Blue Jackets vs Penguins Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (21 Mar, 2025)

Blue Jackets vs Penguins Live Score (21 Mar, 2025)

Final

3 : 6

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
CBJ	1	1	1	3
PIT	3	2	1	6

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

3–6

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

3–6

3rd Period 19:48

Bokondji Imama Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins

3–6

3rd Period 19:45

Joona Koppanen hit Damon Severson

3–6

3rd Period 19:24

Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins

3–6

3rd Period 19:00

Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Denton Mateychuk

3–6

3rd Period 18:43

Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Vladislav Kolyachonok

3–6

3rd Period 18:41

Luke Kunin faceoff won against Blake Lizotte

3–6

3rd Period 18:41

Puck in Benches

3–6

3rd Period 18:03

Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli

3–6

3rd Period 18:03

Bryan Rust Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (29), Alex Nedeljkovic (2)

3–6

3rd Period 17:57

Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:46

Takeaway by Kris Letang

3–5

3rd Period 17:43

Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:41

Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:12

Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:07

Boone Jenner faceoff won against Sidney Crosby

3–5

3rd Period 17:07

Goalie Stopped

3–5

3rd Period 17:05

Boone Jenner Poke saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:03

James van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic

3–5

3rd Period 17:02

Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right

3–5

3rd Period 16:53

Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Sidney Crosby

3–5

3rd Period 16:53

Puck Frozen - Goalie

3–5

3rd Period 16:49

Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boone Jenner

3–5

Scoring Summary

1st Period

5:28

Evgeni Malkin

Assists: Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar

Evgeni Malkin Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Philip Tomasino (11), Connor Dewar (4)

0 - 1

13:51

Noel Acciari

Assists: Blake Lizotte

Noel Acciari Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Blake Lizotte (9)

0 - 2

14:07

Boone Jenner

Assists: Denton Mateychuk, Ivan Provorov

Boone Jenner Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Denton Mateychuk (4), Ivan Provorov (22)

1 - 2

14:53

Rickard Rakell

Assists: Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby

Rickard Rakell Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (28), Sidney Crosby (51)

1 - 3

2nd Period

1:35

Justin Danforth

Assists: Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson

Justin Danforth Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Mathieu Olivier (11), Damon Severson (19)

2 - 3

8:15

Bokondji Imama

Assists: Danton Heinen, Kevin Hayes

Bokondji Imama Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Danton Heinen (17), Kevin Hayes (10)

2 - 4

15:31

Sidney Crosby

Assists: Matt Grzelcyk

Sidney Crosby Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (31)

2 - 5

3rd Period

3:45

Kent Johnson

Assists: Sean Kuraly, Egor Chinakhov

Kent Johnson Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Kuraly (10), Yegor Chinakhov (8)

3 - 5

18:03

Bryan Rust

Assists: Rickard Rakell, Alex Nedeljkovic

Bryan Rust Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (29), Alex Nedeljkovic (2)

3 - 6

Team Stats

CBJ

PIT

7 Blocked Shots 24

16 Hits 27

7 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 9

0 Power Play Goals 0

2 Power Play Opportunities 1

47 Total Shots 34

7 Penalty Minutes 9

0.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

28 Faceoffs Won 30

48.3 Faceoff Percent 51.7

2 Penalties 3

Game Leaders

CBJ

PIT

Kent Johnson#91 · C

Goals

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Damon Severson#78 · D

Assists

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Boone JennerC

Points

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Player Box Score

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zachary Aston-Reese#27 · LW	0	0	0	-1	14:42	0:04	0:00	14:38	19	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Egor Chinakhov#59 · RW	0	1	0	1	12:07	0:25	0:00	11:42	16	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Justin Danforth#17 · RW	0	0	0	-1	12:51	0:00	0:55	11:56	18	1	8	0	3	1	6	8	42.9	0	0	0
Adam Fantilli#19 · C	0	0	2	-1	15:22	1:20	0:00	14:02	19	0	21	0	2	2	4	11	26.7	1	0	0
Boone Jenner#38 · C	0	3	1	-1	16:13	2:25	0:25	13:23	17	1	1	0	6	1	9	6	60.0	0	0	0
Kent Johnson#91 · C	0	0	0	0	18:40	3:06	0:00	15:34	18	1	22	0	3	2	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Luke Kunin#11 · C	1	2	1	-1	15:56	0:00	0:50	15:06	16	0	11	0	3	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Sean Kuraly#7 · C	0	1	1	0	15:40	0:00	0:30	15:10	16	0	5	1	3	1	7	2	77.8	1	0	0
Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW	0	0	0	-2	19:08	3:20	0:00	15:48	19	0	25	0	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Mathieu Olivier#24 · RW	0	2	0	-1	12:43	0:00	0:50	11:53	17	0	16	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	2	1	5
Dmitri Voronkov#10 · LW	1	1	0	-2	16:31	3:16	0:00	13:15	19	0	20	0	5	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
James van Riemsdyk#21 · LW	0	3	0	-2	14:40	0:25	0:00	14:15	15	0	14	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Noel Acciari#55 · C	4	4	0	-1	14:07	0:00	1:24	12:43	19	1	5	0	1	1	3	3	50.0	0	0	0
Sidney Crosby#87 · C	0	1	1	3	18:10	1:21	0:00	16:49	22	1	25	1	3	0	10	9	52.6	0	0	0
Connor Dewar#19 · C	3	3	0	1	16:36	0:00	1:33	15:03	21	0	3	1	4	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Kevin Hayes#13 · RW	0	0	0	0	10:37	1:23	0:00	9:14	14	0	10	1	1	0	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
Danton Heinen#43 · LW	0	0	0	0	10:20	0:22	0:00	9:58	14	0	8	1	0	2	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Bokondji Imama#14 · LW	2	3	0	0	7:50	0:00	0:00	7:50	12	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	7
Joona Koppanen#15 · LW	0	7	0	-1	15:25	0:00	1:12	14:13	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Blake Lizotte#46 · C	0	1	0	-1	15:36	0:00	1:54	13:42	20	0	9	1	2	0	1	4	20.0	0	0	0
Evgeni Malkin#71 · C	1	0	3	1	16:54	0:26	0:00	16:28	19	1	14	0	4	1	11	6	64.7	1	0	0
Rickard Rakell#67 · RW	0	2	0	3	17:43	1:19	0:00	16:24	22	1	32	1	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Bryan Rust#17 · RW	1	0	0	3	19:07	1:19	1:26	16:22	24	1	23	1	5	2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Philip Tomasino#53 · C	1	0	0	1	14:44	0:24	0:00	14:20	17	0	10	1	4	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Dante Fabbro#15 · D	0	0	0	-1	19:49	0:00	0:28	19:21	22	5	0	2	3	1
Jack Johnson#3 · D	0	1	0	-1	13:12	0:00	1:17	11:55	15	0	0	2	2	2
Denton Mateychuk#5 · D	0	1	0	-2	17:17	0:00	0:00	17:17	19	3	1	1	0	0
Ivan Provorov#9 · D	0	1	0	-2	21:15	0:39	1:16	19:20	23	7	1	1	1	2
Damon Severson#78 · D	2	0	0	1	14:20	0:25	0:00	13:55	18	6	1	0	0	0
Zach Werenski#8 · D	3	0	2	0	29:15	3:20	0:29	25:26	23	20	0	8	2	0

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Ryan Graves#27 · D	3	2	0	0	16:42	0:00	1:30	15:12	21	1	0	1	1	0
Matt Grzelcyk#24 · D	2	0	0	2	22:34	1:17	0:50	20:27	25	1	1	0	0	1
Erik Karlsson#65 · D	1	0	1	2	21:56	0:28	0:00	21:28	24	10	0	4	1	0
Vladislav Kolyachonok#23 · D	3	2	0	-1	13:43	0:00	0:00	13:43	18	2	0	1	1	0
Kris Letang#58 · D	2	0	2	2	23:05	0:26	2:55	19:44	25	8	0	0	0	1
Conor Timmins#20 · D	1	2	0	1	20:51	0:00	2:16	18:35	27	3	0	1	0	1

Blue Jackets

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Elvis Merzlikins#90 · G	5	33	0	0	28	.848	25	2	1	58:19	0	0

Penguins

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Alex Nedeljkovic#39 · G	3	47	0	0	44	.936	39	5	0	60:00	1	0

Injury Report

Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 · G · Array

Isac Lundestrom

#21 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

CBJ

Last 5 Games

PIT

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 7, 2025

6◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 15, 2024

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 5, 2024

▸5

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/17/25	vs NYI	W6-1	NHL Regular Season
4/15/25	@ PHI	W3-0	NHL Regular Season
4/13/25	@ WSH	W4-1	NHL Regular Season
4/12/25	vs WSH	W7-0	NHL Regular Season
4/10/25	vs BUF	W3-2	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/17/25	vs WSH	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/13/25	vs BOS	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
4/11/25	@ NJ	W4-2	NHL Regular Season
4/8/25	vs CHI	W5-0	NHL Regular Season
4/6/25	@ CHI	L1-3	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2025

Puck Drop Fri, Mar 21, 7:00 PM

Venue PPG Paints Arena

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance 17,222

Officials Chris Rooney · Referee, Carter Sandlak · Referee, Kyle Flemington · Linesman, CJ Murray · Linesman

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Blue Jackets

14th in Eastern Conference

Penguins

14th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#73

Jet Greaves G 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#33

Cam Talbot G 39 6' 3" 202 lbs

Defensemen

#36

Emil Andrae D 24 5' 9" 193 lbs

Jake Christiansen D 27 6' 0" 199 lbs

#15

Dante Fabbro D 28 6' 0" 200 lbs

#44

Erik Gudbranson D 34 6' 5" 222 lbs

#94

Caleb MacDonald D 23 6' 4" 225 lbs

Denton Mateychuk D 22 5' 11" 188 lbs

Ivan Provorov D 29 6' 1" 224 lbs

#78

Damon Severson D 32 6' 2" 204 lbs

Brendan Smith D 37 6' 2" 200 lbs

Zach Werenski D 29 6' 2" 214 lbs

Left Wings

#58

Danton Heinen LW 31 6' 2" 187 lbs

#89

Matthew Knies LW 24 6' 3" 227 lbs

#94

Ryan Lomberg LW 31 5' 9" 184 lbs

#10

Dmitri Voronkov LW 26 6' 5" 234 lbs

Centers

Charlie Coyle C 34 6' 3" 221 lbs

#93

Luca Del Bel Belluz C 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

#19

Adam Fantilli C 22 6' 2" 199 lbs

#91

Kent Johnson C 24 6' 0" 170 lbs

#18

Steven Lorentz C 30 6' 4" 218 lbs

#21

Isac Lundestrom C 27 6' 0" 192 lbs

#23

Sean Monahan C 32 6' 2" 206 lbs

Cole Sillinger C 23 6' 0" 202 lbs

Right Wings

#83

Conor Garland RW 30 5' 10" 165 lbs

#43

Valeri Nichushkin RW 31 6' 4" 210 lbs

#24

Mathieu Olivier RW 29 6' 1" 232 lbs

#92

Jack Williams RW 24 5' 11" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

Sergei Murashov G 22 6' 2" 185 lbs

#37

Arturs Silovs G 25 6' 4" 208 lbs

Defensemen

#72

Declan Carlile D 26 6' 3" 190 lbs

#49

Samuel Girard D 28 5' 10" 170 lbs

#27

Ryan Graves D 31 6' 5" 222 lbs

#65

Erik Karlsson D 36 6' 0" 185 lbs

Kaedan Korczak D 25 6' 3" 206 lbs

#58

Kris Letang D 39 6' 0" 199 lbs

#44

Chase Pietila D 22 6' 2" 202 lbs

Ilya Solovyov D 26 6' 3" 208 lbs

#24

Spencer Stastney D 26 6' 0" 184 lbs

#57

Trevor van Riemsdyk D 35 6' 3" 210 lbs

Left Wings

#62

Andrei Kuzmenko LW 30 5' 11" 200 lbs

#14

Nick Robertson LW 25 5' 9" 180 lbs

#25

Elmer Soderblom LW 25 6' 8" 252 lbs

Centers

#87

Sidney Crosby C 39 5' 11" 200 lbs

#19

Connor Dewar C 27 5' 10" 187 lbs

#81

Ben Kindel C 19 5' 11" 182 lbs

#22

Hendrix Lapierre C 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#46

Blake Lizotte C 28 5' 9" 176 lbs

#71

Evgeni Malkin C 40 6' 5" 213 lbs

#18

Tommy Novak C 29 6' 1" 190 lbs

Right Wings

#16

Justin Brazeau RW 28 6' 6" 232 lbs

#59

Egor Chinakhov RW 25 6' 1" 203 lbs

#85

Avery Hayes RW 24 5' 10" 175 lbs

#41

Ville Koivunen RW 23 6' 0" 184 lbs

#67

Rickard Rakell RW 33 6' 1" 194 lbs

#17

Bryan Rust RW 34 5' 11" 202 lbs

Blue Jackets

6th in Metropolitan Division

Penguins

6th in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

5383:27

Time On Ice

6104:29

358:53

Time On Ice Per Game

359:05

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5597

Shifts

6146

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

461

Faceoffs Won

429

405

Faceoffs Lost

519

Game-Winning Goals

109

Points

153

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

387

Shots

458

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

42.9

9.8

Shooting Percentage

12.0

53.2

Faceoff Win Percent

45.3

Defensive

3.13

Goals Against Average

3.47

376

Saves

409

.895

Save Percentage

.878

Goals Against

423

Shots Against

467

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

1.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.571

Penalties

126

Penalty Minutes

108