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2015-16 regular season

Blue Jackets at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–1

Penguins beat Blue Jackets 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 21, 2015.

CBJ – PIT
24–35
Shots on goal
0/3–2/4
Power play
48–31
Hits
12–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Phil Kessel
2 G
4 shots · 18:19 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
2 G
2 shots · 20:18 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
David Perron
2 A
1 shots · 10:22 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Alex Wennberg Go-ahead 1st · 05:41
Assists: Fedor Tyutin, Brandon Saad · beat Matt Murray
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 03:06
Assists: David Perron, Trevor Daley · beat Joonas Korpisalo
1–1
🐧 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 2nd · 04:24
Assists: Scott Wilson, Nick Bonino · beat Joonas Korpisalo
1–2
🐧 Phil Kessel 2nd · 16:00
Assists: Nick Bonino, Olli Maatta · beat Joonas Korpisalo
1–3
🐧 David Warsofsky PP 2nd · 19:15
Assists: Chris Kunitz, David Perron · beat Joonas Korpisalo
1–4
3rd period
🧥 Boone Jenner 3rd · 05:23
Assists: Ryan Johansen, Andrew Bodnarchuk · beat Matt Murray
2–4
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Empty net 3rd · 18:31
Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Matt Cullen
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Hartnell · Calvert · Dubinsky 17:51
L2 Saad · Wennberg · Atkinson 16:43
L3 Johansen · Karlsson · Campbell 13:04
L4 Jenner · Bourque · Clarkson 11:27
D1 Murray · Johnson 25:50
D2 Tyutin · Prout 20:04
D3 Bodnarchuk · Falk 11:34
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Kessel · Hornqvist 18:19
L2 Sheary · Bonino · Porter 16:45
L3 Kunitz · Cullen · Fehr 13:32
L4 Plotnikov · Perron · Wilson 10:22
D1 Dumoulin · Lovejoy 22:15
D2 Daley · Maatta 20:02
D3 Cole · Warsofsky 16:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ PIT🐧
24 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
48 Hits 31
12 Blocked shots 12
2 Takeaways 7
1 Giveaways 4
20 Penalty minutes 16
CBJ shooting 8.3% (2/24) PIT shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Joonas Korpisalo
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:28 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Alex Wennberg · 1st 05:41 · 1–0 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 03:06 · 1–1 Phil Kessel · 2nd 04:24 · 1–2 Phil Kessel · 2nd 16:00 · 1–3 David Warsofsky · 2nd 19:15 · 1–4 Boone Jenner · 3rd 05:23 · 2–4 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 18:31 · 2–5
CBJ PIT
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–1
Nov 272015 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 1–2 OT Nov 132015 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Apr 42015 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–5 Mar 12015 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Feb 192015 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–1
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Penguins on December 21, 2015?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Alex Wennberg, Boone Jenner.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Phil Kessel (2), David Warsofsky.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray 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?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 19 🔔PHI @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterDec 26 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 19 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterDec 26 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 3–1
Also on December 21
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