:23Erik Gudbranson hit Bryan Rust
  5. 0:49Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  6. 2:01Max McCue hit Kris Letang
  7. 2:05Erik Gudbranson hit Bokondji Imama
  8. 2:14Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Erik Gudbranson
  9. 2:24Giveaway by Tristan Broz
  10. 3:03Icing
  11. 3:03Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  12. 3:12Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  13. 3:27Evgeni Malkin Backhand High and Wide Left
  14. 4:31Ben Kindel Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
  15. 4:32Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
  16. 4:33Rickard Rakell Tip-In Wide Left
  17. 4:42Kris Letang hit Hudson Fasching
  18. 5:19Off-side
  19. 5:19Tristan Broz faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  20. 5:28Stanislav Svozil hit Rafael Harvey-Pinard
  21. 5:44Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot Wide Right
  22. 5:50Puck in Netting
  23. 5:50Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  24. 5:56Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Avery Hayes
  25. 6:12Puck in Crowd
  26. 6:12Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  27. 6:32Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  28. 6:34Brendan Gaunce Snap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  29. 6:42Brendan Gaunce Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  30. 6:44Goalie Stopped
  31. 6:44Jack Williams faceoff won against Justin Brazeau
  32. 6:45Daemon Hunt Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  33. 6:47Goalie Stopped
  34. 6:47Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Williams
  35. 7:09Ben Kindel Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  36. 7:10Ben Kindel shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  37. 7:38Justin Brazeau Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  38. 7:50Max McCue hit Erik Karlsson
  39. 7:57Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  40. 8:02Anthony Mantha Tip-In Wide Left
  41. 8:07Erik Karlsson hit Max McCue
  42. 8:27Rafael Harvey-Pinard Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  43. 8:29Goalie Stopped
  44. 8:29Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  45. 8:42Tristan Broz hit Cole Sillinger
  46. 8:49Caleb Jones High-sticking against Yegor Chinakhov
  47. 8:49Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  48. 8:58Jake Christiansen Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  49. 9:12Luca Del Bel Belluz shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  50. 9:40Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  51. 9:42Goalie Stopped
  52. 9:42Tristan Broz faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  53. 10:15Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Owen Pickering
  54. 11:05Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  55. 11:06Goalie Stopped
  56. 11:06Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Williams
  57. 11:42Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Caleb Jones
  58. 11:45Goalie Stopped
  59. 11:45Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
  60. 12:25Ben Kindel shot blocked by Max McCue
  61. 12:48Brendan Smith hit Avery Hayes
  62. 12:49Giveaway by Avery Hayes
  63. 13:15Luca Del Bel Belluz Tip-In Wide Right
  64. 13:18Rickard Rakell hit Corson Ceulemans
  65. 13:30Puck in Netting
  66. 13:30Mathieu Olivier faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  67. 13:56Caleb Jones Wrist Shot Wide Left
  68. 14:24James Malatesta hit Caleb Jones
  69. 15:21Off-side
  70. 15:21Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  71. 15:24Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  72. 15:30Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Oiva Keskinen
  73. 15:49Off-side
  74. 15:49Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  75. 16:08Luca Del Bel Belluz Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Yegor Chinakhov (2), Corson Ceulemans (1)
  76. 16:08Tristan Broz faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  77. 16:49James Malatesta shot blocked by Kris Letang
  78. 17:10Giveaway by Avery Hayes
  79. 17:21James Malatesta hit Owen Pickering
  80. 17:40Harrison Brunicke Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  81. 17:42Goalie Stopped
  82. 17:42Jack Williams faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  83. 18:10Anthony Mantha Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  84. 18:11Goalie Stopped
  85. 18:11Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  86. 18:42Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  87. 18:46Puck in Netting
  88. 18:46Tristan Broz faceoff won against Max McCue
  89. 18:51Max McCue Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  90. 19:15Rickard Rakell hit Oiva Keskinen
  91. 19:45Jake Christiansen hit Ben Kindel
  92. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  3. 0:11Avery Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Right
  4. 0:21Off-side
  5. 0:21Cole Sillinger Hooking against Kris Letang
  6. 0:21Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  7. 0:37Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  8. 0:47Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov
  9. 0:48Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Mathieu Olivier
  10. 0:48Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  11. 0:52Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  12. 1:30Puck Frozen - Goalie
  13. 1:30Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
  14. 2:00Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  15. 2:33Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  16. 2:41Brendan Smith shot blocked by Owen Pickering
  17. 2:45Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  18. 2:53Puck in Netting
  19. 2:53Tristan Broz faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  20. 3:09Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Stanislav Svozil
  21. 3:15Giveaway by Brendan Gaunce
  22. 3:21Bokondji Imama hit Corson Ceulemans
  23. 3:36Icing
  24. 3:36Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  25. 3:39Anthony Mantha Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  26. 3:50Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  27. 4:01Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  28. 4:20Evgeni Malkin hit Erik Gudbranson
  29. 4:22Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  30. 4:26Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Luca Pinelli
  31. 4:28Puck in Netting
  32. 4:28Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Williams
  33. 4:31Erik Gudbranson hit Rickard Rakell
  34. 4:42Jack Williams hit Harrison Brunicke
  35. 5:06Icing
  36. 5:06Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Williams
  37. 5:08Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  38. 5:20Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Avery Hayes (1), Kris Letang (1)
  39. 5:20Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  40. 6:03Brendan Gaunce shot blocked by Kris Letang
  41. 6:13James Malatesta hit Kris Letang
  42. 6:19Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
  43. 6:22Bokondji Imama hit Corson Ceulemans
  44. 6:27Bokondji Imama hit Stanislav Svozil
  45. 6:44Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  46. 6:46Goalie Stopped
  47. 6:46Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  48. 6:51Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  49. 7:17Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  50. 7:19Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  51. 7:20Goalie Stopped
  52. 7:20Ben Kindel faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
  53. 7:25Harrison Brunicke hit Luca Pinelli
  54. 7:34Brendan Smith shot blocked by Harrison Brunicke
  55. 7:47Puck Frozen - Goalie
  56. 7:47Hudson Fasching faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  57. 8:00Hudson Fasching hit Kris Letang
  58. 8:57Mathieu Olivier hit Harrison Brunicke
  59. 9:29Mathieu Olivier hit Rickard Rakell
  60. 10:18Rafael Harvey-Pinard hit Daemon Hunt
  61. 10:43Off-side
  62. 10:43Jack Williams faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  63. 10:48Hudson Fasching Snap Shot Wide Right
  64. 10:53Anthony Mantha hit Hudson Fasching
  65. 11:08Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  66. 11:29Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  67. 11:32Anthony Mantha hit Luca Pinelli
  68. 11:34Max McCue Hooking against Anthony Mantha
  69. 11:34Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  70. 11:39Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  71. 11:45Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  72. 11:45Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  73. 12:05Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  74. 13:06Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  75. 13:08Goalie Stopped
  76. 13:08Ben Kindel faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  77. 13:47Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  78. 14:23Takeaway by Corson Ceulemans
  79. 14:52James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  80. 14:54Goalie Stopped
  81. 14:54Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
  82. 15:37Daemon Hunt Wrist Shot Wide Left
  83. 15:38Goalie Stopped
  84. 15:38Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  85. 16:07Ville Koivunen hit Jake Christiansen
  86. 16:19Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  87. 16:22Goalie Stopped
  88. 16:22Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
  89. 16:32Mathieu Olivier hit Erik Karlsson
  90. 16:37Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Corson Ceulemans
  91. 16:44Justin Brazeau Tip-In Wide Right
  92. 17:10Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  93. 17:12Goalie Stopped
  94. 17:12Jack Williams faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  95. 18:30Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  96. 18:34Goalie Stopped
  97. 18:34Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  98. 18:35Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  99. 18:59Anthony Mantha Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  100. 19:00Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  101. 19:09Brendan Smith High-sticking against Justin Brazeau
  102. 19:09Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  103. 19:12Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  104. 19:14Puck in Netting
  105. 19:14Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  106. 19:39Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  107. 19:42Brendan Gaunce hit Evgeni Malkin
  108. 19:55Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  109. 19:58Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Erik Karlsson (1)
  110. 19:58Jack Williams faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  111. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  3. 0:23Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Right
  4. 1:10Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  5. 1:20Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brendan Smith
  6. 1:26Giveaway by Brendan Smith
  7. 1:37Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  8. 2:14Hudson Fasching Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  9. 3:07Caleb Jones Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  10. 3:16Max McCue Wrist Shot Wide Right
  11. 3:19Oiva Keskinen Backhand Wide Left
  12. 3:21Goalie Stopped
  13. 3:21Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  14. 3:32Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  15. 3:34Goalie Stopped
  16. 3:34Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  17. 3:37Goalie Stopped
  18. 3:37Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  19. 3:39Brendan Smith Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  20. 4:02Icing
  21. 4:02Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  22. 4:24Giveaway by Owen Pickering
  23. 4:33Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce
  24. 4:41Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
  25. 4:50Corson Ceulemans Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  26. 4:58James Malatesta Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  27. 5:01Goalie Stopped
  28. 5:01Tristan Broz faceoff won against Jack Williams
  29. 5:35Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Kris Letang
  30. 6:10Bokondji Imama hit Brendan Smith
  31. 6:14Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
  32. 6:29Corson Ceulemans shot blocked by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
  33. 6:34Stanislav Svozil Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  34. 6:35Goalie Stopped
  35. 6:35Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  36. 6:37Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  37. 7:08Erik Gudbranson Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  38. 7:10Goalie Stopped
  39. 7:10Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  40. 8:09Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  41. 8:36Off-side
  42. 8:36Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Williams
  43. 8:43Rickard Rakell hit Jake Christiansen
  44. 8:49Mikael Pyyhtia hit Caleb Jones
  45. 8:54Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
  46. 8:56Ville Koivunen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
  47. 8:56Tristan Broz faceoff won against Oiva Keskinen
  48. 9:14Giveaway by Luca Pinelli
  49. 10:53Justin Brazeau Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  50. 11:11James Malatesta hit Kris Letang
  51. 11:14Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  52. 12:26Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Brendan Smith
  53. 12:32Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  54. 12:42Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  55. 12:44Goalie Stopped
  56. 12:44Oiva Keskinen faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  57. 13:03Jake Christiansen Slap Shot Short
  58. 13:05Max McCue hit Sidney Crosby
  59. 13:09Icing
  60. 13:09Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  61. 13:36Bryan Rust Slashing against Yegor Chinakhov
  62. 13:36Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  63. 13:41Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Tristan Broz
  64. 13:50Jake Christiansen Interference against Tristan Broz
  65. 13:50Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  66. 13:54Caleb Jones Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  67. 15:07Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot Wide Right
  68. 16:07Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  69. 16:10Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  70. 16:13Brendan Smith hit Justin Brazeau
  71. 16:53Takeaway by Jake Christiansen
  72. 17:16Luca Pinelli Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
  73. 17:19Goalie Stopped
  74. 17:19Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  75. 17:32Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Sidney Crosby (2)
  76. 17:32Tristan Broz faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
  77. 17:37Giveaway by Caleb Jones
  78. 17:44Puck in Netting
  79. 17:44Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  80. 17:55Harrison Brunicke hit Daemon Hunt
  81. 18:52Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  82. 18:54Stanislav Svozil shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  83. 19:01Jack Williams Snap Shot Wide Right
  84. 19:28Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  85. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  86. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 16:08CBJ 1, PIT 0Luca Del Bel Belluz Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Yegor Chinakhov (2), Corson Ceulemans (1)

2nd

  1. 5:20CBJ 1, PIT 1Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Avery Hayes (1), Kris Letang (1)
  2. 19:58CBJ 1, PIT 2Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Erik Karlsson (1)

3rd

  1. 8:56CBJ 1, PIT 3Ville Koivunen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
  2. 17:32CBJ 1, PIT 4Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Sidney Crosby (2)

Game leaders

Blue JacketsColumbus

PenguinsPittsburgh

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Luca Del Bel Belluz C100000018:1040.0196001021216:221:480:00
Brendan Gaunce C00-2010016:4525.0293100120113:540:272:24
Cole Sillinger C000000219:4236.4274011022016:192:171:06
Egor Chinakhov RW010000016:440.0100100022114:091:460:49
Hudson Fasching RW00-2010014:52100.0101001018014:020:260:24
Jack Williams C00-1010012:5645.5065001016012:560:000:00
James Malatesta LW000040011:070.0200000013011:070:000:00
Luca Pinelli C000001013:090.0200100018012:150:540:00
Mathieu Olivier RW00-1030017:4133.3121001021114:001:481:53
Max McCue C000031210:140.0110011016010:140:000:00
Mikael Pyyhtia LW00-2010013:230.0000100018012:430:000:40
Oiva Keskinen C000001011:1333.3042001018010:230:500:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brendan Smith D000022221:0110011000.028019:280:171:16
Corson Ceulemans D011001014:1010000110.019014:100:000:00
Daemon Hunt D000000022:0310000100.028020:070:551:01
Erik Gudbranson D00-2031021:4320010100.029019:140:002:29
Jake Christiansen D00-3010224:5120001210.032120:401:572:14
Stanislav Svozil D001010013:5810000000.018013:580:000:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Elvis Merzlikins G35332.91459:2900275000

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