Blue Jackets 2–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 28, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

2 G

5 shots · 17:58 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 A

3 shots · 21:02 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Cole Sillinger

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:26 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🧥 Mathieu Olivier Go-ahead 2nd · 05:20

Assists: Damon Severson, Cole Sillinger · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–0

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 09:50

Assists: Kris Letang, Bryan Rust · beat Daniil Tarasov

1–1

🧥 Cole Sillinger Go-ahead 2nd · 13:11

Assists: Alexandre Texier, Ivan Provorov · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 16:11

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Michael Bunting · beat Daniil Tarasov

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Drew O'Connor Go-ahead 3rd · 00:35

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Pierre-Olivier Joseph · beat Daniil Tarasov

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Jenner · Texier 20:18

L2 Voronkov · Sillinger · Marchenko 18:31

L3 Pyyhtia · Gaunce · Olivier 12:34

L4 Malatesta · Angle · Meyer 7:13

D1 Werenski · Provorov 25:18

D2 Severson · Gudbranson 19:38

D3 Bean · Christiansen 13:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Bunting · Crosby · Rust 21:02

L2 Malkin · Eller · Smith 16:19

L3 O'Connor · Carter · Rakell 14:12

L4 Puustinen · Poulin · Puljujarvi 9:01

D1 Letang · Karlsson 26:37

D2 Pettersson · Joseph 20:13

D3 St. Ivany · Graves 9:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ PIT🐧

19 Shots on goal 36

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

26 Hits 12

12 Blocked shots 17

8 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 4

CBJ shooting 10.5% (2/19) PIT shooting 8.3% (3/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 57:33 TOI

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 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: 6-14-4 (25% win rate, 24 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 8-9-3 (40% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-9-4 (24% win rate, 17 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 8-4-3 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Mar 52024 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Nov 142023 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 5–3 Apr 132023 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 OT Mar 72023 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 4–5 OT Dec 62022 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–4

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CBJ vs PIT, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Penguins on March 28, 2024?

Penguins won 3–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cole Sillinger, Mathieu Olivier.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Drew O'Connor.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Daniil Tarasov made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeMar 26 🧥CBJ @ 🌵ARI 2–6 AfterMar 30 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 26 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–4 AfterMar 30 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–4

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