The Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time since November 29, 2019, winning 3-2 in overtime Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
1st Period
Kent Johnson nearly opened the scoring on a two-on-one rush at 1:27, but missed the net with a wrist shot from the left slot.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F/OT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| PIT PENGUINS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kris Letang put Pittsburgh on the board at 4:28 on the power play with a wrist shot from the right point that took a deflection on its way to the net.
#LetsGoPens Letang goal pic.twitter.com/8oRD1mOFtL
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 13, 2023
Jeff Carter nearly doubled Pittsburgh's lead at 5:11 with a redirect from the goalmouth, but Michael Hutchinson made the save.
Mikael Pyyhtia had a chance to score his first-career NHL goal at 12:48 but Tristan Jarry denied his left-circle wrist shot.
Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission in addition to a 13-8 edge in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Andrew Peeke tied the game with a right-point slap-shot at 2:12 after Hunter McKown won the right-circle face-off.
#CBJ Peeke (6) goal pic.twitter.com/I93W567PeB
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 14, 2023
Ryan Poehling had a golden chance to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead while short-handed at 8:09 with a wrap-around attempt that he probably should have finished, but couldn't.
The Blue Jackets had a fantastic shift, holding the puck in their offensive zone for about a minute, including two big chances from Johnny Gaudreau, but they couldn't score.
The teams were tied at one after two with Pittsburgh up 25-22 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Jake Guentzel scored the Penguins' second power-play goal of the game at 3:53 with a slap shot from the top of the left circle.
#LetsGoPens Guentzel goal pic.twitter.com/yPjU0m5jM2
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 14, 2023
Jack Roslovic nearly tied the game on a breakaway at 5:25, but Jarry made the save.
Emil Bemstrom did tie the game on the power play at 16:35 with a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle. Pyyhtia and Stanislav Svozil each picked up their first-career NHL points with assists on the goal.
#CBJ Bemstrom (7) goal pic.twitter.com/7vGCaWyJnb
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 14, 2023
Hutchinson made a game-saving stop on Rickard Rakell's one-timer from the left circle at 17:28.
The teams headed to overtime tied at two with Pittsburgh leading 36-33 in shots on goal.
Overtime
Gaudreau scored the winner on a breakaway with a backhand finish at 1:00.
#CBJ Gaudreau (20) goal pic.twitter.com/tzZ07m3pyH
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 14, 2023
With the win, the Jackets improved to 25-47-9.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: PIT 36-34 CBJ
- Faceoff %: PIT 50.0-50.0 CBJ
- Power play: PIT 2/2-1/4 CBJ
- Takeaways: PIT 5-9 CBJ
- Giveaways: PIT 3-6 CBJ
- Blocked shots: PIT 11-9 CBJ
- Hits: PIT 14-19 CBJ
- 5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): PIT 2.96-2.60 CBJ
- Chances (CF): PIT 50-54 CBJ
- Shots (SF): PIT 33-28 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): PIT 24-30 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): PIT 12-15 CBJ
Injury Update
No players left tonight's game with injuries.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets conclude their 2022-23 regular season Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Bally Sports Ohio.
