Columbus Blue JacketsvsPittsburgh Penguins — Jan 16, 2026

Jan 16, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
D. Heinen
CBJ logo

D. Heinen

CBJ • #43 • L
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 3
Second Star
S. Crosby
PIT logo

S. Crosby

PIT • #87 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3
Third Star
E. Merzlikins
CBJ logo

E. Merzlikins

CBJ • #90 • G
SV% .906PPSA 4/4

Linescore

Team123OTSOTotal
CBJ120014
PIT201003

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
CBJ4136225
PIT1088632

Goals

1st Period

Z. Aston-Reese
CBJ

Z. Aston-Reese(1st)

2:42(EV)

Assisted by Z. Werenski and B. Gaunce

C. Clifton
PIT

C. Clifton(1st)

9:59(EV)

Assisted by T. Novak

R. Rakell
PIT

R. Rakell(7th)

17:52(EV)

Assisted by S. Crosby

2nd Period

K. Marchenko
CBJ

K. Marchenko(18th)

7:32(EV)

Unassisted

D. Heinen
CBJ

D. Heinen(2nd)

17:38(EV)

Assisted by E. Gudbranson and E. Zamula

3rd Period

S. Crosby
PIT

S. Crosby(26th)

18:59(EV)

Assisted by K. Letang and E. Malkin

Shootout

C. Coyle
CBJ

C. Coyle

0:00(EV)

Unassisted

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

25

Shots On Goal

32

41.9

Faceoff %

58.1

0-2 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

8

Penalty Minutes

6

24

Hits

17

24

Blocked Shots

14

13

Giveaways

14

10

Takeaways

3

Box Score

87S. Crosby112+100200030.821:57
18T. Novak011000010110.414:24
67R. Rakell101+100101070.021:55
71E. Malkin011+100022060.020:06
16J. Brazeau000-100001020.012:13
17B. Rust000+200211040.021:55
19C. Dewar000-100000000.011:50
39A. Mantha000+100100100.513:14
46B. Lizotte000-120011000.610:09
55N. Acciari000-100110020.911:12
59E. Chinakhov000000000000.015:05
81B. Kindel000000101130.216:59
58K. Letang011000112000.025:55
75C. Clifton101000500010.018:13
3J. St. Ivany000000121000.016:06
5R. Shea000000103010.019:41
28P. Wotherspoon000020131000.016:46
77B. Kulak000-120020020.021:54
37A. Silovs.8802522318/2131/103/3064:26
74S. Skinner-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
26th
CBJ
144157-135-4-1W349
12th
PIT
147140+77-2-1W154
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

PITStatCBJ
3.41Goals/Game3.11
2.89Goals Against/Game3.14
29.1Shots/Game29.8
25.9%Power Play %19.7%
84.0%Penalty Kill %77.4%
50.1%Faceoff %51.0%

Goaltenders

PIT

1
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

5 GP

Record

11-7-8

GAA

2.93

EV%

.939

PK%

.000

SV%

.896

2
Sergei Murashov

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

.886

PK%

.950

SV%

.897

CBJ

1
Jet Greaves

Jet Greaves

5 GP

Record

18-12-6

GAA

2.62

EV%

.910

PK%

.765

SV%

.910

2
Elvis Merzlikins

Elvis Merzlikins

5 GP

Record

11-8-1

GAA

3.49

EV%

.923

PK%

.900

SV%

.888

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

PIT

1
E. Malkin

E. Malkin

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

2
S. Crosby

S. Crosby

C | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
C. Dewar

C. Dewar

C | 5GP

G

2

A

1

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

CBJ

1
K. Marchenko

K. Marchenko

R | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

4

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
Z. Werenski

Z. Werenski

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

3
C. Coyle

C. Coyle

C | 5GP

G

4

A

1

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.911.02
1.060.93
0.911.07
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
CBJ
PIT

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

CBJ (4)PIT (6)

Goals / Game

CBJ
3.70
PIT
4.00

Goals Against / Game

CBJ
4.00
PIT
3.70

Shots / Game

CBJ
30.2
PIT
27.8

Power Play %

CBJ
15.0%
PIT
33.3%

Penalty Kill %

CBJ
66.7%
PIT
85.0%

Face-Off %

CBJ
49.3%
PIT
50.7%

Scratches

PIT

1
Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

2
Ryan Graves

Ryan Graves

CBJ

1
Jake Christiansen

Jake Christiansen

2
Mikael Pyyhtia

Mikael Pyyhtia

3
Denton Mateychuk

Denton Mateychuk

PIM Leaders (Season)

PIT

1
Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

C

PIM

38

2
Parker Wotherspoon

Parker Wotherspoon

D

PIM

36

3
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C

PIM

32

CBJ

1
Mathieu Olivier

Mathieu Olivier

R

PIM

62

2
Dmitri Voronkov

Dmitri Voronkov

L

PIM

59

3
Damon Severson

Damon Severson

D

PIM

30

Past H2H Results