PIT @ CBJ Gameday Thread
PIT @ CBJ
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Puck drop: Fri Oct 9, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PIT
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.5 · 3.7
- Power play 8/28 (28.6%)
- Last game L vs WSH (3–5)
CBJ
- Record 3-7-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.3 · 3.4
- Power play 4/28 (14.3%)
- Last game L vs UTA (1–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-01-17 CBJ 4 @ PIT 3 OT/SO
- 2026-01-04 PIT 5 @ CBJ 4 OT/SO
- 2025-11-28 PIT 4 @ CBJ 3 OT/SO
- 2025-10-25 CBJ 5 @ PIT 4 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PIT
- Tommy Novak 5 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
- Ben Kindel 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Evgeni Malkin 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Declan Carlile 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
CBJ
- Boone Jenner 3 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- M. Knies 3 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
- Adam Fantilli 3 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
- Mason Marchment 3 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PIT 4.01 · CBJ 3.08 · Win odds: PIT 64.1% · CBJ 35.9% · OT/SO chance: 13.7%
- 4-2 35.7%
- 4-3 33.2%
- 3-2 31.1%
Box Score
PIT 2
Final
CBJ 2
2026-10-09
| Stat | PIT | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Shots | 22 | 47 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 15 / 30 | 30 / 15 |
| Blocks | 19 | 14 |
| Saves | 45 | 20 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CBJ Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Damon Severson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 1 | 1 |