Friday, March 21, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena
Blue Jackets 3 at Penguins 6
Final
Three Stars
Scoring
1st Period
-
5:28
Evgeni Malkin
(14)
Philip Tomasino (11), Connor Dewar (4)
· Backhand
CBJ 0 – 1 PIT
-
13:51
Noel Acciari
(5)
Blake Lizotte (9)
· Backhand
CBJ 0 – 2 PIT
-
14:07
Boone Jenner
(1)
Denton Mateychuk (4), Ivan Provorov (22)
· Tip-in
CBJ 1 – 2 PIT
-
14:53
Rickard Rakell
(32)
Bryan Rust (28), Sidney Crosby (51)
· Wrist
CBJ 1 – 3 PIT
2nd Period
-
1:35
Justin Danforth
(8)
Mathieu Olivier (11), Damon Severson (19)
· Backhand
CBJ 2 – 3 PIT
-
8:15
Bokondji Imama
(1)
Danton Heinen (17), Kevin Hayes (10)
· Wrist
CBJ 2 – 4 PIT
-
15:31
Sidney Crosby
(25)
Matt Grzelcyk (31)
· Tip-in
CBJ 2 – 5 PIT
3rd Period
-
3:45
Kent Johnson
(22)
Sean Kuraly (10), Egor Chinakhov (8)
· Wrist
CBJ 3 – 5 PIT
-
18:03
Bryan Rust
(23)
EN
Rickard Rakell (29), Alex Nedeljkovic (1)
· Wrist
CBJ 3 – 6 PIT
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:13 | 1.10 |
| Kent Johnson C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 0.88 |
| Damon Severson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 14:20 | 0.88 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0.85 |
| Zach Werenski D | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29:15 | 0.85 |
| Justin Danforth R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:51 | 0.83 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 12:07 | 0.78 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:17 | 0.40 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:15 | 0.30 |
| Mathieu Olivier R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:43 | 0.22 |
| Luke Kunin C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:56 | 0.18 |
| Dmitri Voronkov L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 16:31 | 0.13 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:22 | 0.05 |
| Dante Fabbro D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:49 | -0.05 |
| Jack Johnson D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:12 | -0.10 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:42 | -0.15 |
| Kirill Marchenko R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:08 | -0.15 |
| James van Riemsdyk L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:40 | -0.28 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 58:19 | -0.95 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 19:07 | 2.20 |
| Sidney Crosby C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 18:10 | 2.10 |
| Rickard Rakell R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 17:43 | 1.90 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 16:54 | 1.35 |
| Connor Dewar C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 16:36 | 1.13 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 22:34 | 0.98 |
| Philip Tomasino R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 14:44 | 0.93 |
| Noel Acciari C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 14:07 | 0.88 |
| Erik Karlsson D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 21:56 | 0.70 |
| Kevin Hayes R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0.65 |
| Danton Heinen L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0.63 |
| Blake Lizotte C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:36 | 0.63 |
| Bokondji Imama L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7:50 | 0.48 |
| Kris Letang D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 23:05 | 0.45 |
| Ryan Graves D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16:42 | 0.23 |
| Conor Timmins D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 20:51 | 0.22 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 13:43 | 0.08 |
| Joona Koppanen L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 15:25 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | W | 47 | 44 | 3 | .936 | 60:00 | 2.15 |