APR. 13, 2023 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

                                                                        

GAME AT A GLANCE

THREE STARS
1^st – Michael Hutchinson, CBJ (stopped all 34-of-36 shots); 2^nd – Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (1-0-1, OT winner); 3^rd – Emil Bemstrom, CBJ (1-0-1)

GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: A. Peeke (6), PP – E. Bemstrom (7), OT – J. Gaudreau (20)
Pittsburgh: PP – K. Letang (12), PP – J. Guentzel (36)

GOALTENDERS
Columbus: M. Hutchinson (34 saves, OTW)
Pittsburgh: T. Jarry (31 saves, OTL)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP:  1-for-4, 4 shots
Pittsburgh PP:  2-for-2, 2 shots

BLUE JACKETS NOTE OF THE GAME

«  LW Johnny Gaudreau scored his team-leading fourth game-winning goal of the season to give him 20-53-73 in 79 appearances this season.  It’s also his third overtime goal of the campaign, trailing only Artemi Panarin (4 in 2018-19) for the most in a single season by a Blue Jackets skater.  He is now tied for the fifth-most points by a CBJ player in a single season in franchise history (Nick Foligno, 2014-15).  The forward also improved to 8-6-14 in 18 career games vs. the Penguins, including 4-3-7 in his last eight contests vs. the club.

BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES

• The Blue Jackets recorded points for a second-straight game (1-0-1) and snapped their four-game losing streak (0-3-1) with tonight’s overtime win over the Penguins.
• Columbus completed its season series with the Penguins tonight, finishing 1-2-1.
• The Blue Jackets snapped Pittsburgh’s eight-game winning streak in the series with tonight’s overtime win (CBJ; 0-6-2).
• The club converted on one-of-four power play attempts tonight and has now scored a power play goal in 13 of the past 21 games (15-for-63; 23.8 pct.).  Columbus has also converted on 24-of-104 opportunities over the last 35 contests (23.1 pct.).
• With 0-3-3 tonight, the club’s rookies have now posted 41-46-87 over the last 50 games since Dec. 20 (54-64-118 in 81 games this season).
• Columbus picked up its 14^th comeback victory of the season tonight, trailing 1-0 in the first period and 2-1 in the third period.  The club has now come-from-behind to win in nine of its last 12 victories.
• With four Blue Jackets’ making their NHL debuts tonight, the club has now seen 47 different players play in a game this season (41 skaters, six goaltenders).  It sets new franchise records for the most netminders and players to play in a game in a single season.  It also marks the first time in team history that four skaters have made their debut in a single game.
• Tonight’s attendance was a sellout crowd of 18,369.  It’s the seventh sellout in the last eight games at Nationwide Arena.
• CBJ plays its 17^th and final back-to-back set of the 2022-23 season on Thursday vs. Pittsburgh and Friday vs. Buffalo.

BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES

«  The Blue Jackets were led by LW Johnny Gaudreau, C Sean Kuraly and RW Emil Bemstrom in shots (5), D Sean Kuraly in hits (5), D Tim Berni in blocked shots (3) and C Kent Johnson in TOI (22:40).

«  D Andrew Peeke scored his sixth goal of the season to give him 6-6-12 in 79 appearances this season.

«  D Stanislav Svozil made his NHL debut tonight, registering his first career NHL point with an assist on 19:13 TOI.

«  LW Mikael Pyyhtia made his NHL debut tonight, notching his first career NHL point with an assist on 11:56 TOI.

«  RW Emil Bemstrom scored a goal and now has 1-1-2 in his past six contests.  He has set a new single-season career high in assists and points with 7-15-22 in 54 appearances in 2022-23.

«  C Sean Kuraly registered his ninth assist of the season to give him points in two-straight games (1-1-2; overall, 11-9-20 in 70 GP).

«  C Hunter McKown registered his second assist of the campaign, giving him 0-2-2 in 11 games since making his NHL debut on March 24 vs. the NY Islanders.

«  D Adam Boqvist tallied his 18^th assist of the campaign, giving him 2-2-4 in his last nine outings.  With 5-18-23 in 45 games, he has set a new single-season career high in assists and points.

«  D Samuel Knazko made his NHL debut tonight, finishing with 9:35 of ice time.

«  C Tyler Angle made his NHL debut tonight, posting one shot and one hit on 10:49 of ice time.

BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS

HC Brad Larsen  | G Michael Hutchinson  | F Hunter McKown  | D Andrew Peeke

PENGUINS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS

HC Mike Sullivan  | F Sidney Crosby | F Jake Guentzel  | G Tristan Jarry  | F Jason Zucker

BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, Apr. 14                          vs. Buffalo Sabres – 7:30pm ET at Nationwide Arena

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