2-2-1, 1-1-1 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Penguins PIT	0	1	1	0	2
Blue Jackets CBJ	1	1	0	1	3

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 1-0

Penguins
2
Blue Jackets
3

Game 1

10/9

Blue Jackets
Penguins

Game 2

11/30

Penguins
Blue Jackets

Game 3

3/16

Blue Jackets
Penguins

Game 4

3/22

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, October 9, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 17,057

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Mark Shewchyk

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	6	1	1	13
NY Rangers	6	3	0	12
Washington	4	3	0	8
New Jersey	4	3	0	8
NY Islanders	3	3	1	7
Pittsburgh	3	3	1	7
Columbus	2	3	0	4
Philadelphia	0	6	3	3

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