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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, January 17, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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4–3

Final/SO

SOG 26–33

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FDSNOH · SN-PIT

Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Blue Jackets 33-26.

Goals came from Zachary Aston-Reese, Connor Clifton, Rickard Rakell, Kirill Marchenko, Danton Heinen and Sidney Crosby.

Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Arturs Silovs stopped 23 of 26.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTSOTSOG
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ12001426
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT20100333

Three stars

  1. ★1st starDanton HeinenCBJ · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starSidney CrosbyPIT · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starElvis MerzlikinsCBJ · .909 SV%

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

SO period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:19

3–3 · 3rd 18:59 · Crosby. Coyle was 1:19 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCBJ on icePIT on ice

1–0 CBJ

1st 2:42 · Aston-Reese

Acciari 0:20

1–1 PIT

1st 9:59 · Clifton

Provorov 0:42

1–2 PIT

1st 17:52 · Rakell

Johnson 0:26

2–2 CBJ

2nd 7:32 · Marchenko

Crosby 0:56

3–2 CBJ

2nd 17:38 · Heinen

Clifton 0:25

3–3 PIT

3rd 18:59 · Crosby

Long shift: Coyle 1:19

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

CBJPIT
26Shots on goal33
42%Faceoff %58%
0/2Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes6
24Hits17
24Blocked shots14
13Giveaways14
10Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 06:14Zachary Aston-Reese · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 02:03Ivan Provorov · interference2 min
  • 2nd 08:43Zach Werenski · slashing2 min
  • 2nd 08:43Parker Wotherspoon · slashing2 min
  • 2nd 14:15Blake Lizotte · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 19:21Brett Kulak · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 12:11Adam Fantilli · holding2 min

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