Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4 — Jan 4, 2026 Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Jan 4, 2026.

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Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan 4, 2026?

Pittsburgh Penguins won 5-4 on Jan 4, 2026.

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NHLSUN, JAN 4, 20262:10 PM CT
Spread
Penguins covered
Blue Jackets -1.5
Total
Over
9 / 6.5
Moneyline
Penguins
+110
Loading probability
PIT
Back-to-back
No rest day
CBJ
Back-to-back
No rest day
PIT
Won 4 straight
Penguins on heater
PIT
4 games / 7d
Penguins in a stretch
CBJ
4 games / 7d
Blue Jackets in a stretch
Penguins
Erik Karlsson
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.2G0.7A23mTOI
vs Blue Jackets1PTS3g
Kris Letang
0.4PTS
0.1G0.4A21mTOI
vs Blue Jackets1PTS4g
Brett Kulak
0.3PTSL5 0.4
0G0.2A20mTOI
vs Blue Jackets0PTS2g
Parker Wotherspoon
0.4PTSL5 0.2
0G0.3A20mTOI
vs Blue Jackets0.5PTS4g
Bryan Rust
Bryan RustCold80g
0.8PTSL5 0.2
0.4G0.5A20mTOI
vs Blue Jackets0.5PTS4g
Goalie
Arturs Silovs
.891SV%2.97GAA
L5 .949 SV% · 1.24 GAA
Blue Jackets
Zach Werenski
1.1PTSL5 0.6
0.3G0.8A26mTOI
vs Penguins1.3PTS4g
Ivan Provorov
0.4PTSL5 0.2
0.1G0.3A24mTOI
vs Penguins0PTS4g
Damon Severson
0.5PTSL5 1
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Penguins0.3PTS4g
Denton Mateychuk
0.4PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.2A19mTOI
vs Penguins0.7PTS3g
Kirill Marchenko
0.9PTSL5 0.6
0.3G0.6A18mTOI
vs Penguins1.3PTS3g
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins
.880SV%3.47GAA
L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Penguins
3.3
3.2
+0.1
Blue Jackets
3.1
3.3
-0.2
Edge
Penguins +0.2
Penguins +0.1
Penguins +0.3
Last 10 · Trend
Penguins
3.5avg
Blue Jackets
3.2avg
Straight-Up
PenguinsW4
5-550%
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Blue Jackets
5-550%
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
Against the Spread
Penguins
4-640%
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
Blue Jackets
6-460%
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Penguins
Overall
48%19-21
60%24-16
53%21-19
Blue Jackets
Overall
45%18-22
53%21-19
48%19-21
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Penguins
On Road
50%10-10
75%15-5
45%9-11
Blue Jackets
At Home
47%9-10
32%6-13
47%9-10
Zach Werenski
Zach WerenskiColumbus Blue Jackets
5 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 3.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
1
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 1.5
2
Sidney Crosby
Sidney CrosbyPittsburgh Penguins
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
2
Bryan Rust
Bryan RustPittsburgh Penguins
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Erik Karlsson
Erik KarlssonPittsburgh Penguins
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
PointsO 0.5
1
Kirill Marchenko
Kirill MarchenkoColumbus Blue Jackets
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
GoalsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
2
Rickard Rakell
Rickard RakellPittsburgh Penguins
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
5
GoalsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Adam Fantilli
Adam FantilliColumbus Blue Jackets
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Mason Marchment
Mason MarchmentColumbus Blue Jackets
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Charlie Coyle
Charlie CoyleColumbus Blue Jackets
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Denton Mateychuk
Denton MateychukColumbus Blue Jackets
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
2
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
2
Kris Letang
Kris LetangPittsburgh Penguins
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
PointsO 0.5
0
Boone Jenner
Boone JennerColumbus Blue Jackets
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
0
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Anthony Mantha
Anthony ManthaPittsburgh Penguins
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Cole Sillinger
Cole SillingerColumbus Blue Jackets
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Dmitri Voronkov
Dmitri VoronkovColumbus Blue Jackets
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Ivan Provorov
Ivan ProvorovColumbus Blue Jackets
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Ben Kindel
Ben KindelPittsburgh Penguins
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
2
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
2
Justin Brazeau
Justin BrazeauPittsburgh Penguins
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Tommy Novak
Tommy NovakPittsburgh Penguins
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Dante Fabbro
Dante FabbroColumbus Blue Jackets
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
Brett Kulak
Brett KulakPittsburgh Penguins
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
Parker Wotherspoon
Parker WotherspoonPittsburgh Penguins
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
Arturs Silovs
Arturs SilovsPittsburgh Penguins
1 prop
SavesO 24.5
21
Jet Greaves
Jet GreavesColumbus Blue Jackets
1 prop
SavesO 24.5
38