Blue Jackets vs. Penguins | March 21, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets31-29-9

Final3 - 6

Pittsburgh Penguins29-32-10

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

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 14:32
Evgeni Malkin (PIT) scores on backhand shot past Elvis Merzlikins, assisted by Philip Tomasino and Connor Dewar
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P1 08:11

Bokondji Imama (PIT) fighting against Mathieu Olivier (5 minutes)

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P1 08:11

Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) fighting against Bokondji Imama (5 minutes)

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P1 06:09
Noel Acciari (PIT) scores on backhand shot past Elvis Merzlikins, assisted by Blake Lizotte
0-2
P1 05:53
Boone Jenner (CBJ) scores on tip-in past Alex Nedeljkovic, assisted by Denton Mateychuk and Ivan Provorov
1-2
P1 05:07
Rickard Rakell (PIT) scores on wrist shot past Elvis Merzlikins, assisted by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby
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2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 18:25
Justin Danforth (CBJ) scores on backhand shot past Alex Nedeljkovic, assisted by Mathieu Olivier and Damon Severson
2-3
P2 11:45
Bokondji Imama (PIT) scores on wrist shot past Elvis Merzlikins, assisted by Danton Heinen and Kevin Hayes
2-4
P2 04:29
Sidney Crosby (PIT) scores on tip-in past Elvis Merzlikins, assisted by Matt Grzelcyk
2-5

P2 00:55

Bokondji Imama (PIT) interference against Zachary Aston-Reese (2 minutes)

2-5

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 16:15
Kent Johnson (CBJ) scores on wrist shot past Alex Nedeljkovic, assisted by Sean Kuraly and Yegor Chinakhov
3-5

P3 13:06

Zachary Aston-Reese (CBJ) boarding against Connor Dewar (2 minutes)

3-5

P3 11:21

Philip Tomasino (PIT) tripping against Dante Fabbro (2 minutes)

3-5

P3 01:57
Bryan Rust (PIT) scores on empty net, assisted by Rickard Rakell and Alex Nedeljkovic
3-6

Box Score: Back to Top

Blue Jackets Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zachary Aston-Reese C

14:42 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 0/0

Yegor Chinakhov R

12:07 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Justin Danforth R

12:51 1 0 -1 3 0 0 0 0 6/14

Adam Fantilli C

15:22 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 1 4/14

Boone Jenner C

16:13 1 0 -1 6 0 0 1 0 9/15

Kent Johnson C

18:40 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0/1

Luke Kunin C

15:56 0 0 -1 3 1 0 1 0 0/2

Sean Kuraly C

15:40 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 7/9

Kirill Marchenko R

19:08 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0/1

Mathieu Olivier R

12:43 0 1 -1 3 1 5 0 2 0/0

Dmitri Voronkov L

16:31 0 0 -2 5 1 0 0 0 1/2

James van Riemsdyk L

14:40 0 0 -2 1 0 0 0 1 0/0

Blue Jackets Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Dante Fabbro D

19:49 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

Jack Johnson D

13:12 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 2 0/0

Denton Mateychuk D

17:17 0 1 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Ivan Provorov D

21:15 0 1 -2 1 0 0 0 2 0/0

Damon Severson D

14:20 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0/0

Zach Werenski D

29:15 0 0 0 8 3 0 2 0 0/0

Blue Jackets Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 6 47 9 7 7 12 27/58 46.6%

Blue Jackets Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Elvis Merzlikins G

58:19 5 28/33 25/30 2/2 1/1 0 .848 .833 1.000 1.000

Penguins Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Noel Acciari C

14:07 1 0 -1 1 4 0 0 0 3/6

Sidney Crosby C

18:10 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 10/19

Connor Dewar C

16:36 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 2 0/0

Kevin Hayes R

10:38 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4/7

Danton Heinen L

10:20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2

Bokondji Imama L

07:50 1 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0/0

Joona Koppanen L

15:25 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1/2

Blake Lizotte C

15:36 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1/4

Evgeni Malkin C

16:54 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 11/17

Rickard Rakell R

17:43 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Bryan Rust R

19:07 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0/1

Philip Tomasino R

14:43 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 0/0

Penguins Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Ryan Graves D

16:42 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0/0

Matt Grzelcyk D

22:34 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0/0

Erik Karlsson D

21:56 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0/0

Vladislav Kolyachonok D

13:43 0 0 -1 1 3 0 0 0 0/0

Kris Letang D

23:05 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0/0

Conor Timmins D

20:51 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Penguins Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

6 9 34 25 9 7 9 31/58 53.4%

Penguins Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Alex Nedeljkovic G

60:00 3 44/47 39/42 5/5 0/0 0 .936 .929 1.000