🐧 Away Penguins 17-14-6 before this game

2–5

Final

🧥 Home Blue Jackets 14-19-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	1	0	2
CBJ	0	3	2	5

Penguins at Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets beat Penguins 5–2 at Nationwide Arena on December 31, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Andrew Cassels

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:26 TOI · +1

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Mike Sillinger

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 24:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Ray Whitney

3 A

3 shots · 27:16 TOI · +2

4rd star 🧥 CBJ

Marc Denis

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Wayne Primeau Go-ahead 1st · 06:21

Assists: Ville Nieminen, Dan Lacouture · beat Marc Denis

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Michal Sivek PP 2nd · 02:37

Assists: Michal Rozsival, Hans Jonsson · beat Marc Denis

2–0

🧥 Mike Sillinger 2nd · 10:52

Assists: Ray Whitney · beat Johan Hedberg

2–1

🧥 David Vyborny PP Tying 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Rick Nash, Lasse Pirjeta · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

🧥 Andrew Cassels PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:53

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Johan Hedberg

2–3

3rd period

🧥 Geoff Sanderson PP 3rd · 04:03

Assists: Ray Whitney, Andrew Cassels · beat Johan Hedberg

2–4

🧥 Andrew Cassels Empty net 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Ray Whitney, Mike Sillinger

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CBJ🧥

32 Shots on goal 34

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

4 Hits 1

16 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 6.2% (2/32) CBJ shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:34 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lemieux · Hrdina 23:30

L2 Kraft · Kovalev · Donovan 14:08

L3 Manderville · Sivek · Primeau 12:39

L4 Nieminen · Lacouture · McKenna 7:00

D1 Tarnstrom · Moran 21:22

D2 Jonsson · Rozsival 18:58

D3 Bergevin · Ference 15:30

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Sillinger · Wright 24:04

L2 Nash · Sanderson · Cassels 15:25

L3 Pronger · Vyborny · Marshall 13:04

L4 Pirjeta · Shelley · Hyvonen 4:11

D1 Spacek · Richardson 24:52

D2 Lachance · Walser 17:50

D3 Klesla · Westcott 14:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 11, 2002

🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT

4–2 · Blue Jackets won

Feb 28, 2002

🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ

4–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Feb 17, 2001

🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Oct 21, 2000

🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT

2–5 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs CBJ, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blue Jackets on December 31, 2002?

Blue Jackets won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Penguins 2, Blue Jackets 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Michal Sivek, Wayne Primeau.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Andrew Cassels (2), David Vyborny, Geoff Sanderson, Mike Sillinger.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Blue Jackets season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 30

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2002

Penguins season page Blue Jackets season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule