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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Penguins · MON · MAR 22 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · MAR 22 · 6:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN-PIT
Columbus Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
1–1–0
@
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
MON · MAR 22 · 6:00 PM CT
CBJNHL · CBJHN · SN-PIT
Columbus Blue Jackets
Away · 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.
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blue Jackets
GOALIES
Penguins
Jet Greaves
Jet Greaves
Expected
.877 SV% · 3.50 GAA · 1W
.887 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
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 · Conor Garland
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 · Dmitri Voronkov
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 · Conor Garland
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM 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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM 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.

Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 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