Blue Jackets 2–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Feb 26, 2012)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🧥 CBJ	0	1	1	2
🐧 PIT	0	1	3	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Matt Cooke

2 A

2 shots · 14:49 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Steve Sullivan

2 A

2 shots · 18:07 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G

7 shots · 21:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🧥 Rick Nash SH Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49

Assists: Nikita Nikitin · beat Brad Thiessen

1–0

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 19:12

Assists: James Neal, Steve Sullivan · beat Curtis Sanford

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Pascal Dupuis Go-ahead 3rd · 05:50

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Jordan Staal · beat Curtis Sanford

1–2

🐧 Kris Letang PP 3rd · 10:47

Assists: Richard Park, Matt Cooke · beat Curtis Sanford

1–3

🐧 Joe Vitale 3rd · 14:57

Assists: Eric Tangradi, Matt Cooke · beat Curtis Sanford

1–4

🧥 Vinny Prospal 3rd · 15:07

Assists: Cam Atkinson · beat Brad Thiessen

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Nash · Prospal · Brassard 18:24

L2 Umberger · Pahlsson · Letestu 16:37

L3 Russell · Atkinson · Dorsett 14:04

L4 MacKenzie · Johansen · Gillies 8:00

D1 Nikitin · Tyutin 24:41

D2 Johnson · Wisniewski 22:35

D3 Moore · Lebda 12:49

🐧Penguins

L1 Kunitz · Malkin · Staal 21:16

L2 Neal · Sullivan · Dupuis 18:07

L3 Cooke · Vitale · Adams 12:11

L4 Tangradi · Jeffrey · Park 8:01

D1 Letang · Michalek 24:31

D2 Martin · Orpik 20:18

D3 Niskanen · Engelland 12:07

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ PIT🐧

24 Shots on goal 40

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

26 Hits 22

17 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 3

4 Giveaways 5

10 Penalty minutes 4

CBJ shooting 8.3% (2/24) PIT shooting 10.0% (4/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Curtis Sanford

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 58:27 TOI

🐧Penguins

Brad Thiessen

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:41 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

CBJ PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 8-16-4 (29% win rate, 28 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 9-6-1 (56% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 3-6-3 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 10-5-1 (62% win rate, 16 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Feb 82011 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 4–1 Dec 42010 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 7–2 Oct 302009 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 SO Mar 122009 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 SO Feb 62009 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–4

🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Blue Jackets vs Penguins?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

❓ CBJ vs PIT, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Penguins on February 26, 2012?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Rick Nash, Vinny Prospal.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Joe Vitale, Kris Letang, Pascal Dupuis.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Brad Thiessen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeFeb 24 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 5–0 AfterFeb 28 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 5–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 25 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 1–8 AfterFeb 29 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 4–3

Also on February 26

⚡TBL 4–3 😈NJD 🐋VAN 2–3 ⭐DAL 🏝️NYI 2–5 🏛️OTT 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 🐆FLA 🦈SJS 3–4 🌲MIN 🪶CHI 1–3 🦆ANA

Blue Jackets season page Penguins season page Full NHL schedule