Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftPIT shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| PIT | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins30/33 SV, .909
Arturs Silovs23/26 SV, .885| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Who won: Blue Jackets 4-3
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Blue Jackets outscored the Penguins 2-0 in the 2nd period. Danton Heinen led the Blue Jackets in goals (1). Sidney Crosby led the Penguins in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel AcciariC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 9:14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin BrazeauRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:13 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 10:20 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor ChinakhovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:57 | 4:01 | 0:03 | 17:53 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 8:59 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben KindelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:59 | 2:02 | 0:34 | 14:23 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake LizotteC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 8:38 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Evgeni MalkinC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:06 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 15:57 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony ManthaRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:14 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 11:17 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy NovakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:24 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard RakellRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:55 | 3:59 | 0:00 | 17:56 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan RustRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:55 | 3:58 | 1:02 | 16:55 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor CliftonD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 15:45 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett KulakD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:54 | 1:53 | 0:15 | 19:46 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris LetangD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:55 | 4:07 | 0:15 | 21:33 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan SheaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 17:12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. IvanyD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:05 | 1:19 | 14:42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker WotherspoonD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 15:31 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs SilovsG | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 64:26 | 0 | 0 |
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