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2024-25 regular season

Blue Jackets at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0

Blue Jackets beat Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on January 7, 2025.

CBJ – PIT
29–23
Shots on goal
2/2–1/1
Power play
10–16
Hits
23–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Dmitri Voronkov
2 G
3 shots · 20:50 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Adam Fantilli
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:14 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Kirill Marchenko
2 A
1 shots · 21:00 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Dmitri Voronkov PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:20
Assists: Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan · beat Tristan Jarry
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Michael Bunting PP Tying 2nd · 00:51
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–1
3rd period
🐧 Rickard Rakell Go-ahead 3rd · 00:24
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Matt Grzelcyk · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–2
🐧 Rickard Rakell 3rd · 10:09
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–3
🧥 Dmitri Voronkov 3rd · 12:05
Assists: Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli · beat Tristan Jarry
2–3
🧥 Adam Fantilli PP Tying 3rd · 17:24
Assists: Kent Johnson, Zach Werenski · beat Tristan Jarry
3–3
Shootout
🧥 Kent Johnson Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Voronkov · Fantilli · Marchenko 20:50
L2 Johnson · Sillinger · Kuraly 16:40
L3 van Riemsdyk · Aston-Reese · Olivier 13:41
L4 Pyyhtia · Monahan · Labanc 11:37
D1 Werenski · Fabbro 27:38
D2 Provorov · Mateychuk 22:48
D3 Johnson · Christiansen 12:32
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Rakell · Rust 19:46
L2 O'Connor · Acciari · Hayes 15:45
L3 Bunting · Nieto · Glass 14:22
L4 Beauvillier · Lizotte · Puljujarvi 13:15
D1 Karlsson · Letang 23:48
D2 Grzelcyk · Pettersson 22:20
D3 Joseph · Pickering 15:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 23
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
10 Hits 16
23 Blocked shots 11
8 Takeaways 0
18 Giveaways 14
2 Penalty minutes 4
CBJ shooting 13.8% (4/29) PIT shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 64:55 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Dmitri Voronkov · 1st 03:20 · 1–0 Michael Bunting · 2nd 00:51 · 1–1 Rickard Rakell · 3rd 00:24 · 1–2 Rickard Rakell · 3rd 10:09 · 1–3 Dmitri Voronkov · 3rd 12:05 · 2–3 Adam Fantilli · 3rd 17:24 · 3–3
CBJ PIT
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 6-0-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0
Nov 152024 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 2–6 Mar 302024 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 SO Mar 282024 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Mar 52024 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Nov 142023 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 5–3
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Penguins on January 7, 2025?

Blue Jackets won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Blue Jackets 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Dmitri Voronkov (2), Adam Fantilli.

Who scored for Penguins?

Rickard Rakell (2), Michael Bunting.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeJan 4 🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ 4–6 AfterJan 9 🦑SEA @ 🧥CBJ 2–6
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJan 5 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterJan 9 🛢️EDM @ 🐧PIT 3–5
Also on January 7
🛢️EDM 4–0 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 2–3 🐙DET ⭐DAL 5–4 🗽NYR 🍁TOR 3–2 🔔PHI 🎵STL 4–6 🌲MIN 🐯NSH 2–5 ✈️WPG 🔥CGY 3–2 🦆ANA 🎰VGK 4–2 🦈SJS
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