MargusPittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
- 7:00 PM EDT
- Nationwide Arena
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- PIT 49%
- CBJ 51%
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Box score
| PIT | Team stats | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | SOG | 47 |
| 2 | G | 3 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:30 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:50 |
| Nick Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:35 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:30 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:29 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Murashov | 47 | 45 | 2 | .957 | 65:00 |
| Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:41 |
| Damon Severson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:20 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:35 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29:36 |
| Charlie Coyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:30 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:43 |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21:57 |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:01 |
| Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:01 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 |
| Matthew Knies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:38 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:10 |
| Ryan Lomberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:15 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 65:00 |
| Jet Greaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
Recent form
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Detroit Red WingsHead to head
0PIT wins
1CBJ winsLast 1 meeting with a stored final score.
League table
Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 14-3-2 |
| 2 |  New Jersey Devils | 12-5-0 |
| 3 |  New York Rangers | 10-7-1 |
| 4 |  Washington Capitals | 9-6-0 |
| 5 |  New York Islanders | 7-6-3 |
| 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7-8-0 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6-9-2 |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 4-10-4 |
About this match
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Nationwide Arena on Friday, October 9, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Pittsburgh Penguins have won 3 of their last 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 of their last 5.
In the 1 recent meeting on record, Pittsburgh Penguins won 0 and Columbus Blue Jackets won 1. The last one finished PIT 0, CBJ 4 on Sep 24, 2026.
Erik Karlsson leads Pittsburgh Penguins in points (17 P).
Kent Johnson leads Columbus Blue Jackets in points (16 P).