Skip to content
Blue Jackets at Penguins
NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL scoreboard
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸7
FinalTV ESPN+, ATTSN-PT·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patric Hornqvist's goal at 1:45 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.1 to 2.2; shots on goal were CBJ 30, PIT 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 of 40 (.825), 3.9 goals below expected; Matt Murray stopped 28 of 30 (.933). Three stars: 1. Jared McCann (2 G, 1 A), 2. Patric Hornqvist (2 G), 3. Kris Letang (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    J. McCann2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    P. Hornqvist2 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    K. Letang1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ01211216230
PITPIT010514216740

Scoring

9 goals

2nd period

  1. PIT
    P. Hornqvist(1)
    J. Johnson (1), J. McCann (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +16 pts
    0-1
    1:45
  2. PIT
    M. Pettersson(1)
    S. Crosby (2)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    4:14
  3. CBJ
    Z. Werenski(1)
    R. Nash (1), N. Foligno (1)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    6:45
  4. PIT
    J. McCann(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    8:45
  5. PIT
    J. McCann(2)
    A. Galchenyuk (1)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    15:23
  6. PIT
    K. Letang(1)PPG
    A. Galchenyuk (2), J. Schultz (1)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +2 pts
    1-5
    19:58

3rd period

  1. PIT
    P. Hornqvist(2)
    S. Crosby (3), J. Guentzel (1)
    wristxG 0.05
    1-6
    9:50
  2. PIT
    T. Blueger(1)
    D. Kahun (1), B. Tanev (1)
    snapxG 0.03
    1-7
    11:58
  3. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(1)
    R. Nash (2)
    wristxG 0.08
    2-7
    14:19

Penalties

CBJ 13 PIM·PIT 7 PIM

1st

  • 1:07CBJJosh Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Justin Schultz2 min
  • 13:21CBJNick Foligno · Slashingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 17:19PITBrian Dumoulin · Holdingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

2nd

  • 15:09PITSidney Crosby · Fightingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois5 min
  • 15:09CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Fightingdrawn by Sidney Crosby5 min
  • 19:34CBJSeth Jones · Trippingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min

3rd

  • 17:24CBJRiley Nash · Slashingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalCBJ goalFinal: PIT 100%

Biggest swing: Patric Hornqvist, 2nd 1:45 — PIT 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.25P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.21Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.21P. Hornqvist · Goal · xG 0.15J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.15D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.11P. Hornqvist · Missed · xG 0.10J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.09P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.08K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.08J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.08M. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.08D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.07T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.07K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.07J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.07P. Hornqvist · Missed · xG 0.07J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.06A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.06P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.06P. Hornqvist · Goal · xG 0.05P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.05D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.05J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.04A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.04B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.04P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.03T. Blueger · Goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.03N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kahun · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bjugstad · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bjugstad · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.00E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT7 G · 3.1 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsPIT
2.22 G
All situations
7 G3.1
1.32 G
Even strength
6 G2.5
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ34%66%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.13 – 3.05

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

CBJvsPIT
30
Shots on goal
40
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/1
Power play
1/4
13
Penalty minutes
7
49
Hits
44
15
Blocked shots
8
5
Giveaways
2
4
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000-110.04142—26:12
27R. MurrayD000-110.01210—21:21
8Z. WerenskiD101-140.25100—20:33
10A. WennbergC000010.221006718:21
58D. SavardD000-210.06420—18:19
38B. JennerC000-320.171105016:21
13C. AtkinsonR000-220.09300—16:10
44V. GavrikovD000-200.02210—16:07
77J. AndersonR000-300.02202—16:01
14G. NyquistR101-120.61210—15:48
28O. BjorkstrandR000020.24400—15:38
18P. DuboisC000-110.033153815:22
46D. KukanD000-120.04200—15:16
42A. TexierL000-120.11300—14:43
71N. FolignoL011-170.1680210013:18
20R. NashC022+100.003222912:00
15J. liljaL000010.06420—11:40
52E. BemstromC000-110.01300010:26
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(L)40337.8253.09-3.9160:00

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).