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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 17, 2026

Final / SO· PPG Paints Arena
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CBJ
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PIT
3
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
CBJ120014CBJ4137226
PIT201003PIT1089633
CBJ 55PIT 79
CBJ 2.72PIT 4.48
PP goals
CBJ 0PIT 0
Hits
CBJ 24PIT 17
Blocks
CBJ 24PIT 14
PIM
CBJ 8PIT 6
CBJ 42%PIT 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at PIT. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Dante Fabbro (CBJ) played 4:34, −12:10 down on his 16:44 season average over 73 games.

  1. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:57.Crosby
  2. Usage
    Dante Fabbro (CBJ) played 4:34, −12:10 down on his 16:44 season average over 73 games.Fabbro
  3. New line
    New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Heinen–Aston-Reese skated 4:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GaunceHeinenAston-Reese
  4. Usage
    Damon Severson (CBJ) played 28:06, +7:08 up on his 20:58 season average over 70 games.Severson
  5. Usage
    Kris Letang (PIT) played 25:55, +4:18 up on his 21:37 season average over 73 games.Letang
  6. Usage
    Boone Jenner (CBJ) played 21:17, +5:17 up on his 16:00 season average over 66 games.Jenner
  7. Usage
    Kent Johnson (CBJ) played 18:31, +5:21 up on his 13:10 season average over 75 games.Johnson
  8. Usage
    Rickard Rakell (PIT) played 21:55, +3:01 up on his 18:54 season average over 59 games.Rakell

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: 134 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 7.20 expected goals; best chance Ben Kindel at 0.42 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 134 of 134 attempts · PIT 79 · CBJ 55

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 4.48 to 2.72 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 79 to 55, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTPITCBJACRMHCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:51
  • PIT
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITCBJcontrol2nd3rdOTAston-Reese · 1st 2:42Clifton · 1st 9:59Rakell · 1st 17:52Marchenko · 2nd 7:32Heinen · 2nd 17:38Crosby · 3rd 18:59
  • 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 42%.

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 64:51; most ice Arturs Silovs (64:26) for PIT and Elvis Merzlikins (65:00) for CBJ, 6 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against CBJ skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, PIT rows versus CBJ columns: 250 matchups; most common Wotherspoon vs Severson, 9:02 at 46% xGF.

PIT ↓ · CBJ →JennerJohnsonMonahanFantilliMarchenkoSillingerCoyleOlivierVoronkovHeinenGaunceAston-ReeseSeversonProvorovWerenskiGudbransonZamulaFabbroL1 CrosbyL1 RustL1 RakellL2 MalkinL2 ChinakhovL2 NovakL3 KindelL3 ManthaL3 BrazeauL4 DewarL4 AcciariL4 LizotteD1 LetangD1 KulakD2 SheaD2 CliftonD3 WotherspoonD3 Ivany
PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatCBJPIT
5264
2.462.40
2.372.30
1116
42
2413
−0.046+0.046
27%42%

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. 2:42
    CBJZachary Aston-Reese (Zach Werenski, Brendan Gaunce)wrist0.19 xG
    CBJ: Gaunce, Heinen, Werenski, Fabbro, Aston-ReesePIT: Letang, Kulak, Acciari, Dewar, Lizotte
    CBJ 1 – 0 PIT
  2. 9:59
    PITConnor Clifton (Tommy Novak)snap0.09 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, VoronkovPIT: Malkin, Clifton, Novak, Shea, Chinakhov
    CBJ 1 – 1 PIT
  3. 17:52
    PITRickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby)snap0.21 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Jenner, Monahan, Werenski, JohnsonPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, Kulak
    CBJ 1 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 7:32
    CBJKirill Marchenkowrist0.13 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Monahan, Provorov, Marchenko, SillingerPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rakell, Kulak, Brazeau
    CBJ 2 – 2 PIT
  2. 17:38
    CBJDanton Heinen (Erik Gudbranson, Egor Zamula)tip-in0.07 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaunce, Heinen, Olivier, ZamulaPIT: Malkin, Clifton, Novak, Shea, Chinakhov
    CBJ 3 – 2 PIT

3rd period

  1. 18:59
    PITSidney Crosby (Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin)tip-in0.11 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Gudbranson, Jenner, Heinen, WerenskiPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, Mantha
    CBJ 3 – 3 PIT

Decided in the shootout: CBJ 4 – 3 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
Boone Jenner CL1000-200.6821021:17——4036
Kent Johnson CL1000-120.1501018:31——3729
Sean Monahan CL1000000.0001017:59——3947
Adam Fantilli CL2000030.3022220:46——4154
Kirill Marchenko RL2101+140.2902018:38——4755
Cole Sillinger CL2000+100.0023015:37——3538
Charlie Coyle CL3000-220.1320020:30——5871
Mathieu Olivier RL3000000.0041014:40——5977
Dmitri Voronkov LL3000-100.082008:57——3032
Danton Heinen LL4101+130.2211010:33——6085
Brendan Gaunce CL4011+220.032109:25——4654
Zachary Aston-Reese LL4101+110.205127:32——6480
Damon Severson DD1000040.2806028:06——5778
Ivan Provorov DD1000020.2102227:07——3852
Zach Werenski DD2011-120.1400229:18——4445
Erik Gudbranson DD2011-100.0022019:50——3248
Egor Zamula DD3011+110.0000013:40——5960
Dante Fabbro DD3000+100.000004:34——3924
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W33303.9094.4865:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1112+130.8920021:57——5863
Bryan Rust RL1000+240.5221021:55——5650
Rickard Rakell RL1101+170.5110021:55——5856
Evgeni Malkin CL2011+160.7202020:06——6786
Egor Chinakhov RL2000010.0900015:05——5447
Tommy Novak CL2011010.4301014:24——6578
Ben Kindel CL3000030.6410016:59——5824
Anthony Mantha RL3000+100.0110013:14——6026
Justin Brazeau RL3000-120.0900012:13——7240
Connor Dewar CL4000-100.0000011:50——3826
Noel Acciari CL4000-120.1511011:12——3527
Blake Lizotte CL4000-100.0001210:09——2913
Kris Letang DD1011000.0011025:55——5949
Brett Kulak DD1000-120.1002221:54——5144
Ryan Shea DD2000010.0710019:41——7161
Connor Clifton DD2101010.2650018:13——6861
Parker Wotherspoon DD3000000.0013216:46——4351
Jack St. Ivany DD3000000.0012016:06——3839
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arturs Silovs(start)O26233.8852.7264:26

Goal anatomy

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

Zachary Aston-Reese (CBJ) 1st 2:42 · assists Zach Werenski, Brendan Gaunce · Off the faceoff · 50.8 mph shot.

Connor Clifton · 1st 9:59 · PIT

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
57.1 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
6.7 s
Type
rebound

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Rickard Rakell · 1st 17:52 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
31.0 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 7:32 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
58.2 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Danton Heinen · 2nd 17:38 · CBJ

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
55.8 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
9.6 s
Type
deflection

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