Pittsburgh PenguinsvsColumbus Blue Jackets — Jan 4, 2026

Jan 4, 2026

Final

PITPittsburgh Penguins

SOG: 43

Final

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets

SOG: 25

Last 5 Games

PIT

vs CAR (5-1) - 2025-12-30

vs DET (4-3) - 2026-01-01

@ DET (4-1) - 2026-01-03

vs NJD (4-1) - 2026-01-08

vs CGY (1-2) - 2026-01-10

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

CBJ

PPG0.40

@ COL (0-4) - 2026-01-10

@ VGK (3-5) - 2026-01-08

@ SJS (2-5) - 2026-01-06

vs BUF (5-1) - 2026-01-03

vs NJD (2-3) - 2025-12-31

0.40PPG

CBJ

Three Stars

First Star

S. Crosby

PIT • #87 • C

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Second Star

Z. Werenski

CBJ • #8 • D

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 2

Third Star

R. Rakell

PIT • #67 • R

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 5

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
PIT	1	1	2	1	5
CBJ	3	1	0	0	4

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
PIT	9	21	11	2	43
CBJ	12	6	7	0	25

Goals

1st Period

V. Koivunen(2nd)

1:50(EV)

PIT

Assisted by B. Kindel and J. St. Ivany

D. Voronkov(15th)

8:21(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by D. Mateychuk

M. Marchment(9th)

8:48(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by A. Fantilli and K. Marchenko

K. Marchenko(15th)

18:38(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by Z. Werenski and D. Mateychuk

2nd Period

Z. Werenski(15th)

0:47(EV)

CBJ

Assisted by B. Jenner and M. Olivier

N. Acciari(4th)

16:51(EV)

PIT

Assisted by C. Dewar

3rd Period

T. Novak(8th)

3:28(PP)

PIT

Power play goal assisted by B. Kindel

R. Rakell(6th)

19:46(EV)

PIT

Assisted by A. Mantha and S. Crosby

S. Crosby(24th)

2:22(EV)

PIT

Assisted by E. Karlsson and Y. Chinakhov

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

53.1

Faceoff %

46.9

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-0

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


86	K. Marchenko	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	1	1	4	0.0	16:45
10	D. Voronkov	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	1	0	2	0.0	10:07
17	M. Marchment	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	2	3	0.5	16:00
19	A. Fantilli	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0	3	0.4	17:37
24	M. Olivier	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	2	0	2	0.0	19:14
38	B. Jenner	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0.2	20:49
3	C. Coyle	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0.5	22:08
4	C. Sillinger	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0.4	12:35
16	B. Gaunce	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.6	14:13
27	Z. Aston-Reese	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	09:10
43	D. Heinen	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0.0	10:42
91	K. Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	09:48


5	D. Mateychuk	0	2	2	+3	0	0	2	0	2	25:01
8	Z. Werenski	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	3	2	25:54
2	J. Christiansen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	07:06
9	I. Provorov	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3	1	28:44
15	D. Fabbro	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	1	14:37
78	D. Severson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	21:14


73	J. Greaves			.884	43	38	5	34/38	4	4/5	1	0/0	0	62:22
90	E. Merzlikins			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
13th	PITPittsburgh Penguins	140	134	+6	7-3-0	L1	51
28th	CBJColumbus Blue Jackets	132	151	-19	4-5-1	L3	43

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

CBJ

Jet Greaves

5 GP

Record

12-12-6

GAA

2.74

EV%

.898

PK%

.885

SV%

.907

Elvis Merzlikins

5 GP

Record

6-7-1

GAA

4.03

EV%

.846

PK%

.000

SV%

.877

PIT

Arturs Silovs

5 GP

Record

8-6-6

GAA

3.18

EV%

.885

PK%

.778

SV%

.888

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

.886

PK%

.950

SV%

.897

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

CBJ

B. Jenner

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Z. Werenski

D | 4GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

S. Monahan

C | 3GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

PIT

S. Crosby

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.60

E. Karlsson

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

R. Rakell

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.050.89

0.931.07

1.070.89

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

PIT

CBJ

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

PIT (6)CBJ (4)

Goals / Game

PIT

4.00

CBJ

3.70

Goals Against / Game

PIT

3.70

CBJ

4.00

Shots / Game

PIT

27.8

CBJ

30.2

Power Play %

PIT

33.3%

CBJ

15.0%

Penalty Kill %

PIT

85.0%

CBJ

66.7%

Face-Off %

PIT

50.7%

CBJ

49.3%

Scratches

CBJ

Sean Monahan

Dysin Mayo

PIT

Kevin Hayes

Connor Clifton

Rutger McGroarty

PIM Leaders (Season)

CBJ

Mathieu Olivier

PIM

Dmitri Voronkov

PIM

Damon Severson

PIM

PIT

Parker Wotherspoon

PIM

Sidney Crosby

PIM

Evgeni Malkin

PIM

Pittsburgh PenguinsvsColumbus Blue Jackets — Jan 4, 2026

Jan 4, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

S. Crosby

Z. Werenski

R. Rakell

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Nov 28

Final

PIT

CBJ

Oct 25

Final

CBJ

PIT

Mar 21

Final

CBJ

PIT

Jan 7

Final

CBJ

PIT