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2016-17 regular season

Penguins at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat Penguins 7–1 at Nationwide Arena on December 22, 2016.

PIT – CBJ
26–28
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
12–15
Hits
14–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Scott Hartnell
3 G
4 shots · 10:54 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Brandon Saad
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:03 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Sam Gagner
2 A
4 shots · 13:24 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 02:39
Assists: Ian Cole, Conor Sheary · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–0
🧥 Cam Atkinson PP Tying 1st · 13:01
Assists: Nick Foligno, Alex Wennberg · beat Matt Murray
1–1
2nd period
🧥 William Karlsson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:15
Assists: Sam Gagner, Josh Anderson · beat Matt Murray
1–2
🧥 Scott Hartnell 2nd · 12:20
Unassisted · beat Matt Murray
1–3
3rd period
🧥 Scott Hartnell 3rd · 02:44
Assists: Sam Gagner, Jack Johnson · beat Matt Murray
1–4
🧥 Brandon Saad 3rd · 03:01
Assists: Alex Wennberg, Nick Foligno · beat Matt Murray
1–5
🧥 Boone Jenner 3rd · 03:35
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Seth Jones · beat Matt Murray
1–6
🧥 Scott Hartnell 3rd · 06:24
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Saad · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Crosby · Kessel 18:21
L2 Kunitz · Bonino · Hornqvist 15:58
L3 Hagelin · Sheary · Rust 14:14
L4 Cullen · Fehr · Wilson 9:52
D1 Cole · Schultz 24:24
D2 Dumoulin · Maatta 22:00
D3 Pouliot · Oleksy 12:07
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Foligno · Saad · Wennberg 17:09
L2 Dubinsky · Jenner · Atkinson 15:38
L3 Calvert · Karlsson · Anderson 14:39
L4 Hartnell · Gagner · Sedlak 10:54
D1 Savard · Jones 22:21
D2 Johnson · Werenski 20:22
D3 Murray · Nutivaara 15:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT CBJ🧥
26 Shots on goal 28
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
12 Hits 15
14 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 11
6 Giveaways 5
17 Penalty minutes 15
PIT shooting 3.8% (1/26) CBJ shooting 25.0% (7/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
17/23
.739 SV% · 6 GA · 43:35 TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury
4/5
.800 SV% · 1 GA · 16:25 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Sidney Crosby · 1st 02:39 · 1–0 Cam Atkinson · 1st 13:01 · 1–1 William Karlsson · 2nd 10:15 · 1–2 Scott Hartnell · 2nd 12:20 · 1–3 Scott Hartnell · 3rd 02:44 · 1–4 Brandon Saad · 3rd 03:01 · 1–5 Boone Jenner · 3rd 03:35 · 1–6 Scott Hartnell · 3rd 06:24 · 1–7
PIT CBJ
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 7-2-3 (58% win rate, 12 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
Mar 112016 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Dec 212015 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Nov 272015 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 1–2 OT Nov 132015 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Apr 42015 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–5
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PIT vs CBJ, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blue Jackets on December 22, 2016?

Blue Jackets won 7–1. The final score was Penguins 1, Blue Jackets 7.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Scott Hartnell (3), Boone Jenner, Brandon Saad, Cam Atkinson, William Karlsson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 17 saves on 23 shots (.739 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 20 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–7 AfterDec 23 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 20 👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 1–2
Also on December 22
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