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Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:00 PM ET
PPG Paints Arena (NHLN)
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
1 – 4
Final
Pittsburgh Penguins
 PIT
33% xGF%
67% xGF%
CBJ was expected to score 2.03 goals PIT was expected to score 4.12 goals
P1 P2 P3 0 1 2 3 4 Cumulative xG CBJ PIT Dots represent goals
Shot Map (xG Shots Only) Shot Goal
xG by State Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins
Strength State Time xG G Time xG G
Power Play 3:39 0.24 0 11:19 0.58 1
Even Strength 45:02 1.79 1 45:02 3.54 2
Penalty Kill 11:19 0.00 0 3:39 0.00 0
Score State Time xG G Time xG G
Up 2+ 0:00 0.00 0 11:04 0.15 0
Up 1 9:12 0.55 0 8:58 0.67 1
Tied 30:46 0.87 1 30:46 2.53 1
Down 1 8:58 0.54 0 9:12 0.77 1
Down 2+ 11:04 0.07 0 0:00 0.00 0
  • ► Luca Del Bel Belluz scores at 16:08 in the 1st period 0.17 xG (1-0)
  • ► Sidney Crosby scores at 5:20 in the 2nd period 0.13 xG (1-1)
  • ► Rickard Rakell scores at 19:58 in the 2nd period 0.18 xG (1-2)
  • ► Ville Koivunen scores at 8:56 in the 3rd period 0.33 xG (1-3)
  • ► Rickard Rakell scores at 17:32 in the 3rd period (1-4)
  • ► Watch the full game recap here
PIT PIT xWin%
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Synthesized xGF% & GF% Analysis
Forwards
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
PIT Anthony Mantha (R) 1.29 0 0 0 20 14:58 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Rickard Rakell (R) 0.71 2 0 2 23 17:26 5 +1 0 1 0 0 0
PIT Ben Kindel (C) 0.47 0 0 0 19 14:27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Ville Koivunen (R) 0.42 1 0 1 18 14:27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Sidney Crosby (C) 0.34 1 2 3 24 19:07 3 +2 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Luca Del Bel Belluz (C) 0.32 1 0 1 21 18:10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Justin Brazeau (R) 0.32 0 0 0 21 13:46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Cole Sillinger (C) 0.25 0 0 0 22 19:42 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.21 0 0 0 16 10:14 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.21 0 0 0 18 14:52 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Brendan Gaunce (C) 0.15 0 0 0 20 16:45 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Evgeni Malkin (C) 0.14 0 0 0 22 18:08 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Egor Chinakhov (R) 0.14 0 1 1 22 16:44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Avery Hayes (R) 0.14 0 1 1 18 12:13 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Mathieu Olivier (R) 0.13 0 0 0 21 17:41 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.13 0 0 0 13 11:07 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.08 0 0 0 18 11:13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Luca Pinelli (C) 0.08 0 0 0 18 13:09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.06 0 0 0 18 13:58 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Bryan Rust (R) 0.05 0 1 1 24 18:20 1 +2 2 0 0 0 0
PIT Rafael Harvey-Pinard (L) 0.05 0 0 0 15 11:47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.02 0 1 1 19 14:10 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Unknown (?) 0.02 0 0 0 16 12:56 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Tristan Broz (C) 0.00 0 0 0 19 12:35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Bokondji Imama (L) 0.00 0 0 0 15 10:46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Mikael Pyyhtia (L) 0.00 0 0 0 18 13:23 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Defensemen
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
CBJ Jake Christiansen (D) 0.10 0 0 0 32 24:51 2 -3 2 0 0 0 0
PIT Erik Karlsson (D) 0.10 0 1 1 22 20:24 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Caleb Jones (D) 0.08 0 0 0 25 19:34 4 +1 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Erik Gudbranson (D) 0.07 0 0 0 29 21:43 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Daemon Hunt (D) 0.05 0 0 0 28 22:03 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Harrison Brunicke (D) 0.01 0 0 0 22 17:36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Brendan Smith (D) 0.01 0 0 0 28 21:01 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
PIT Parker Wotherspoon (D) 0.00 0 0 0 22 18:58 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Owen Pickering (D) 0.00 0 0 0 23 14:59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT Kris Letang (D) 0.00 0 1 1 27 24:29 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax SV% GSAx GA Saves TOI SA Dec SO
PIT Unknown (G) +7.65% 1.000 0.6 0 8 20:00 8 — 0
PIT Sergei Murashov (G) +3.22% 0.923 0.4 1 12 40:00 13 W 0
CBJ Elvis Merzlikins (G) +3.20% 0.914 1.1 3 32 59:29 35 L 0