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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Box Score & Player Stats: Penguins win 5-4, Jan 4, 2026

NHL · Final · Sun, Jan 4, 2026
Nationwide Arena
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
Pittsburgh Penguins3-3 · 11-6-4 away
5
Columbus Blue Jackets2-3 · 9-7-4 home
4
PIT
1
1
2
1
5
CBJ
3
1
0
0
4

Penguins top Blue Jackets, 5–4

How they scored
1st
Ville Koivunen Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (9), Jack St. Ivany (3)
1–0
PIT
1st
Dmitri Voronkov Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Denton Mateychuk (12)
1–1
CBJ
1st
Mason Marchment Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Adam Fantilli (14), Kirill Marchenko (18)
1–2
CBJ
1st
Kirill Marchenko Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (29), Denton Mateychuk (13)
1–3
CBJ
2nd
Zach Werenski Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (13), Mathieu Olivier (7)
1–4
CBJ
2nd
Noel Acciari Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (7)
2–4
PIT
3rd
Thomas Novak Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (10)
3–4
PIT
3rd
Rickard Rakell Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (15), Sidney Crosby (23)
4–4
PIT
OT
Sidney Crosby Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Erik Karlsson (28), Yegor Chinakhov (4)
5–4
PIT
Pittsburgh
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Noel Acciari
0
2
0
0
12:43
0:00
0:00
Justin Brazeau
0
1
1
-1
13:07
1:16
0:00
Egor Chinakhov
0
0
0
1
12:38
1:06
0:00
Sidney Crosby
0
1
0
1
24:34
3:39
0:00
Connor Dewar
0
2
0
0
13:18
0:00
0:00
Ben Kindel
0
0
1
0
14:01
1:43
0:00
Ville Koivunen
0
0
0
0
11:28
0:00
0:00
Blake Lizotte
1
3
0
0
13:54
0:00
0:00
Anthony Mantha
1
1
0
0
15:23
4:04
0:00
Tommy Novak
0
0
0
-1
13:29
1:25
0:00
Rickard Rakell
2
4
1
0
24:14
3:59
0:00
Bryan Rust
1
0
0
0
22:46
4:16
0:00
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Erik Karlsson
2
0
1
2
25:46
4:04
0:00
Brett Kulak
2
0
0
-2
18:06
0:00
0:00
Kris Letang
2
0
1
-1
23:17
1:18
0:00
Ryan Shea
1
0
0
0
16:14
0:00
0:00
Jack St. Ivany
1
0
0
0
15:06
0:00
0:00
Parker Wotherspoon
1
0
0
0
18:43
0:00
0:00
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Arturs Silovs
4
25
0
0
21
.840
18
Columbus
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Zachary Aston-Reese
0
2
0
0
9:10
0:00
0:13
Charlie Coyle
2
1
2
0
22:08
0:00
3:29
Adam Fantilli
0
1
0
1
17:37
0:00
0:03
Brendan Gaunce
1
1
0
-1
14:13
0:00
3:23
Danton Heinen
2
1
1
0
10:42
0:00
0:00
Boone Jenner
0
3
1
1
20:49
0:00
1:49
Kent Johnson
1
0
0
0
9:48
0:00
0:00
Kirill Marchenko
1
0
1
1
16:45
0:00
0:00
Mason Marchment
0
2
2
1
16:00
0:00
0:00
Mathieu Olivier
0
5
0
1
19:14
0:00
1:34
Cole Sillinger
2
1
0
-2
12:35
0:00
0:13
Dmitri Voronkov
1
3
0
-1
10:07
0:00
0:00
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Jake Christiansen
2
0
0
-1
7:06
0:00
0:00
Dante Fabbro
2
1
0
-1
14:37
0:00
1:24
Denton Mateychuk
2
0
0
3
25:01
0:00
4:06
Ivan Provorov
1
1
0
-1
28:44
0:00
2:39
Damon Severson
1
0
0
0
21:14
0:00
0:32
Zach Werenski
1
0
0
1
25:54
0:00
2:03
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Jet Greaves
5
43
0
0
38
.884
34

Questions

Who won the Penguins vs Blue Jackets game?

The Penguins beat the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Sunday, Jan 4, at Nationwide Arena.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Blue Jackets?

Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4.

Played Sunday, January 4, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
PIT 99%
The marked point is Sidney Crosby Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Erik Karlsson (28), Yegor Chinakhov (4): 50% to 99% for Penguins on one play, the biggest of the game.
Metropolitan
W
L
OT
PTS
Hurricanes
6
1
1
13
Rangers
6
2
0
12
Penguins
3
3
1
7
Islanders
3
3
0
6
Capitals
3
3
0
6
Devils
3
3
0
6
Blue Jackets
2
3
0
4
Flyers
0
5
3
3
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