Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Final

5:3

Columbus Blue Jackets

Highlights and Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to PPG Paints Arena on Friday for an NHL game scheduled for 07:00 PM EDT. The two rivals are part of the same Metropolitan Division, with the Penguins currently sitting 3rd with 101 points, and the Blue Jackets are on the 6th spot with 81 points.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-22-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	4	1	5
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1

The last encounter of the two franchises was played just over a month ago on March 22nd, 2022 and after the final horn the scoreboard was showing a huge 5-1 victory for the Penguins. Their best skater was Jake Guentzel, spending 18:49 on the ice. He sent 4 shots towards the opponents’ net and 2 of those made it through the goalie. For the Blue Jackets Gustav Nyquist earned 1 point on the night. He stayed 17:06 skating and scored 1 goal. Pittsburgh’s triumph may also be attributed to the team’s netminder. Tristan Jarry managed to stop 26 of the 27 shots, which was enough to seal the victory. Joonas Korpisalo was between the sticks for the Blue Jackets and parried 32 of all the 37 shots he faced, but that proved insufficient for the win. The most recent five encounters saw Pittsburgh Penguins enjoying an absolute domination, as they triumphed in all of those.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Pittsburgh Penguins Form

*Last 10 Pittsburgh Penguins Games - 4:5:1

04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-12-2022	04-10-2022	04-09-2022	04-07-2022
1:5vs Edmonton Oilers	4:1@ Philadelphia Flyers	2:7@ Detroit Red Wings	4:0vs Boston Bruins	2:1@ Boston Bruins	6:3vs New York Islanders	5:4@ New York Islanders	3:2vs Nashville Predators	3:6vs Washington Capitals	3:0@ New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest game was on 04/26 when coming up against Edmonton Oilers and ended in a heavy 1-5 loss at home. The team’s best player on the night was Jeff Carter, who spent 17:48 on the ice and chipped in with 1 point. He shot 1 time towards the enemy’s goal and scored 1 goal. Casey DeSmith had a busy night between the sticks and was bombarded with 41 shots, 4 of which ended in the back of his net. The Pittsburgh Penguins are 4-5-1 when it comes to the latest 10 games and have lost 2 in a row. The franchise is 22-13-5, when performing on home ice throughout the season.

Pittsburgh Penguins Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Tristan Jarry

  Games Played:58

  Saves Percentage:0.919

  Shutouts:18
• Top Skater

  Sidney Crosby

  Games Played:68

  Goals:31

  Assists:53

Pittsburgh Penguins Missing Players

NONE

Columbus Blue Jackets Form

*Last 10 Columbus Blue Jackets Games - 4:5:1

04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-19-2022	04-17-2022	04-16-2022	04-13-2022	04-09-2022	04-07-2022
5:2vs Tampa Bay Lightning	4:1@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5:2vs Edmonton Oilers	1:2vs Ottawa Senators	3:2@ San Jose Sharks	6:4@ Anaheim Ducks	2:1@ Los Angeles Kings	5:1vs Montreal Canadiens	4:5@ Detroit Red Wings	1:4vs Philadelphia Flyers

The Blue Jackets welcomed Tampa Bay Lightning for their latest clash on 04/28. It ended in a 5-2 triumph for them. Oliver Bjorkstrand stood above the other Columbus players, finishing the game with 2 points. He spent 16 minutes and 41 seconds skating and sent 1 shot on target, which made it past the netminder and the player also provided 1 assist. The Blue Jackets’ victory was achieved also thanks to goalie Elvis Merzlikins, who saved 25 of the 27 shots, sent towards his goal. The team is 4-5-1 across the last 10 clashes and on a streak of W1 right now. Since the start of the season the team holds a 16-22-2 balance when visiting.

Columbus Blue Jackets Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Elvis Merzlikins

  Games Played:58

  Saves Percentage:0.906

  Shutouts:16
• Top Skater

  Jakub Voracek

  Games Played:78

  Goals:6

  Assists:54

Columbus Blue Jackets Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	2	0	5
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	2	3

Pittsburgh PenguinsColumbus Blue Jackets

• Score

  5

  3

• PP Opportunities

  5

  7

• PP Goals

  0

  2

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

Pittsburgh PenguinsvsColumbus Blue Jackets

• 1`03:51
  Evgeni MalkinDanton Heinen, Marcus Pettersson

  1-0
• 1`05:31
  Evan RodriguesTeddy Blueger, Jake Guentzel

  2-0
• 1`06:26
  Marcus PetterssonBrian Boyle, Evgeni Malkin

  3-0
• 1`13:01
  Marcus Pettersson2 minutes for Interference Elvis Merzlikins

  -
• 1`18:44
  Sidney Crosby2 minutes for Hooking Jack Roslovic

  -
• 2`02:08
  -

  Dean Kukan2 minutes for Holding Evgeni Malkin
• 2`04:51
  Jeff Carter2 minutes for Cross Checking Oliver Bjorkstrand

  -
• 2`10:25
  3-1

  Justin DanforthGabriel Carlsson
• 2`12:33
  -

  Cole Sillinger2 minutes for Hooking John Marino
• 2`16:30
  Kris LetangJeff Carter, Brock McGinn

  4-1
• 2`18:54
  Brian BoyleTeddy Blueger, Marcus Pettersson

  5-1
• 2`19:50
  Teddy Blueger2 minutes for Cross Checking Vladislav Gavrikov

  -
• 2`19:50
  -

  Vladislav Gavrikov2 minutes for Cross Checking Teddy Blueger
• 3`06:31
  Evan Rodrigues2 minutes for Cross Checking Carson Meyer

  -
• 3`06:31
  -

  C. Meyer2 minutes for Boarding Teddy Blueger
• 3`06:31
  Teddy Blueger2 minutes for Slashing Carson Meyer

  -
• 3`06:58
  5-2

  Oliver BjorkstrandJakub Voracek, Gustav Nyquist
• 3`11:38
  Kasperi Kapanen2 minutes for Tripping Brendan Gaunce

  -
• 3`12:06
  5-3

  Gustav NyquistJake Bean, Jakub Voracek
• 3`17:14
  -

  Oliver Bjorkstrand2 minutes for Roughing Jake Guentzel

Players Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Marcus Pettersson	D	1	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	0	0.00	16:25	01:00	00:00
Evgeni Malkin	C	1	1	1	0	7	1	0	1	0	44.40	15:10	03:32	00:00
Brian Boyle	C	1	1	2	0	3	3	0	0	4	66.70	12:00	00:00	04:06
Evan Rodrigues	C	1	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	66.70	11:39	01:45	00:19
Kris Letang	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0.00	24:33	02:54	01:43
Teddy Blueger	C	0	2	2	4	0	1	1	0	2	0.00	11:49	00:00	02:48
Jeff Carter	C	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	2	75.00	16:29	02:43	00:53
Danton Heinen	LW	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0.00	11:03	01:14	00:00
Brock McGinn	LW	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	14:59	00:00	02:51
Jake Guentzel	LW	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.00	19:15	03:31	00:02
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0.00	10:59	00:00	00:00
Mike Matheson	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	1	0.00	20:22	03:08	00:02
Bryan Rust	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	18:54	03:13	02:49
John Marino	D	0	0	3	0	1	3	3	0	0	0.00	21:57	01:17	04:29
Rickard Rakell	C	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0.00	14:22	02:26	00:00
Brian Dumoulin	D	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	19:34	00:00	04:46
Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	81.00	17:27	03:17	00:00
Chad Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	1	0.00	14:08	00:00	02:52

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Casey DeSmith	GK	36	33	0.917	0	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Gustav Nyquist	C	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0.00	22:16	04:56	03:13
Justin Danforth	RW	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	41.20	15:03	00:02	02:23
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	1	0	-2	2	7	1	1	0	1	0.00	17:53	04:35	00:32
Jakub Voracek	RW	0	2	-1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	17:47	04:49	00:00
Jake Bean	D	0	1	-3	0	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	20:38	04:33	00:23
Gabriel Carlsson	D	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	13:24	00:09	00:18
K. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	14:00	02:04	00:00
Jack Roslovic	C	0	0	-2	0	6	1	0	0	1	30.80	22:35	04:47	03:03
Vladislav Gavrikov	D	0	0	-2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0.00	25:53	01:08	05:40
Cole Sillinger	C	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	0	33.30	13:38	01:55	00:00
Andrew Peeke	D	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	26:30	00:22	05:37
Gavin Bayreuther	D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	10:08	00:00	00:00
Eric Robinson	LW	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0	0	0.00	13:53	00:00	02:15
C. Meyer	RW	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	08:51	00:00	00:34
Yegor Chinakhov	RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	11:28	02:06	00:00
Emil Bemstrom	C	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	13:56	01:59	00:00
Dean Kukan	D	0	0	-2	2	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	16:32	01:10	00:02
Brendan Gaunce	C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	66.70	08:17	00:00	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
JeanFrancois Berube	GK	8	5	0.625	0	06:26
Elvis Merzlikins	GK	42	40	0.952	0	52:52