Penguins 6-3 Blue Jackets (Mar 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Columbus Blue Jackets

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

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

TIME	CBJ	PIT
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	0	0
0:19	Icing	0	0
0:19	Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	0
0:28	Bryan Rust shot blocked by Zach Werenski	0	0
0:38	Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	0
0:39	Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Short	0	0
0:41	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:41	Boone Jenner faceoff won against Blake Lizotte	0	0
0:53	Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	0
0:55	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:55	Boone Jenner faceoff won against Noel Acciari	0	0
0:56	Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Noel Acciari	0	0
1:01	Conor Timmins hit Kent Johnson	0	0
1:12	Giveaway by Kent Johnson	0	0
1:20	Joona Koppanen hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
1:49	Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier	0	0
1:52	Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
2:00	Connor Dewar Tip-In Wide Left	0	0
2:04	Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier	0	0
2:08	Giveaway by Connor Dewar	0	0
2:08	Jack Johnson hit Connor Dewar	0	0
2:11	Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
2:12	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:12	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Kevin Hayes	0	0
2:31	Bokondji Imama hit Dante Fabbro	0	0
2:41	Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Luke Kunin	0	0
3:11	Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
3:18	Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Short	0	0
3:20	Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	0
3:22	Goalie Stopped	0	0
3:22	Boone Jenner faceoff won against Noel Acciari	0	0
3:25	Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
3:50	Blake Lizotte hit Denton Mateychuk	0	0
3:51	Joona Koppanen hit Yegor Chinakhov	0	0
4:37	Jack Johnson Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	0
4:47	Off-side	0	0
4:47	Justin Danforth faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	0	0
5:02	Mathieu Olivier hit Evgeni Malkin	0	0
5:28	Evgeni Malkin Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Philip Tomasino (11), Connor Dewar (4)	0	1
5:28	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Danton Heinen	0	1
5:34	Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
5:35	Goalie Stopped	0	1
5:35	Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Sean Kuraly	0	1
5:49	Bokondji Imama hit Damon Severson	0	1
6:07	Giveaway by Jack Johnson	0	1
6:13	Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Sean Kuraly	0	1
6:35	Danton Heinen Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
6:39	Joona Koppanen hit Yegor Chinakhov	0	1
6:47	Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Noel Acciari	0	1
6:49	Zach Werenski shot blocked by Ryan Graves	0	1
6:52	Ryan Graves hit Zach Werenski	0	1
7:03	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
7:05	Goalie Stopped	0	1
7:05	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	0	1
7:14	Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
7:22	Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
7:29	Giveaway by Bryan Rust	0	1
8:11	Ivan Provorov hit Philip Tomasino	0	1
8:13	Connor Dewar hit Zach Aston-Reese	0	1
8:23	Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	1
8:50	Justin Danforth Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
9:10	Jack Johnson Backhand Wide Right	0	1
10:01	Rickard Rakell hit Yegor Chinakhov	0	1
10:04	Puck in Benches	0	1
10:04	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	1
10:24	Giveaway by Conor Timmins	0	1
10:40	Takeaway by Kris Letang	0	1
10:42	Takeaway by Boone Jenner	0	1
10:47	Giveaway by Dante Fabbro	0	1
10:53	Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
10:58	Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	1
11:04	Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin	0	1
11:09	Zach Werenski Backhand Wide Right	0	1
11:11	Goalie Stopped	0	1
11:11	Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	1
11:15	Dmitri Voronkov Deflected saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	0	1
11:44	Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	1
11:46	Goalie Stopped	0	1
11:46	Danton Heinen faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	1
11:49	Bokondji Imama Fighting against Mathieu Olivier	0	1
11:49	Mathieu Olivier Fighting against Bokondji Imama	0	1
11:49	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Justin Danforth	0	1
12:34	Kirill Marchenko Batted Wide Right	0	1
13:05	James van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	0	1
13:44	Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	1
13:44	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Boone Jenner	0	1
13:51	Noel Acciari Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Blake Lizotte (9)	0	2
13:51	Boone Jenner faceoff won against Blake Lizotte	0	2
14:07	Boone Jenner Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Denton Mateychuk (4), Ivan Provorov (22)	1	2
14:07	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Adam Fantilli	1	2
14:36	Sidney Crosby hit Ivan Provorov	1	2
14:53	Rickard Rakell Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (28), Sidney Crosby (51)	1	3
14:53	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Justin Danforth	1	3
15:08	Connor Dewar hit Dante Fabbro	1	3
15:36	Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post	1	3
16:13	Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	3
16:16	Luke Kunin hit Matt Grzelcyk	1	3
16:33	Giveaway by Sean Kuraly	1	3
16:44	Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Conor Timmins	1	3
17:18	Off-side	1	3
17:18	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Kent Johnson	1	3
18:36	Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	3
18:57	Takeaway by Adam Fantilli	1	3
19:09	Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk	1	3
19:13	Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	1	3
19:14	Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic	1	3
19:40	Ryan Graves Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	3
19:46	Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	3
19:48	Goalie Stopped	1	3
19:48	Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Kevin Hayes	1	3
19:55	Icing	1	3
19:55	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Sean Kuraly	1	3
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	3

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

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