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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Monday, March 22, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Monday, March 22, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and SN-PIT.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings this season. Blue Jackets 1, Penguins 0 so far; the last game finished PIT 2, CBJ 3.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 3 of a road trip: Detroit and Winnipeg, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 122027-03-12: no game
  2. 132027-03-13: vs SJS
  3. 142027-03-14: no game
  4. 152027-03-15: no game
  5. 162027-03-16: vs PIT
  6. 172027-03-17: no game
  7. 182027-03-18: at DET
  8. 192027-03-19: no game
  9. 202027-03-20: at WPG
  10. 212027-03-21: no game
  11. 222027-03-22: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,056 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,070 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Penguins

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Columbus, New Jersey and NY Rangers).

  1. 122027-03-12: no game
  2. 132027-03-13: vs WSH
  3. 142027-03-14: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 152027-03-15: no game
  5. 162027-03-16: at CBJ
  6. 172027-03-17: no game
  7. 182027-03-18: at NJD
  8. 192027-03-19: no game
  9. 202027-03-20: at NYR
  10. 212027-03-21: no game
  11. 222027-03-22: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~315 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~956 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series