Columbus Blue Jackets Post-Game Notes
Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game 4
Columbus Blue Jackets (5) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (4)
April 18, 2017 – Nationwide Arena (19,053)
FINAL SCORE
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Overall Record
3-1
1-3
Home/Road Record
Road: 1-1
Home: 1-1
1
0
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
OT
0
0
F
4
5
Goal Scorers
Columbus: J. Johnson (1), J. Anderson (1), M. Nutivaara (1), W. Karlsson (1), B. Jenner (1)
Pittsburgh: PP – P. Hornqvist (2), R. Hainsey (1), T. Kuhnhackl (1), SH – J. Guentzel (5)
Goalies
Columbus: S. Bobrovsky (27 Saves, W)
Pittsburgh: M. Fleury (29 Saves, L)
Game Summary: http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20162017/GS030144.HTM
Event Summary: http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20162017/ES030144.HTM
Blue Jackets Team Notes
• The Blue Jackets won their first game of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, forcing Game 5 on Thursday in
Pittsburgh (7pm).
• The Jackets tied a club record for most goals in a playoff game. They first recorded five goals on Apr. 23, 2009 vs.
Detroit (6-5 loss).
• Columbus scored multiple goals in the first period for the second-straight game. The club recorded three goals on
Sunday. The Jackets also scored multiple goals in the third period on Tuesday.
• The Jackets scored the first goal of the game for the second-consecutive contest. They were 35-10-5 when scoring
the first goal during the regular season.
• The Blue Jackets went 0-for-3 on the power play and are now 1-for-9 in the series (11.1 pct.).
• Columbus killed off 2-of-3 of the Penguins’ power play opportunities and have killed off 8-of-11 in the series (72.7
pct.).
Blue Jackets Player/Coach Notes
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D Markus Nutivaara scored and added an assist for a multi-point game in his NHL playoff debut. He became the first
rookie to record a multiple points in a playoff game in franchise history. He finished with three shots and was +2 on
9:37 of ice time.
C William Karlsson collected his first two career NHL playoff points with a goal and an assist (1-1-2 in four games). He
set a Blue Jackets playoff record in finishing +3 (also Anderson).
LW Boone Jenner notched his first goal and assist of the playoffs for his first career playoff multi-point contest. He
has 4-3-7 in 10 career playoff games.
LW Brandon Saad registered two assists for his eighth career NHL playoff multi-point game and fifth multi-assist. He
has 1-2-3 in four games this postseason and 16-21-37 in 71 career playoff games.
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D Jack Johnson tallied his first goal of the postseason (1-1-2 in four games). He has 5-16-21 in 22 career postseason
games.
RW Josh Anderson tallies his first NHL playoff goal and has 1-1-2 in four games. He, along with Karlsson, set a
franchise record in finishing +3.
D David Savard collected an assist for his first point of the playoffs. He has 0-5-5 in 10 career postseason contests.
D Kyle Quincey, making his Blue Jackets playoff debut, recorded an assist. He has 0-9-9 in 55 career NHL playoff
games.
LW Matt Calvert recorded second point of the playoffs (1-1-2) with an assist. He has 3-3-6 in nine career postseason
contests.
C Lukas Sedlak, who missed the past eight games with an upper body injury, made his NHL playoff debut. He finished
with a shot on 7:56 of ice time.
Post-Game Audio & Video (Click on name to open mp3 file)
Blue Jackets:
Coach John Tortorella | Sergei Bobrovsky | Boone Jenner | Markus Nutivaara | Brandon Saad
Penguins:
Coach Mike Sullivan | Sidney Crosby | Matt Cullen | Ron Hainsey
Next Game
Thursday, April 20 at Pittsburgh Penguins, PPG Paints Arena, 7 p.m. ET – FOX Sports Ohio / 97.1 The Fan