Penguins at Blue Jackets: October 9, 2026

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 (SO) at Nationwide Arena on October 9, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final (SO) · Played October 9, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin (Penguins, 1 each); Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets, 2). Most saves: Sergei Murashov (Penguins, 45).

Team comparison

Team statsPITCBJ
Shots on goal2247
Saves4520
Power-play goals00
Hits921
Blocked shots1914
Giveaways1613
Takeaways46
Penalty minutes84

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Penguins 22, Blue Jackets 47.
  • Saves: Penguins 45, Blue Jackets 20.
  • Decided in a shootout: the final score includes the one goal awarded to the shootout winner.

Player lines

  • Ben Kindel (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:19 TOI
  • Blake Lizotte (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 13:30 TOI
  • Bryan Rust (PIT RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:21 TOI
  • Connor Dewar (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 13:35 TOI
  • Declan Carlile (PIT D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 5 BLK, 20:19 TOI
  • Egor Chinakhov (PIT RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:36 TOI
  • Erik Karlsson (PIT D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 24:50 TOI
  • Evgeni Malkin (PIT C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:30 TOI
  • Hendrix Lapierre (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:03 TOI
  • Kaedan Korczak (PIT D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:05 TOI
  • Kris Letang (PIT D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:14 TOI
  • Nick Robertson (PIT LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 10:10 TOI
  • Rickard Rakell (PIT RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:29 TOI
  • Samuel Girard (PIT D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:25 TOI
  • Sergei Murashov (PIT G): 47 SA, 45 SV, 2 GA, 65:00 TOI
  • Sidney Crosby (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:40 TOI
  • Tommy Novak (PIT C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 14:33 TOI
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk (PIT D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:08 TOI
  • Ville Koivunen (PIT RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:13 TOI
  • Adam Fantilli (CBJ C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 21:57 TOI
  • Carson Soucy (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:29 TOI
  • Charlie Coyle (CBJ C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 7 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 23:30 TOI
  • Cole Sillinger (CBJ C): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:41 TOI
  • Conor Garland (CBJ RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:48 TOI
  • Danton Heinen (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 12:01 TOI
  • Denton Mateychuk (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 4 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 3 BLK, 23:29 TOI
  • Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 5 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 12:43 TOI
  • Emil Andrae (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 7:40 TOI
  • Erik Gudbranson (CBJ D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:56 TOI
  • Kent Johnson (CBJ C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:10 TOI
  • Mathieu Olivier (CBJ RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:35 TOI
  • Matthew Knies (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:38 TOI
  • Ryan Lomberg (CBJ LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:15 TOI
  • Sean Monahan (CBJ C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:11 TOI
  • Valeri Nichushkin (CBJ RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:01 TOI
  • Zach Werenski (CBJ D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 29:36 TOI

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