NHL
Tampa – Carolina 3:2 (end) | Boston – Edmonton 0:4 (end) | Detroit – Ottawa 3:2 (after OT)
Rangers – Dallas 4:5 (after OT) | Pittsburgh – Columbus 3:4 (0:2 after SO) | Philadelphia – Toronto 2:3 (end)
Minnesota – St. Louis 6:4 (end) | Winnipeg – Nashville 5:2 (end) | Anaheim – Calgary 2:3 (after OT)
San Jose – Vegas 2:4 (end)
after shootout (0:2)
Pittsburgh Penguins
3:4 (0:1, 1:0, 2:2 - 0:0)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Wednesday 08.01.2025, 01:00 • PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh • NHL
     
    56:09
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Blake Lizotte – 2 min., slashing.
     
    19:08
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets:
    Dmitrij Voronkov – 2 min., hooking.
     
    02:53
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Erik Karlsson – 2 min., interference.
    Goals and assists: 21. Bunting (Crosby, E. Karlsson), 41. Rakell (E. Karlsson, Grzelcyk), 51. Rakell (Crosby) – 4. Voronkov (Marčenko, Monahan), 53. Voronkov (Marčenko, Fantilli), 58. Fantilli (K. Johnson, Werenski), dec. goal K. Johnson

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:1   Kent Johnson (CBJ)
    0:1   Bryan Rust (PIT)
    2. series:
    0:1   Adam Fantilli (CBJ)
    0:1   Sidney Crosby (PIT)
    3. series:
    0:2   Kirill Marčenko (CBJ)


    Pittsburgh Penguins: Jarry (Nedeljkovic) – Letang (A), M. Pettersson, E. Karlsson, Grzelcyk, P. Joseph, Pickering – Rust, Crosby (C), Rakell – Glass, Beauvillier (A), Bunting – Puljujarvi, Hayes, D. O'Connor – Acciari, Lizotte, Nieto.
    Coach: Mike Sullivan

    Columbus Blue Jackets: Merzļikins (Tarasov) – Fabbro, Werenski (A), Provorov, Mateychuk, Christiansen, J. Johnson – Marčenko, Monahan (A), Voronkov – K. Johnson, Sillinger, J. van Riemsdyk – Olivier, Fantilli, Aston-Reese – Labanc, Kuraly (A), Pyyhtiä.
    Coach: Dean Evason

    Referees: Brenk, Blandina – Smith, Murray

    Attendance: 16060