PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
Final/OT
5—4
2026-01-04 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
PIT dominated expected goals 3.5 to 2.3 · PIT controlled 62.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEPIT xG
3.50
ACTUAL
5 — 4
CBJ xG
2.33
Scoring Timeline
0.25
HIGH xG
1P 01:50Even Strength
41
Ville Koivunen(2)
R · PIT · #41
Benjamin Kindel (9), Jack St. Ivany (3)PIT 1 - 0 CBJ
0.07
MED xG
1P 08:21Even Strength
10
Dmitri Voronkov(15)
L · CBJ · #10
Denton Mateychuk (12)PIT 1 - 1 CBJ
0.08
MED xG
1P 08:48Even Strength
17
Mason Marchment(9)
L · CBJ · #17
Adam Fantilli (14), Kirill Marchenko (18)PIT 1 - 2 CBJ
0.07
MED xG
1P 18:38Even Strength
86
Kirill Marchenko(15)
R · CBJ · #86
Zach Werenski (29), Denton Mateychuk (13)PIT 1 - 3 CBJ
0.01
LOW xG
2P 00:47Even Strength
8
Zach Werenski(15)
D · CBJ · #8
Boone Jenner (13), Mathieu Olivier (7)PIT 1 - 4 CBJ
0.28
HIGH xG
2P 16:51Even Strength
55
Noel Acciari(4)
C · PIT · #55
Connor Dewar (7)PIT 2 - 4 CBJ
0.07
MED xG
3P 03:28Power Play
18
Tommy Novak(8)
C · PIT · #18
Benjamin Kindel (10)PIT 3 - 4 CBJ
0.20
HIGH xG
3P 19:46Power Play
67
Rickard Rakell(6)
R · PIT · #67
Anthony Mantha (15), Sidney Crosby (23)PIT 4 - 4 CBJ
0.14
HIGH xG
OT 02:223 on 3
87
Sidney Crosby(24)
C · PIT · #87
Erik Karlsson (28), Egor Chinakhov (4)PIT 5 - 4 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
38/43 saves, .883 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★2
31
Arturs Silovs
G · PIT · #31
21/25 saves, .840 SV%, -1.6 GSAx
★3
86
Kirill Marchenko
R · CBJ · #86
1G, 1A, 4 SOG
Team Stats
PITCBJ
43Shots25
3.50xGF2.33
62.6CF%37.4
53.1FO%46.9
1/3PP0/0
14Hits22
14Blocks19
14Giveaways21
5Takeaways7
0PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | PIT SOG | CBJ SOG | PIT xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 1.22 |
| 2nd | 20 | 5 | 1.23 | 0.26 |
| 3rd | 9 | 7 | 1.20 | 0.78 |
| OT | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| Total | 38 | 21 | 3.50 | 2.33 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL1P 09:14
Ivan Provorovtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Blake Lizotte2P 13:37
Adam Fantillicross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Blake Lizotte3P 02:06
Dmitri Voronkovtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Egor Chinakhov