Crosby scores twice as surging Penguins roll by Columbus 4-1

— A month ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a mess. Disorganized on special teams. Iffy in goal. Erratic in general.
Dec 6, 2022, 10:31 pm - AP
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1st PeriodCBJPIT
1:00Johnny Gaudreau (9)
Assists: Patrik Laine (3)
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2nd PeriodCBJPIT
1:15Bryan Rust (7)
Assists: Brian Dumoulin (6)
11
2:02Sidney Crosby (14)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (13), Rickard Rakell (6)
12
10:14Sidney Crosby (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (14), Evgeni Malkin (17)
13
3rd PeriodCBJPIT
16:33Teddy Blueger (1)
Assists: Bryan Rust (9)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Eric Robinson shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  • Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Chad Ruhwedel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Brock McGinn saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  • Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  • Josh Archibald credited with hit on Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  • Josh Archibald credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Gustav Nyquist in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Brock McGinn in offensive zone
  • Kasperi Kapanen credited with hit on Tim Berni in offensive zone
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  • Jake Guentzel credited with hit on Vladislav Gavrikov in defensive zone
  • Gavin Bayreuther shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Patrik Laine shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  • Rickard Rakell credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
  • Danton Heinen credited with hit on Tim Berni in offensive zone
  • Jeff Petry credited with hit on Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
  • Jason Zucker credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
  • Marcus Pettersson credited with hit on Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
  • Jason Zucker credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in defensive zone
  • Marcus Pettersson credited with hit on Patrik Laine in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in offensive zone
  • Brock McGinn credited with hit on Marcus Bjork in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Brock McGinn 2 minutes for Cross Checking Gustav Nyquist
  • Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Jeff Carter
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  • Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Jan Rutta
  • Boone Jenner shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Shot missed by Chad Ruhwedel
  • Rickard Rakell credited with hit on Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for High Sticking Eric Robinson
  • Patrik Laine shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
  • Josh Archibald credited with hit on Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  • Kent Johnson shot blocked by Jan Rutta
  • Jason Zucker credited with hit on Tim Berni in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Pierre-Olivier Joseph saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Giveaway by Brock McGinn in offensive zone
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Jan Rutta
  • Shot on goal by Jan Rutta saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Boone Jenner in neutral zone
  • Marcus Bjork shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Jeff Petry credited with hit on Kent Johnson in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Kasperi Kapanen saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Jan Rutta saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin
  • Goal scored by Bryan Rust assisted by Brian Dumoulin
  • Kasperi Kapanen credited with hit on Vladislav Gavrikov in offensive zone
  • Brock McGinn credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Gustav Nyquist in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goal scored by Sidney Crosby assisted by Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Tim Berni shot blocked by Jeff Carter
  • Giveaway by Brock McGinn in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Jeff Carter 2 minutes for Slashing Patrik Laine
  • Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  • Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Takeaway by Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  • Shot missed by Bryan Rust
  • Shot missed by Bryan Rust
  • Shot on goal by Jan Rutta saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goal scored by Sidney Crosby assisted by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin (PPG)
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  • Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
  • Takeaway by Teddy Blueger in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Teddy Blueger saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  • Boone Jenner shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Jeff Petry
  • Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  • Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  • Shot missed by Jan Rutta
  • Kasperi Kapanen credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  • Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Jan Rutta
  • Shot on goal by Josh Archibald saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  • Teddy Blueger credited with hit on Marcus Bjork in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Josh Archibald 2 minutes for Tripping Boone Jenner
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Patrik Laine in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Brock McGinn in defensive zone
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  • Jeff Petry credited with hit on Kent Johnson in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Jan Rutta credited with hit on Patrik Laine in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  • Patrik Laine shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
  • Kasperi Kapanen credited with hit on Marcus Bjork in defensive zone
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Jeff Carter
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Kasperi Kapanen
  • Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  • Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
  • Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
  • Teddy Blueger credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in defensive zone
  • Jeff Petry credited with hit on Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
  • Kasperi Kapanen credited with hit on Erik Gudbranson in offensive zone
  • Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  • Jeff Carter won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
  • Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Brock McGinn
  • Andrew Peeke shot blocked by Josh Archibald
  • Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Jeff Petry 2 minutes for Tripping Eric Robinson
  • Shot missed by Bryan Rust
  • Goal scored by Teddy Blueger assisted by Bryan Rust
  • Mathieu Olivier credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Johnny Gaudreau assisted by Patrik Laine
  • Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Jan Rutta in offensive zone
  • Eric Robinson credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Patrik Laine in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Eric Robinson saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot missed by Patrik Laine
  • Shot missed by Erik Gudbranson
  • Takeaway by Tim Berni in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Mathieu Olivier credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Gavin Bayreuther saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Tim Berni
  • Shot missed by Erik Gudbranson
  • Shot on goal by Tim Berni saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  • Jack Roslovic credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
  • Gavin Bayreuther credited with hit on Brock McGinn in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Gustav Nyquist won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner credited with hit on Jan Rutta in offensive zone
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Boone Jenner in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins in defensive zone
  • Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Eric Robinson saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Boone Jenner
  • Shot missed by Gustav Nyquist
  • Marcus Bjork credited with hit on Teddy Blueger in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Vladislav Gavrikov in defensive zone
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Mathieu Olivier saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Patrik Laine won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
  • Shot on goal by Kent Johnson saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Mathieu Olivier credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Eric Robinson
  • Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  • Mathieu Olivier credited with hit on Pierre-Olivier Joseph in neutral zone
  • Boone Jenner credited with hit on Chad Ruhwedel in offensive zone
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Marcus Bjork 2 minutes for Holding Jake Guentzel
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Penalty to Columbus Blue Jackets 2 minutes for Delay Game - Unsuccessful Challenge (served by Kirill Marchenko)
  • Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
  • Jeff Carter shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
  • Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Gavin Bayreuther saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Boone Jenner credited with hit on Danton Heinen in offensive zone
  • Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • PS- Penalty to Tim Berni for PS-Hooking on breakaway Teddy Blueger
  • Takeaway by Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Marcus Bjork saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
  • Sean Kuraly credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
  • Boone Jenner credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Erik Gudbranson
  • Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
  • Takeaway by Kent Johnson in offensive zone
  • Jack Roslovic credited with hit on Pierre-Olivier Joseph in offensive zone
  • Gavin Bayreuther credited with hit on Brock McGinn in neutral zone
  • Andrew Peeke credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  • Andrew Peeke credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Penalty to Tim Berni 2 minutes for Hooking Rickard Rakell
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Andrew Peeke credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Jeff Petry shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Gustav Nyquist won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Patrik Laine won faceoff against Danton Heinen in offensive zone
  • Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Marcus Bjork
  • Kirill Marchenko credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Boone Jenner credited with hit on Jan Rutta in offensive zone
  • Kent Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  • Kirill Marchenko credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
  • Jeff Carter shot blocked by Kent Johnson
  • Gavin Bayreuther credited with hit on Josh Archibald in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Gavin Bayreuther 2 minutes for High Sticking Josh Archibald
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Boone Jenner won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Kent Johnson saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot missed by Patrik Laine
  • Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Shot on goal by Patrik Laine saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Penalty to Gustav Nyquist 2 minutes for Interference on goalkeeper Tristan Jarry
  • Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Tristan Jarry
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