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Season 26-27
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FRI · OCT 9 · 6:00 PM CT
Nationwide Arena
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN-PIT
Columbus Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
1–1–0
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Pre-Game · Game 3 of 84
FRI · OCT 9 · 6:00 PM CT
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN-PIT
Columbus Blue Jackets
Home · Blue Jackets
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jet Greaves has had trouble with Pittsburgh, a .857 save percentage on 98 shots. But the man to watch is Zach Werenski: 5 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.
Nationwide Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blue Jackets
GOALIES
Penguins
Jet Greaves
Jet Greaves
Expected
.877 SV% · 3.50 GAA · 1W
.878 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 1W
.916 SV% L5 · Steady
Blue Jackets
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Dmitri Voronkov
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Conor Garland
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Blue JacketsProjected lines
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Dmitri Voronkov
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Conor Garland
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Brian Hedger · Oct 3 · 5:50 PM CT @penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT
Blue Jackets
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Blue JacketsInjury report
No injuries reported
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Brian Hedger · Oct 3 · 5:50 PM CT @penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blue Jackets lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jet Greaves has had trouble with Pittsburgh, a .857 save percentage on 98 shots. But the man to watch is Zach Werenski: 5 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.

A milestone is in reach for Miles Wood: 2 more goals for 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jet Greaves has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .857 save % on 98 shots.
.857 SV% vs PIT
Player
Sidney Crosby has 6 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
6 pts, last 4 vs CBJ
Player
Zach Werenski has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Columbus)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Milestone
Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.
198 career goals
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals