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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, January 4, 2026

PIT

PenguinsPittsburgh Penguins

20-12-9

PIT 5, CBJ 4

Final/OT

Shots 43–25

CBJ

Blue JacketsColumbus Blue Jackets

18-16-7

Scores for January 4, 2026

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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PITPIT 0, CBJ 0CBJ1st 18:10

GOAL1 of 9

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Koivunen scores, from Kindel and St. Ivany

PIT at CBJ, January 4, 2026

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Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

PITAs the PenguinsCBJAs the Blue Jackets

Linescore

Goals
Goals123OTT
PITPittsburgh Penguins11215
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets31004
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123OTT
PITPittsburgh Penguins92111243
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1267025

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: CBJKirill Marchenko#861 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots
  2. 2nd star: PITSidney Crosby#871 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots
  3. 3rd star: CBJZach Werenski#81 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

PITCBJ
43Shots on goal25
53.1%Faceoffs46.9%
1/3Power play0/0
0Penalty minutes6
14Hits22
20Blocked shots21
14Giveaways21
5Takeaways7

Standings

After the games of January 4, 2026

All standings
Metropolitan
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1CARHurricanes422514353
2NYIIslanders422315450
3PHIFlyers402112749
4PITPenguins412012949
5WSHCapitals422115648
6NJDDevils422218246
7NYRRangers432018545
8CBJBlue Jackets411816743