GRIT & GF

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Final (SO)

Expected goals, CBJ–PIT
4.4–3.0
all situations, empty nets out
PIT share of xG
40.0%
50% is even
Shots on goal
41–31
CBJ–PIT
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Blue Jackets won 5-4 in a shootout and earned it, out-chancing the Penguins 4.4 to 3.0 in expected goals. Evgeni Malkin has a point in 6 straight games. Ryan Shea scored for the first time in 24 games.

  • Evgeni Malkin has a point in 6 straight games. He has 14 points in 9 games this season. The Penguins lost 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

  • Ryan SheaDrought over

    Ryan Shea scored for the first time in 24 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Penguins fell 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

  • Dmitri Voronkov had two goals. He has 5 goals this season. He played 17:13 and had five shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

  • Erik Karlsson played 27:39, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 9 games this season. The Penguins fell 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

  • Sidney Crosby played 24:32, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 3.1. The Penguins fell 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

CBJPIT

Where the shots came from

8 goals from 104 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← CBJ shootingPIT shooting →

Columbus Blue Jackets

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Zach Werenski D29:490030.041376
Sean Monahan C22:540150.510076
Ivan Provorov D22:460010.111267
Denton Mateychuk D21:200040.174078
Kirill Marchenko R20:320130.790167
Damon Severson D19:430010.091078
Kent Johnson C18:280120.100268
Charlie Coyle C18:141020.162361
Dmitri Voronkov L17:132050.892077
Adam Fantilli C16:400010.420068
Cole Sillinger C15:510130.221061
Boone Jenner C15:310030.404264
Erik Gudbranson D14:180010.021058
Dante Fabbro D13:560110.020356
Mathieu Olivier R13:320010.084080
Egor Chinakhov R10:261030.301088
Isac Lundeström C9:120100.010089
Zachary Aston-Reese C9:050120.072088

Pittsburgh Penguins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Erik Karlsson D27:390130.240012
Sidney Crosby C24:320030.501020
Bryan Rust R23:111030.270316
Kris Letang D23:021020.202343
Evgeni Malkin C21:130240.391124
Ryan Shea D18:481020.091142
Parker Wotherspoon D18:420100.000016
Connor Clifton D16:270000.004217
Filip Hallander C16:090030.250123
Rickard Rakell R14:580020.131118
Anthony Mantha R14:351130.150033
Mathew Dumba D14:250000.002124
Blake Lizotte C14:210000.000044
Tommy Novak C13:470120.210027
Noel Acciari C13:280010.072151
Justin Brazeau R12:490100.170336
Connor Dewar C12:310020.262151
Philip Tomasino R10:260010.02214

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.