Edgehalla

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 21, 2025

Final· PPG Paints Arena
away
CBJ
3
@
home
PIT
6
Goals123TShots123T
CBJ1113CBJ13161847
PIT3216PIT12121034
CBJ 94PIT 55
CBJ 5.17PIT 3.76
PP goals
CBJ 0PIT 0
Hits
CBJ 16PIT 27
Blocks
CBJ 7PIT 24
PIM
CBJ 7PIT 9
CBJ 48%PIT 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +19 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

  1. Points
    Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:07.Rust
  2. Points
    Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.Rakell
  3. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.Crosby
  4. Goalie
    Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +19 against a season average of 27.7; the win.Nedeljkovic
  5. Luck
    CBJ scored 3 goals on 5.17 expected goals (94 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Luck
    PIT scored 6 goals on 3.76 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Usage
    Connor Dewar (PIT) played 16:36, +5:09 up on his 11:27 season average over 47 games.Dewar
  8. Usage
    Damon Severson (CBJ) played 14:20, −4:47 down on his 19:07 season average over 69 games.Severson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CBJ at PIT: 149 attempts, 81 on goal, 9 goals, 8.92 expected goals; best chance Bryan Rust at 0.49 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PIT
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 149 of 149 attempts · PIT 55 · CBJ 94

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at PIT: expected goals 3.76 to 5.17 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 94, 9 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdPITCBJMAJRDICJRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITCBJcontrol2nd3rdMalkin · 1st 5:28Acciari · 1st 13:51Jenner · 1st 14:07Rakell · 1st 14:53Danforth · 2nd 1:35Imama · 2nd 8:15Crosby · 2nd 15:31Johnson · 3rd 3:45Rust · 3rd 18:03
  • PIT pressure
  • CBJ pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 27% of the game, PIT 20%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CBJ at PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT and Elvis Merzlikins (58:19) for CBJ, 9 goals.

PIT
CBJ
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCBJPIT
8660
4.503.50
4.173.36
2014
84
1622
+0.017−0.016
27%20%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:28
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar)backhand0.06 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Fabbro, Olivier, Danforth, Aston-ReesePIT: Malkin, Letang, Graves, Dewar, Tomasino
    CBJ 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 13:51
    PITNoel Acciari (Blake Lizotte)backhand0.15 xG
    CBJ: Jenner, Provorov, Chinakhov, Johnson, MateychukPIT: Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Acciari, Koppanen, Lizotte
    CBJ 0 – 2 PIT
  3. 14:07
    CBJBoone Jenner (Denton Mateychuk, Ivan Provorov)tip-in0.05 xG
    CBJ: Jenner, Provorov, Chinakhov, Johnson, MateychukPIT: Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Acciari, Koppanen, Lizotte
    CBJ 1 – 2 PIT
  4. 14:53
    PITRickard Rakell (Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.17 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Marchenko, Voronkov, Mateychuk, FantilliPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, Timmins
    CBJ 1 – 3 PIT

2nd period

  1. 1:35
    CBJJustin Danforth (Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson)backhand0.31 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Werenski, Olivier, Danforth, Aston-ReesePIT: Letang, Acciari, Koppanen, Timmins, Lizotte
    CBJ 2 – 3 PIT
  2. 8:15
    PITBokondji Imama (Danton Heinen, Kevin Hayes)wrist0.15 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Olivier, Danforth, Aston-Reese, MateychukPIT: Karlsson, Hayes, Grzelcyk, Heinen, Imama
    CBJ 2 – 4 PIT
  3. 15:31
    PITSidney Crosby (Matt Grzelcyk)tip-in0.08 xG
    CBJ: Johnson, van Riemsdyk, Kuraly, Kunin, FabbroPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk
    CBJ 2 – 5 PIT

3rd period

  1. 3:45
    CBJKent Johnson (Sean Kuraly, Egor Chinakhov)wrist0.13 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Werenski, Fabbro, Chinakhov, JohnsonPIT: Hayes, Graves, Heinen, Imama, Kolyachonok
    CBJ 3 – 5 PIT
  2. 18:03
    PITBryan RustEN (Rickard Rakell, Alex Nedeljkovic)wrist0.49 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Jenner, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, JohnsonPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, Timmins
    CBJ 3 – 6 PIT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Marchenko RL1000-220.2400019:08——5848
Dmitri Voronkov LL1000-250.5111016:31——5345
Adam Fantilli CL1000-120.1200015:22——5136
Luke Kunin CL2000-130.4321015:56——4860
Sean Kuraly CL2011030.3010015:40——5552
James van Riemsdyk LL2000-210.1230014:40——4331
Zachary Aston-Reese LL3000-120.1300214:42——6971
Justin Danforth RL3101-130.6600012:51——6270
Mathieu Olivier RL3011-130.3520512:43——6158
Kent Johnson CL4101030.3400018:40——6762
Boone Jenner CL4101-161.0830016:13——7459
Egor Chinakhov RL4011+100.0410012:07——6755
Zach Werenski DD1000080.4403029:15——6367
Dante Fabbro DD1000-120.1800019:49——5659
Ivan Provorov DD2011-210.0410021:15——5844
Denton Mateychuk DD2011-210.0610017:17——5844
Damon Severson DD3011+100.0002014:20——6265
Jack Johnson DD3000-120.1410013:12——5453
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)L33285.8483.2758:19

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1112+350.9201019:07——5154
Sidney Crosby CL1112+330.1710018:10——5053
Rickard Rakell RL1112+310.3620017:43——5458
Evgeni Malkin CL2101+140.4101016:54——4653
Connor Dewar CL2011+140.2033016:36——4849
Philip Tomasino RL2011+140.5801214:44——4553
Blake Lizotte CL3011-120.0910015:36——3024
Joona Koppanen LL3000-100.0070015:25——2824
Noel Acciari CL3101-110.2744014:07——1921
Kevin Hayes RL4011010.0900010:37——3041
Danton Heinen LL4011000.0400010:20——3642
Bokondji Imama LL4101020.173277:50——2639
Matt Grzelcyk DD1011+200.0002022:34——3844
Erik Karlsson DD1000+240.3501021:56——4252
Kris Letang DD2000+200.0002023:05——4239
Conor Timmins DD2000+110.0321020:51——5046
Ryan Graves DD3000010.0223016:42——4139
Vladislav Kolyachonok DD3000-110.0523013:43——3334
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)W47443.9365.1760:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 1st 5:28 · assists Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar · Rebound · 5.9 mph shot.

Boone Jenner · 1st 14:07 · CBJ

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
33.8 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s
Type
deflection

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Sidney Crosby · 2nd 15:31 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
38.3 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
6.7 s
Type
one-timer

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE