Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets — January 4, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime on January 4, 2026. The Pittsburgh Penguins controlled play with 62.6% Corsi and generated 10.63 expected goals compared to 7.82 from the Columbus Blue Jackets at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 10 from the Columbus Blue Jackets at 5-on-5. Ville Koivunen was the most dangerous skater with 2.41 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the Columbus Blue Jackets 43-25 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets progressed on Jan 4, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

PIT5 - 4CBJ (OT)

Jan 4, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
CBJ	P1	26	25	51.0	19	18	51.4	12	9	57.1	15	17	46.9	5	5	50.0	5.15	3.10	62.4	3	1	75.0
	P2	13	35	27.1	8	27	22.9	6	21	22.2	11	21	34.4	1	6	14.3	0.88	5.02	14.9	1	1	50.0
	P3	13	30	30.2	9	20	31.0	7	11	38.9	11	23	32.4	5	6	45.5	2.90	3.97	42.2	0	2	0.0
	OT	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	0	2	0.0	1	1	50.0	0	1	0.0	0.15	0.65	18.8	0	1	0.0
	Total	53	92	36.6	37	67	35.6	25	43	36.8	38	62	38.0	11	18	37.9	9.07	12.75	41.6	4	5	44.4
PIT	P1	25	26	49.0	18	19	48.6	9	12	42.9	17	15	53.1	5	5	50.0	3.10	5.15	37.6	1	3	25.0
	P2	35	13	72.9	27	8	77.1	21	6	77.8	21	11	65.6	6	1	85.7	5.02	0.88	85.1	1	1	50.0
	P3	30	13	69.8	20	9	69.0	11	7	61.1	23	11	67.6	6	5	54.5	3.97	2.90	57.8	2	0	100.0
	OT	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	2	0	100.0	1	1	50.0	1	0	100.0	0.65	0.15	81.2	1	0	100.0
	Total	92	53	63.4	67	37	64.4	43	25	63.2	62	38	62.0	18	11	62.1	12.75	9.07	58.4	5	4	55.6

Win Probability

CBJ Favored

PIT Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CBJ

PIT

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

PIT Attempts

CBJ Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

PIT ShootCBJ Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (CBJ) performed against every skater on the away team (PIT) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = CBJ players, Columns = PIT players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CBJ player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

CBJ ↓ / PIT →	Crosby	Kindel	Lizotte	Dewar	Acciari	Novak	Rakell	Rust	Chinakhov	Koivunen	Mantha	Brazeau	Karlsson	Letang	Wotherspoon	Kulak	Shea	St. Ivany
Coyle	33	100	22	17	22	—	35	31	100	100	25	100	27	27	28	36	33	50
Jenner	31	44	29	20	29	60	33	33	29	25	20	50	33	23	33	24	38	45
Fantilli	73	56	42	43	40	73	73	70	67	60	100	80	60	79	46	86	41	38
Gaunce	33	11	50	43	43	55	33	25	0	22	42	45	27	39	100	40	22	25
Sillinger	25	11	0	0	0	29	25	25	13	13	20	25	9	17	11	20	17	20
Johnson	0	0	60	60	60	56	0	0	0	0	50	50	0	33	100	31	25	29
Marchment	73	50	35	38	35	70	73	70	67	60	100	80	57	67	43	85	35	38
Heinen	50	13	25	0	0	43	50	50	13	13	29	38	11	25	11	22	27	27
Voronkov	25	13	0	0	0	33	25	25	13	13	25	33	10	20	13	20	18	20
Aston-Reese	50	0	60	60	60	50	50	0	0	29	45	45	0	53	25	58	25	29
Olivier	38	83	29	27	38	75	42	37	67	100	20	75	39	38	28	53	43	50
Marchenko	67	56	36	39	36	70	67	63	67	60	100	78	53	71	46	83	33	33
Provorov	31	56	31	19	29	55	33	30	63	100	47	55	26	40	27	63	42	50
Mateychuk	55	19	39	43	37	63	55	50	21	25	43	64	50	42	44	48	38	50
Werenski	50	23	35	33	33	67	50	43	18	25	33	67	42	33	54	43	36	39
Severson	34	100	36	23	36	88	38	35	100	100	83	82	33	64	28	64	57	57
Fabbro	33	20	22	36	22	50	33	50	21	7	11	43	43	44	25	33	0	0
Christiansen	—	6	67	67	67	0	—	—	7	7	0	0	0	27	0	27	0	0