Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Regular season · Sunday, December 29, 2013 · Nationwide Arena
FS-O · ROOT
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Nationwide Arena. The Penguins outshot the Blue Jackets 30-28.
James Neal scored a hat trick. Brandon Dubinsky, Corey Tropp, Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Nikita Nikitin also scored.
Jeff Zatkoff made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Curtis McElhinney stopped 25 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brandon Dubinsky (1)Fedor Tyutin (1), Jack Johnson (1)0–103:59 CBJ
James Neal (1)Matt Niskanen (1), Chris Kunitz (1)1–104:55 PIT · PPG
2nd period
- James Neal (2)Sidney Crosby (1)2–108:34 PIT
Corey Tropp (1)Boone Jenner (1), Nikita Nikitin (1)2–213:42 CBJ
3rd period
Sidney Crosby (1)Chris Kunitz (2), James Neal (1)3–210:51 PIT
Chris Kunitz (1)Sidney Crosby (2), James Neal (2)4–212:58 PIT · PPG- James Neal (3)Joe Vitale (1), Deryk Engelland (1)5–217:33 PIT · PPG
Nikita Nikitin (1)Derek MacKenzie (1), Blake Comeau (1)5–318:31 CBJ
Team stats
PITCBJ
30Shots on goal28
55%Faceoff %45%
3/6Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes12
21Hits50
22Blocked shots6
9Giveaways2
2Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 04:27
Corey Tropp · tripping2 min - 1st 06:59Mark Letestu · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:30Boone Jenner · tripping2 min
- 2nd 17:48
Joe Vitale · tripping2 min - 3rd 02:48James Neal · hooking2 min
- 3rd 06:39Blake Comeau · tripping2 min
- 3rd 12:25Derek MacKenzie · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 15:47Nick Foligno · tripping2 min
- 3rd 19:27James Neal · tripping2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 18James NealL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17:44 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 18:33 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 20:47 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:01 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:10 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:11 |
| 12Chuck KobasewR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:41 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 |
| 23Chris ConnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:22 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:40 |
| 38Zach SillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:53 |
| 49Brian GibbonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 |
| 4Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:01 |
| 41Robert BortuzzoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:03 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 37Jeff ZatkoffG | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 6Nikita NikitinD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:11 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 10:21 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 17:54 |
| 24Derek MacKenzieC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 14:05 |
| 26Corey TroppR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 11:17 |
| 38Boone JennerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:22 |
| 7Jack JohnsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 18:24 |
| 51Fedor TyutinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:42 |
| 5Jack SkilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:09 |
| 13Cam AtkinsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 |
| 18R.J. UmbergerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:02 |
| 19Ryan JohansenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:53 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 55Mark LetestuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 |
| 71Nick FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:17 |
| 21James WisniewskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:17 |
| 27Ryan MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:40 |
| 58David SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 16:46 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mike McKennaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 31Curtis McElhinneyG | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 58:27 |