Penguins 6-3 Blue Jackets (Mar 21, 2025) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

31-29-9, 11-20-4 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	1	1	3
PIT	3	2	1	6

Pittsburgh Penguins

29-32-10, 18-14-5 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Luke KuninL. Kunin#11
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	14:42	0:04	0:00	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:07	0:25	0:00	11:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:51	0:00	0:55	11:56	6	8	42.9
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	15:22	1:20	0:00	14:02	4	11	26.7
1	0	-1	6	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	17	16:13	2:25	0:25	13:23	9	6	60.0
1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	18:40	3:06	0:00	15:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	16	15:56	0:00	0:50	15:06	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	15:40	0:00	0:30	15:10	7	2	77.8
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19:08	3:20	0:00	15:48	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	1	5	2	0	2	17	12:43	0:00	0:50	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:31	3:16	0:00	13:15	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	15	14:40	0:25	0:00	14:15	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:49	0:00	0:28	19:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	13:12	0:00	1:17	11:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:17	0:00	0:00	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	21:15	0:39	1:16	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:20	0:25	0:00	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	8	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	23	29:15	3:20	0:29	25:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	5	28	.848	25	2	1	0	0	58:19	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Kevin HayesK. Hayes#13
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Bokondji ImamaB. Imama#14
Joona KoppanenJ. Koppanen#15
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Philip TomasinoP. Tomasino#53
defensemen
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#24
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Vladislav KolyachonokV. Kolyachonok#23
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#20

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	4	0	0	19	14:07	0:00	1:24	12:43	3	3	50.0
1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:10	1:21	0:00	16:49	10	9	52.6
0	1	1	4	1	3	0	0	3	0	2	21	16:36	0:00	1:33	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:37	1:23	0:00	9:14	3	3	50.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:20	0:22	0:00	9:58	1	1	50.0
1	0	0	2	0	2	2	7	3	0	0	12	7:50	0:00	0:00	7:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	20	15:25	0:00	1:12	14:13	1	1	50.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:36	0:00	1:54	13:42	1	4	20.0
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	19	16:54	0:26	0:00	16:28	11	6	64.7
1	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:43	1:19	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:07	1:19	1:26	16:22	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	17	14:44	0:24	0:00	14:20	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:42	0:00	1:30	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:34	1:17	0:50	20:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:56	0:28	0:00	21:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:43	0:00	0:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	25	23:05	0:26	2:55	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	27	20:51	0:00	2:16	18:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex NedeljkovicA. Nedeljkovic#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
47	3	44	.936	39	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Net		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	1	1	1	3
	Penguins	3	2	1	6

1st Period		CBJ	PIT
5:28	Evgeni Malkin (14) Assists: Philip Tomasino (11), Connor Dewar (4)	0	1
13:51	Noel Acciari (5) Assists: Blake Lizotte (9)	0	2
14:07	Boone Jenner (1) Assists: Denton Mateychuk (4), Ivan Provorov (22)	1	2
14:53	Rickard Rakell (32) Assists: Bryan Rust (28), Sidney Crosby (51)	1	3

2nd Period		CBJ	PIT
1:35	Justin Danforth (8) Assists: Mathieu Olivier (11), Damon Severson (19)	2	3
8:15	Bokondji Imama (1) Assists: Danton Heinen (17), Kevin Hayes (10)	2	4
15:31	Sidney Crosby (25) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (31)	2	5

3rd Period			CBJ	PIT
3:45		Kent Johnson (22) Assists: Sean Kuraly (10), Yegor Chinakhov (8)	3	5
18:03		Bryan Rust (23) (Empty Net) Assists: Rickard Rakell (29), Alex Nedeljkovic (2)	3	6

0:50

Crosby tallies 25th goal on the season for the Pens

0:50

Bryan Rust lights the lamp for Penguins

0:44

Alex Nedeljkovic makes big-time save vs. Blue Jackets

0:23

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

Penguins
2
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

11/15

Blue Jackets
4
Penguins
3

Game 2

1/7

Blue Jackets
3
Penguins
6

Game 3

3/21

PPG Paints Arena

7:00 PM, March 21, 2025Coverage: NHL Net

Pittsburgh, PA

Line: PIT -115

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,222

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	47	15	8	102
Carolina	42	23	4	88
New Jersey	37	27	6	80
NY Rangers	34	31	6	74
NY Islanders	32	28	9	73
Columbus	31	29	9	71
Pittsburgh	29	32	10	68
Philadelphia	28	34	9	65

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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Crosby tallies 25th goal on the season for the Pens

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

Game Information

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Cooley and Kerfoot each score twice to lead Utah past Lightning 6-4

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights