Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
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Kent Johnson scores lone goal in shootout to give Blue Jackets 3-2 win over Penguins
Damon Severson had a goal and an assist for Columbus. Mathieu Olivier also scored, and Cole Sillinger added two assists.
Cam Talbot made 20 saves and denied all three Pittsburgh attempts in the shootout. He became the first NHL goalie to win a game with nine teams.
Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, who have dropped three straight games since winning their first two this season. Malkin tied it 2-all at 3:19 of the third period.
Johnson beat Sergei Murashov with a snap shot to begin the shootout.
Murashov stopped 43 shots in regulation.
The Blue Jackets outshot the Penguins 45-22 and won 66.7% of the faceoffs. Columbus outhit Pittsburgh 21-9.
The Penguins blocked 20 shots.
Talbot, in his 13th NHL season, has also won games with the New York Rangers, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Calgary, Minnesota, Ottawa, Detroit and the Los Angeles Kings.
In his first season with Columbus, he broke the previous record held by Curtis McElhinney, Sean Burke and Ron Tugnutt.
Blue Jackets: At the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesCBJ lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:52 | Damon Severson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (3), Cole Sillinger (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:40 | Mathieu Olivier Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Damon Severson (1), Cole Sillinger (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:30 | Bryan Rust Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:19 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Erik Karlsson (5) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Kent Johnson Goal Snap Shot |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CBJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 9 | Hits | 21 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 22 | Shots | 47 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 15 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 33.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 66.7 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Egor Chinakhov, RW | Out | Oct 17 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Justin Brazeau, RW | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
| Ryan Graves, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
Game Information
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 17,057 | Capacity:
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 17,057 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
1 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
0 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
 Washington |
0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
 NY Islanders |
1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |