Sun, Jan 4, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 68% of the time.
25%
61%
CBJ winsPIT wins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 25:46 | 0.18 | 63.2% | +49.1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 24:34 | 0.52 | 56.1% | +100.7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24:14 | 0.66 | 52.1% | +51.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 23:17 | 0.11 | 41.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:46 | 0.29 | 58.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 0.01 | 73.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 18:06 | 0.11 | 37.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0.02 | 68.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:23 | 0.17 | 50.2% | +51.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 | 0.08 | 66.9% | +14.7 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 | 0.09 | 62.9% | +27.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 0.14 | 68.4% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 13:29 | 0.20 | 43.5% | +12.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 0.15 | 75.5% | +5.9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 13:07 | 0.28 | 39.6% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:43 | 0.34 | 76.6% | +5.9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:38 | 0.25 | 61.7% | +49.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:28 | 0.47 | 64.1% | +14.7 |
| W | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 2.85 | −1.1 | 60:41 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 28:44 | 0.15 | 45.1% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 25:54 | 0.10 | 52.0% | +21.2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 25:01 | 0.25 | 48.0% | +28.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:08 | 0.00 | 29.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 | 0.06 | 48.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:49 | 0.17 | 29.6% | +8.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:14 | 0.38 | 38.0% | +8.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:37 | 0.33 | 69.0% | +14.8 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:45 | 0.34 | 57.8% | +28.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:00 | 0.28 | 62.2% | +14.8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 14:37 | 0.08 | 27.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 14:13 | 0.40 | 59.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 12:35 | 0.00 | 16.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 | 0.13 | 20.7% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 10:07 | 0.06 | 16.4% | +15.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 0.12 | 54.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 | 0.00 | 65.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 7:06 | 0.00 | 11.5% | 0.0 |
| O | 43 | 38 | 5 | .884 | 4.07 | −0.9 | 62:22 |