Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena

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4–3

Final/SO

SOG 29–23

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Penguins 29-23.

Dmitri Voronkov scored twice and Rickard Rakell scored twice. Michael Bunting and Adam Fantilli also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 29.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
CBJ	1	0	2	0	1	4	29
PIT	0	1	2	0	0	3	23

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Dmitri Voronkov (16)Kirill Marchenko (27), Sean Monahan (27)1–003:20 CBJ · PPG

2nd period

Michael Bunting (13)Sidney Crosby (32), Erik Karlsson (25)1–100:51 PIT · PPG

3rd period

Rickard Rakell (19)Erik Karlsson (26), Matt Grzelcyk (21)1–200:24 PIT
Rickard Rakell (20)Sidney Crosby (33)1–310:09 PIT
Dmitri Voronkov (17)Kirill Marchenko (28), Adam Fantilli (10)Karlsson 1:12 into shift2–312:05 CBJ
Adam Fantilli (9)Kent Johnson (13), Zach Werenski (34)Letang 1:15 into shift3–317:24 CBJ · PPG

SO period

Kent JohnsonUnassisted4–300:00 CBJ

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:15

3–3 · 3rd 17:24 · Fantilli. Letang was 1:15 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCBJ on icePIT on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CBJ

1st 3:20 · PP · Voronkov

Letang 0:27

Fresh legsLetang 0:27

1–1 PIT

2nd 0:51 · PP · Bunting

Johnson 0:51

NormalJohnson 0:51

1–2 PIT

3rd 0:24 · Rakell

Monahan 0:24

Fresh legsMonahan 0:24

1–3 PIT

3rd 10:09 · Rakell

Johnson 0:34

Fresh legsJohnson 0:34

2–3 CBJ

3rd 12:05 · Voronkov

Long shift: Karlsson 1:12

Long shiftKarlsson 1:12

3–3 CBJ

3rd 17:24 · PP · Fantilli

Long shift: Letang 1:15

Long shiftLetang 1:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CBJPIT

29Shots on goal23

51%Faceoff %49%

2/2Power play1/1

2Penalty minutes4

10Hits16

23Blocked shots11

18Giveaways14

8Takeaways0

Penalties

1st 02:53Erik Karlsson · interference2 min
1st 19:08Dmitri Voronkov · hooking2 min
3rd 16:09Blake Lizotte · slashing2 min

Season series

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

10Dmitri VoronkovL	2	0	2	0	3	2	1	2	100	20:50
19Adam FantilliC	1	1	2	+1	3	1	1	0	44	19:14
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	–	21:00
23Sean MonahanC	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	53	12:26
91Kent JohnsonC	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	–	17:01
8Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	29:19
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	46	16:40
7Sean KuralyC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	75	15:43
21James van RiemsdykL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	13:17
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	13:41
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	14:49
62Kevin LabancR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	11:11
82Mikael PyyhtiaL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	11:37
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	–	11:50
3Jack JohnsonD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	13:13
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	–	21:41
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	–	23:54
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-1	4	1	5	0	–	25:56

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	23	20	3	.870	64:55

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

67Rickard RakellR	2	0	2	+1	4	2	0	0	–	19:46
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	2	2	+1	1	1	0	0	50	20:48
65Erik KarlssonD	0	2	2	0	4	0	3	2	–	24:40
8Michael BuntingL	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	–	14:53
24Matt GrzelcykD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	–	22:39
10Drew O'ConnorL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	100	15:46
13Kevin HayesR	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	56	14:58
17Bryan RustR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	19:43
18Jesse PuljujarviR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	13:37
19Cody GlassC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:22
46Blake LizotteC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	25	13:15
55Noel AcciariC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	67	15:45
72Anthony BeauvillierL	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	13:08
83Matt NietoL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	13:53
28Marcus PetterssonD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	22:01
38Owen PickeringD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	14:50
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	22:57
73Pierre-Olivier JosephD	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	16:17

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Tristan JarryG	O	29	26	3	.897	65:00
39Alex NedeljkovicG		0	0	0	–	00:00