Fri, Oct 9, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 76% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 03 | 17 | 18 | 04 | 0 | 222 |
| CBJ | 19 | 124 | 09 | 03 | 1 | 345 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 10:52CBJDamon SeversonAssists: Zach Werenski, Cole Sillinger · Snap, 0.12 xG0–1
- P2 11:40CBJMathieu OlivierAssists: Damon Severson, Cole Sillinger · Snap, 0.10 xG0–2
- P2 14:30PITBryan RustAssists: Samuel Girard · Snap, 0.27 xG1–2
- P3 3:19PITEvgeni MalkinAssists: Erik Karlsson · Deflected, 0.09 xG2–2
Shootout
- 1. CBJ Kent Johnson scored
- 2. PIT Rickard Rakell stopped
- 3. CBJ Conor Garland stopped
- 4. PIT Egor Chinakhov stopped
- 5. CBJ Charlie Coyle stopped
- 6. PIT Ben Kindel stopped
Penalties (6)
- P1 1:37CBJAdam Fantilli: Slashing2 min
- P1 3:19PITBryan Rust: Tripping2 min
- P1 7:24CBJEmil Andrae: Cross checking2 min
- P1 19:13PITKris Letang: Hooking2 min
- P2 3:41PITSamuel Girard: Tripping2 min
- P3 15:53PITVille Koivunen: Tripping2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Coyle won the faceoff against Crosby
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forward lines
- bestLapierre – Koivunen – Kindel8:17
xG 0.56–0.33 (63%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0
- Dewar – Lizotte – Robertson7:29
xG 0.24–0.18 (57%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov9:38
xG 0.58–0.73 (44%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0
- Crosby – Rust – Rakell9:59
xG 0.40–1.18 (25%)attempts 5–14goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestKarlsson – Carlile12:13
xG 0.90–0.64 (58%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0
- Letang – Karlsson3:57
xG 0.15–0.30 (34%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0
- Girard – Korczak15:03
xG 0.39–1.09 (26%)attempts 7–19goals 1–2
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestCoyle – Olivier – Sillinger11:49
xG 1.53–0.73 (68%)attempts 22–8goals 2–2
- Monahan – Nichushkin – Voronkov9:12
xG 1.05–0.51 (67%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0
- Johnson – Knies – Fantilli9:36
xG 0.12–0.04 (74%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0
- Heinen – Garland – Lomberg6:31
xG 0.13–0.23 (37%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestSeverson – Mateychuk4:00
xG 0.86–0.15 (85%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0
- Severson – Werenski14:39
xG 1.47–1.00 (59%)attempts 22–15goals 2–1
- Gudbranson – Andrae6:22
xG 0.05–0.03 (65%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 76% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − PIT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).