Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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5–4

Final/OT

SOG 43–25

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Penguins outshot the Blue Jackets 43-25.

Goals came from Ville Koivunen, Dmitri Voronkov, Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski, Noel Acciari, Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby.

Arturs Silovs made 21 saves on 25 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 38 of 43.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
PIT	1	1	2	1	5	43
CBJ	3	1	0	0	4	25

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Ville Koivunen (2)Ben Kindel (9), Jack St. Ivany (3)1–001:50 PIT
Dmitri Voronkov (15)Denton Mateychuk (12)1–108:21 CBJ
Mason Marchment (9)Adam Fantilli (14), Kirill Marchenko (18)1–208:48 CBJ
Kirill Marchenko (15)Zach Werenski (29), Denton Mateychuk (13)Acciari 1:16 into shift1–318:38 CBJ

2nd period

Zach Werenski (15)Boone Jenner (13), Mathieu Olivier (7)1–400:47 CBJ
Noel Acciari (4)Connor Dewar (7)Fantilli 1:14 into shift2–416:51 PIT

3rd period

Tommy Novak (8)Ben Kindel (10)Provorov 1:22 into shift3–403:28 PIT · PPG
Rickard Rakell (6)Anthony Mantha (15), Sidney Crosby (23)Provorov 1:52 into shift4–419:46 PIT

OT period

Sidney Crosby (24)Erik Karlsson (28), Egor Chinakhov (4)Provorov 1:28 into shift5–402:22 PIT

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:52

4–4 · 3rd 19:46 · Rakell. Provorov was 1:52 into his shift when it went in.

GoalPIT on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 PIT

1st 1:50 · Koivunen

Fabbro 0:35

Fresh legsFabbro 0:35

1–1 CBJ

1st 8:21 · Voronkov

Mantha 0:54

NormalMantha 0:54

1–2 CBJ

1st 8:48 · Marchment

Letang 0:27

Fresh legsLetang 0:27

1–3 CBJ

1st 18:38 · Marchenko

Long shift: Acciari 1:16

Long shiftAcciari 1:16

1–4 CBJ

2nd 0:47 · Werenski

Crosby 0:47

NormalCrosby 0:47

2–4 PIT

2nd 16:51 · Acciari

Long shift: Fantilli 1:14

Long shiftFantilli 1:14

3–4 PIT

3rd 3:28 · PP · Novak

Long shift: Provorov 1:22

Long shiftProvorov 1:22

4–4 PIT

3rd 19:46 · Rakell

Stuck out there: Provorov 1:52

Stuck out thereProvorov 1:52

5–4 PIT

OT 2:22 · Crosby

Long shift: Provorov 1:28

Long shiftProvorov 1:28

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 (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

PITCBJ

43Shots on goal25

53%Faceoff %47%

1/3Power play0/0

0Penalty minutes6

14Hits22

14Blocked shots19

14Giveaways21

5Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 09:14Ivan Provorov · tripping2 min
2nd 13:37Adam Fantilli · cross checking2 min
3rd 02:06Dmitri Voronkov · tripping2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

81Ben KindelC	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	77	14:01
87Sidney CrosbyC	1	1	2	+1	3	1	0	50	24:34
18Tommy NovakC	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	20	13:29
19Connor DewarC	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	–	13:18
39Anthony ManthaR	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	–	15:23
41Ville KoivunenR	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	100	11:28
55Noel AcciariC	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	55	12:43
59Egor ChinakhovR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	–	12:38
67Rickard RakellR	1	0	1	0	5	4	2	–	24:14
3Jack St. IvanyD	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	–	15:06
65Erik KarlssonD	0	1	1	+2	4	0	2	–	25:46
16Justin BrazeauR	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	–	13:07
17Bryan RustR	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	–	22:46
46Blake LizotteC	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	20	13:54
5Ryan SheaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	–	16:14
28Parker WotherspoonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	–	18:43
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	–	23:17
77Brett KulakD	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	–	18:06

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
37Arturs SilovsG	W	25	21	4	.840	60:41
74Stuart SkinnerG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

86Kirill MarchenkoR	1	1	2	+1	4	0	1	0	–	16:45
5Denton MateychukD	0	2	2	+3	2	0	2	0	–	25:01
8Zach WerenskiD	1	1	2	+1	2	0	1	0	–	25:54
10Dmitri VoronkovL	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	2	–	10:07
17Mason MarchmentL	1	0	1	+1	3	2	0	0	50	16:00
19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	+1	3	1	0	2	38	17:37
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	0	–	19:14
38Boone JennerC	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	17	20:49
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	53	22:08
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	44	12:35
16Brendan GaunceC	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	64	14:13
27Zachary Aston-ReeseL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	09:10
43Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	10:42
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	09:48
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	07:06
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	2	–	28:44
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	–	14:37
78Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	21:14

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG	O	43	38	5	.884	62:22
90Elvis MerzlikinsG		0	0	0	–	00:00