Final
PIT at CBJ game report
Penguins
0–4
Blue Jackets
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Nationwide Arena
Blue Jackets beat the Penguins 4–0 and earned it, out-chancing them 2.7–2.1 in expected goals.
Team comparison
CBJPIT
- 4Goals0
- 2.74Expected goals2.09
- 1.795-on-5 expected goals1.47
- 10High-danger chances12
- 17Shots on goal15
- 40Shot attempts45
- 375-on-5 shot attempts40
- 0:00Power-play time0:00
5-on-5 shares for CBJ: 48.1% of shot attempts, 55.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Blue JacketsPenguinsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Penguins shooting ←→ Blue Jackets shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| CBJ at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 57:11 | 37–40 | 1.79–1.47 | 3–0 |
| Power play | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:49 | 3–5 | 0.95–0.62 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as CBJ–PIT. “Power play” means CBJ had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot CBJ | 15/15 | 1.000 | 2.09 | +2.09 |
| Sergei Murashov PIT | 13/16 | .813 | 2.18 | -0.82 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko CBJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Danton Heinen CBJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.59 |
| Valeri Nichushkin CBJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.51 |
| Rutger McGroarty PIT | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.48 |
| Filip Hallander PIT | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.44 |
| Sean Monahan CBJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Connor Dewar PIT | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Elmer Soderblom PIT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Avery Hayes PIT | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.16 |
| Miles Wood CBJ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.15 |
Scoring
Period 1
- 11:48CBJ Z. Werenski (from C. Elick, D. Voronkov)0–1
Period 2
- 14:42CBJ V. Nichushkin (from D. Voronkov)0–2
- 19:45CBJ D. Heinen (from C. Coyle)0–3
Period 3
- 17:28CBJ K. Marchenko (from C. Sillinger, K. Johnson)0–4