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# Pittsburgh [](/r/penguins) Penguins (7-6-0) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (4-7-4)
#Nationwide Arena
##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:
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|TV|BSOH, SN-PIT|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020230) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020230/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020230/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020230/playbyplay)|
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##Projected Lineups
||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Boone Jenner|Patrik Laine|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jake Guentzel|Sidney Crosby|Bryan Rust|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Dmitri Voronkov|Adam Fantilli|Kirill Marchenko|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Reilly Smith|Evgeni Malkin|Rickard Rakell|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Drew O’Connor|Lars Eller|Radim Zohorna|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Sean Kuraly|Justin Danforth|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Matthew Nieto|Noel Acciari|Vinnie Hinostroza|
||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Erik Gudbranson|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Ryan Graves|Kris Letang|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Marcus Pettersson|Erik Karlsson|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|Jake Bean|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Ryan Shea|Chad Ruhwedel|
||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Tristan Jarry|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Spencer Martin|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Magnus Hellberg|
[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/pittsburgh-penguins/line-combinations/)
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##Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jack Roslovic|13 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Fracture|14 Dec 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jeff Carter|13 Nov 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Not Specified|unknown|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Samuel Poulin|01 Nov 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Poulin (lower body) is considered week-to-week for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Taylor Haase of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.|16 Nov 2023|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Valtteri Puustinen|01 Nov 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Puustinen (upper body) is considered week-to-week for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Taylor Haase of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.|16 Nov 2023|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Alex Nedeljkovic|25 Oct 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Nedeljkovic (lower body) is skating in Pittsburgh.|19 Nov 2023|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|John Ludvig|24 Oct 2023|Concussion|IR-LT|Concussion|19 Nov 2023|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Will Butcher|21 Sep 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Butcher (undisclosed) was on the ice for Tuesday’s optional skate, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.|unknown|
[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/pittsburgh-penguins/injuries)
##Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|15|4|7|4|12|0.400|2.73|3.47|13.04|89.13|30.47|33.07|46.45|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|13|7|6|0|14|0.538|3.54|2.62|18.42|83.33|34.92|29.77|56.40|
[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)
##Team Leaders
|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|7|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Evgeni Malkin|8|
|A|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|9|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jake Guentzel|11|
|P|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli, Ivan Provorov|9|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel|16|
|+/-|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth|4|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Bryan Rust, Marcus Pettersson|8|
|PIM|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Sean Kuraly|16|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Evgeni Malkin|16|
|TOI|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:49|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Kris Letang|24:35|
[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=5 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)
##In-Game Updates
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|Time Clock|
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|3rd – 17:16|
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|1|1|0|2|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|2|0|0|2|
##Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|27|6|5|54.1%|0|3|0/1|6|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|19|10|19|45.9%|2|2|0/3|2|
##Goals
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
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|1st|04:10|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Sidney Crosby (8) snap shot, assist(s): Marcus Pettersson (4), Kris Letang (7)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341126964112)|
|1st|10:29|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Kirill Marchenko (4) backhand shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341126122112)|
|1st|19:28|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Yegor Chinakhov (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Erik Gudbranson (6), Zach Werenski (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341127409112)|
|2nd|07:04|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Jake Guentzel (6) snap shot, assist(s): Vinnie Hinostroza (2), Sidney Crosby (9)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6341130217112)|
##Penalties
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
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|1st|15:11|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Vinnie Hinostroza tripping against Patrik Laine|
|2nd|13:35|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Ryan Graves interference against Justin Danforth|
|2nd|18:24|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Lars Eller cross-checking against Johnny Gaudreau|
|3rd|01:13|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|MIN|2|Sean Kuraly tripping against Erik Karlsson|
**Officials**
* Referees: Jean Hebert, Cody Beach
* Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Tyson Baker
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Welp you guys know what happens next. We go up and then give away the W
So THAT’s how we give up the lead. By not skating and playing like shit defensively. Typical.
Why is the home broadcast and the penguins Twitter all of a sudden so obsessed with how many points Crosby has against CBJ all time?
Dude the arena is crazy, I’m in lower bowl and there are so many penguins fans here it’s sad
Team of defensemen that don’t play defense.
Should I go to DC on Saturday?
Johnny just let out a loud “FUCK” that I’m pretty sure the whole arena heard. I heard it from across the rink.
Edit: at least he’s showing some fight and that he cares
Pascal better fucking beat the “dump on a 6-5” out of them. That’s inexcusable.
Alexander Mogilny plays for the Penguins apparently according to Jeff Rimer.
Wooo 2 minutes that won’t lead to a goal!
Did Rimer just call someone Mogilny?
That was the most pathetic delayed penalty I’ve ever seen. We wait around to get fresh legs on the ice only for Kuraly to skate into Johnny and then we just dump it in with nobody even making an effort to get it
Jody asking Guddy if he wants to get in on the PP and literally leaves him speechless. I mean… he is almost team points leader.
Oh my God Chinny has to shoot the pick there
We are lucky it is tied. The only time it’s on Pittsburgh side of the rink is power plays
Sad pp is sad….
That’s great, we had probably 9 drop passes in the zone and 2 shots
I don’t understand why they don’t want to shoot anything. Chinakhov had a *clear* lane to shoot and he just dropped it back to the defenseman who promptly gave it right away. Why???
Chinny was 1on1 with goalie at the dot and passed it 😣
jeez shoot the damn puck
Well, our PP was looking better for a while but that one was just horrific.
So tired of these cute passes. Get the puck on the net.
Gotta learn how to enter the zone on the power play. Just watch other teams please.
I swear we’ve scored on maybe 4 power plays in like the last 4 years
And when they *do* shoot it, it’s a shot into literally four Pittsburgh players. I just don’t understand
Did you know that the last Blue Jacket to score a power play goal was Sam Gagner, back on our 16 game win streak in 2016?
That’s not true, but it really does feel like it is sometimes
Second unit should be first unit…
Sullivan should probably calm down. The Jackets PP cannot hurt him.
lol well if Johnny can’t produce he might as well hit the deck
Fuck my life
if they hurt Kirill I’m gonna burn stuff
MARCHY TAKE MY ENERGY
oh no not marchenko
Fuuuuck!! please be ok.
He looks not good. Hope he’s okay
1 for our last 25 on the PP and about to be 26. Absolutely pathetic. Way too much talent to be this bad on it.
Gaudreau has had some really nice passes tonight.
I feel like we have a lower chance to score on the power play then 5 on 5
This powerplay makes me want to gouge my eyes out
Gaudreau looks genuinely afraid to shoot the puck. Wennberg flashbacks
Genuinely think the power play would be better at this point if they just put the Danforth-Kuraly-Texier line out there and told them treat it like 5-on-5. No drop passes or waiting for the perfect shot. Just straight to the net.
Every game just feels the same this year. Better than the standard last year, but that is a low bar to clear.
They keep showing Elvis favoring his glove hand. Hope he’s okay.
I dunno shit about running a power play or anything but hiring a guy that some how had shittier PP than ours last year is … baffling.
who needs a power play anyways?
Kirill looks real hurt yall. He was squirming
The dirtiest stache
I’m hoping for the best…but if we win this game, I’ll kiss your asses at Broad & High Streets and give you 10 minutes to draw a crowd.
God damn horseshit karlson literally kicked his own leg out
Did i hear that right???? We’re THIRD IN THE NHL ON THE PK?!?!?!