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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2017
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Ian Walsh, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 19515
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0101
Detroit 1214
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Detroit
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 0:00  
  0:13 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:26 Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 0:48  
  0:58 Takeaway by Andreas Athanasiou.
Jake Guentzel hits Darren Helm. 1:21  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 1:45  
  1:56 Frans Nielsen blocks shot from Carl Hagelin.
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 2:04  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:08  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 2:08  
  2:57 Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net
  2:57 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:13 Dylan Larkin hits Conor Sheary.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:25  
  3:32 Giveaway by Mike Green.
  3:35 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:45  
  3:52 Danny DeKeyser hits Conor Sheary.
  4:11 Giveaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
  4:17 Shot by Henrik Zetterberg misses the net
  4:17 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Olli Maatta hits Henrik Zetterberg. 4:29  
  4:34 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader. 4:39  
Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson. 4:52  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:55  
  4:57 Shot by Justin Abdelkader misses the net
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:04  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 5:04  
  5:16 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:17  
  5:18 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  5:57 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
  6:19 Xavier Ouellet hits Frank Corrado.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Gustav Nyquist. 6:57  
  7:01 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:01 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou. 7:02  
Riley Sheahan hits David Booth. 7:12  
  7:36 Martin Frk blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  7:36 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson. 7:42  
  7:54 Takeaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 8:02  
  8:07 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Trevor Daley. 8:14  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 8:14  
  8:28 Shot by Henrik Zetterberg misses the net
  9:25 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Ian Cole. 9:31  
  9:58 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Tom Kuhnhackl.
  9:58 Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 10:18  
  10:24 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:38 Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin.
Conor Sheary hits Justin Abdelkader. 10:47  
Matt Hunwick hits Mike Green. 10:56  
  11:08 Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin.
  11:31 Gustav Nyquist scores. Assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Tyler Bertuzzi.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 11:31  
  11:47 Giveaway by Jimmy Howard.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 12:04  
  12:04 Tyler Bertuzzi penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Ian Cole.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 12:12  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 12:23  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 12:37  
  13:25 Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 13:40  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:09  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:30  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:37  
Giveaway by Daniel Sprong. 16:42  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 17:03  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. 17:03  
  17:21 Giveaway by Xavier Ouellet.
  17:25 Xavier Ouellet hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
Brian Dumoulin hits Gustav Nyquist. 17:39  
Frank Corrado hits Trevor Daley. 17:54  
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. 17:56  
  18:25 Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou.
  18:43 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 18:43  
  18:57 Frans Nielsen hits Daniel Sprong.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 19:09  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:12  
Evgeni Malkin hits Henrik Zetterberg. 19:18  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 19:28  
  19:38 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou. 19:38  
2
Pittsburgh   Detroit
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 0:00  
  0:18 Darren Helm hits Matt Hunwick.
  0:29 Mike Green shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  0:29 Shot by Frans Nielsen misses the net
  0:59 Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Tomas Tatar and Trevor Daley.
  0:59 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:33 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  1:45 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:47  
Frank Corrado hits Gustav Nyquist. 2:06  
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 2:09  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Henrik Zetterberg. 2:17  
  2:39 David Booth shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ryan Reaves wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou. 2:39  
Giveaway by Ryan Reaves. 3:12  
  3:21 David Booth hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 3:30  
  4:17 Darren Helm hits Ian Cole.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:43  
  5:03 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. 5:07  
  5:21 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Ian Cole.
Jake Guentzel hits Danny DeKeyser. 5:27  
  5:34 Henrik Zetterberg hits Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 5:45  
  6:26 David Booth hits Carl Hagelin.
Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:35  
  6:35 Nick Jensen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Sheahan.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 6:35  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:47  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 6:47  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 6:47  
Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Olli Maatta. 8:04  
  8:04 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  8:15 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:49 Mike Green hits Carl Hagelin.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:50  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 8:56  
  9:05 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Patric Hornqvist wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 9:16  
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 9:25  
  9:39 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 9:50  
  10:18 David Booth shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ryan Reaves hits Henrik Zetterberg. 10:23  
  10:25 Shot by David Booth misses the net
Ryan Reaves hits Xavier Ouellet. 10:33  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 10:47  
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from David Booth. 10:48  
  10:48 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 11:03  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:09  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:41  
  11:49 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Matt Hunwick. 11:59  
Shot by Matt Hunwick misses the net 12:08  
  12:08 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:15 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Frank Corrado.
  12:44 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Frank Corrado.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:18  
  13:34 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:46 Trevor Daley blocks shot from Matt Hunwick.
  13:57 Frans Nielsen hits Riley Sheahan.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Andreas Athanasiou. 14:34  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 14:40  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 14:40  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 14:47  
  14:53 Giveaway by Trevor Daley.
  15:01 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:18 Frans Nielsen scores. Assisted by Darren Helm and Mike Green.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 15:18  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 15:24  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 15:56  
  16:21 Jonathan Ericsson hits Evgeni Malkin.
  16:21 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  16:48 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:43 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  17:43 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  17:58 Martin Frk hits Ian Cole.
  18:20 Takeaway by Henrik Zetterberg.
  18:40 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:43 Darren Helm hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Matt Hunwick hits Justin Abdelkader. 19:01  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 19:29  
  19:38 Giveaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
  19:50 Trevor Daley hits Phil Kessel.
Patric Hornqvist hits Trevor Daley. 19:56  
Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:59  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:59  
3
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 0:51  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 1:05  
Shot by Frank Corrado misses the net 1:46  
  1:46 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Frank Corrado shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:53  
  1:53 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Andreas Athanasiou. 2:55  
Giveaway by Ryan Reaves. 3:07  
Ian Cole blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 3:21  
Ryan Reaves hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 3:45  
  4:04 Justin Abdelkader hits Olli Maatta.
  4:23 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:31  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 4:31  
  5:00 Danny DeKeyser hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Xavier Ouellet. 5:19  
  5:28 Xavier Ouellet shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:28 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Daniel Sprong hits Gustav Nyquist. 5:50  
  6:01 Shot by Henrik Zetterberg misses the net
  6:06 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Ian Cole.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:11  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:13  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 6:13  
  6:13 Justin Abdelkader hits Frank Corrado.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 6:46  
  6:55 Giveaway by Danny DeKeyser.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 6:56  
  7:16 Tomas Tatar hits Matt Hunwick.
  7:27 Shot by Danny DeKeyser misses the net
  7:34 Takeaway by Andreas Athanasiou.
Carl Hagelin hits Nick Jensen. 7:51  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 7:59  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:05  
  8:05 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:40 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Olli Maatta.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:46  
  9:09 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Jake Guentzel hits Niklas Kronwall. 9:23  
  9:53 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  10:20 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 10:42  
Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 10:45  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 10:45  
  11:06 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 11:06  
  11:49 Niklas Kronwall hits Daniel Sprong.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 12:12  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 12:12  
  12:40 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 12:43  
  13:04 Darren Helm hits Ian Cole.
  14:26 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 15:02  
  15:15 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 15:15  
  15:24 Justin Abdelkader hits Conor Sheary.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:39  
  16:14 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  16:14 Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net
  16:32 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:34 Gustav Nyquist scores. Assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 16:34  
Carter Rowney blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. 17:08  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 17:13  
  17:39 Giveaway by Mike Green.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 17:40  
  17:41 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:47 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:55 Giveaway by Trevor Daley.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 18:11  
  18:39 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 18:49  
Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson. 18:58  
Frank Corrado shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:10  
  19:10 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:18  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:28  
  19:39 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.