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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Amell, James Tobias
Attendance: 18581
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1113
Pittsburgh 1102
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Sami Vatanen hits Bryan Rust. 0:18  
  0:25 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  0:26 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
John Moore shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:05  
John Moore hits Justin Schultz. 1:17  
  1:21 Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Michael Grabner.
  1:22 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Jesper Bratt wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 1:23  
  1:35 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Miles Wood hits Kris Letang. 1:43  
  1:49 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 1:59  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:06  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 2:13  
  2:13 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  2:35 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  2:48 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Ben Lovejoy.
  3:02 Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  3:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
  3:18 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Michael Grabner hits Bryan Rust. 3:21  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:29  
  3:35 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  3:46 Sidney Crosby hits Taylor Hall.
Taylor Hall blocks shot from Kris Letang. 3:57  
  4:20 Patric Hornqvist hits Nico Hischier.
  4:33 Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Shot by Andy Greene misses the net 4:43  
  5:11 Derick Brassard hits Miles Wood.
  5:21 Derick Brassard hits Pavel Zacha.
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 5:33  
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:41  
Drew Stafford hits Olli Maatta. 6:02  
  6:06 Giveaway by Olli Maatta.
John Moore hits Sidney Crosby. 6:14  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:17  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 6:18  
  6:42 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Michael Grabner wins the faceoff against Phil Kessel. 6:43  
  7:57 Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from Ben Lovejoy.
  8:15 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  8:17 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Jake Guentzel.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:17  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:33  
Kyle Palmieri hits Kris Letang. 8:42  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:52  
  8:53 Jake Guentzel hits Taylor Hall.
Shot by Michael Grabner misses the net 9:35  
  9:44 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from John Moore.
John Moore hits Carl Hagelin. 9:56  
  10:02 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:03 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:13 Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:18 Giveaway by Carl Hagelin.
Ben Lovejoy hits Conor Sheary. 10:45  
  10:45 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  11:05 Derick Brassard hits Stefan Noesen.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:26  
Will Butcher blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 11:41  
  11:53 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  11:59 Bryan Rust hits Taylor Hall.
  12:08 Jamie Oleksiak hits Kyle Palmieri.
Nico Hischier hits Bryan Rust. 12:13  
Kyle Palmieri scores. Assisted by Damon Severson and Taylor Hall. 12:19  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:19  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:45  
  13:03 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  13:05 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 13:09  
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 13:33  
  13:47 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  14:01 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Ben Lovejoy.
  14:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle hits Jake Guentzel. 14:26  
Blake Coleman hits Sidney Crosby. 14:35  
Taylor Hall hits Kris Letang. 15:17  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:33  
John Moore shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:40  
  15:48 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
Stefan Noesen hits Olli Maatta. 15:49  
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 16:32  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:43  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:52  
Miles Wood penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey DeSmith. 16:53  
  16:53 Kris Letang penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood.
  16:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier hits Brian Dumoulin. 17:07  
Sami Vatanen hits Jake Guentzel. 17:12  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 17:23  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. 17:35  
  17:36 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
John Moore blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 17:45  
  17:47 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Michael Grabner wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:52  
  18:31 Matt Hunwick hits Kyle Palmieri.
  18:43 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 18:51  
Andy Greene hits Evgeni Malkin. 18:56  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:03  
  19:36 Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net
Ben Lovejoy penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. 19:38  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:38  
  19:48 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 0:16  
Takeaway by Blake Coleman. 0:25  
  1:12 Giveaway by Derick Brassard.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Kris Letang. 1:38  
Will Butcher blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 2:14  
  2:27 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Matt Hunwick. 2:30  
  2:44 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 2:45  
Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:58  
  3:00 Kris Letang penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Grabner.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:00  
  3:14 Carl Hagelin hits Kyle Palmieri.
  3:17 Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  3:29 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
Giveaway by Sami Vatanen. 3:30  
  4:19 Carl Hagelin hits Will Butcher.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:24  
  4:25 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Taylor Hall scores a power play goal. Assisted by Damon Severson and Travis Zajac. 4:25  
Damon Severson hits Jake Guentzel. 4:36  
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:47  
  4:48 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Giveaway by Keith Kinkaid. 5:00  
  5:13 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  5:14 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Drew Stafford blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 5:17  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:31  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:42  
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. 6:00  
Brian Boyle penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Hunwick. 6:04  
  6:04 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:19  
  6:33 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
  7:03 Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist.
  7:19 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 7:50  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:36  
  8:39 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:42  
  8:43 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Blake Coleman hits Matt Hunwick. 8:49  
  9:05 Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  9:09 Carter Rowney hits Blake Coleman.
Brian Boyle hits Carter Rowney. 9:14  
  9:34 Bryan Rust hits Miles Wood.
  10:10 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:22 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:46 Takeaway by Olli Maatta.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:11  
  11:22 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  11:22 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Damon Severson hits Riley Sheahan. 11:42  
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:18  
  12:27 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Ben Lovejoy.
  12:34 Giveaway by Riley Sheahan.
  12:42 Phil Kessel blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:57  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 13:12  
  13:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  13:53 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
  14:24 Jamie Oleksiak hits Nico Hischier.
  14:31 Carl Hagelin hits John Moore.
John Moore shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:49  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:06  
  15:47 Derick Brassard hits Ben Lovejoy.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:20  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 16:33  
  16:34 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  16:56 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  17:00 Sidney Crosby hits Sami Vatanen.
  17:02 Matt Hunwick scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel.
  17:02 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:09  
  17:21 Takeaway by Carl Hagelin.
  17:21 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
  17:27 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin. 17:28  
Michael Grabner hits Kris Letang. 17:49  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 17:54  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 18:07  
Nico Hischier hits Riley Sheahan. 18:08  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:13  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:22  
  18:45 Giveaway by Derick Brassard.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:52  
  18:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:11 Jake Guentzel hits John Moore.
  19:13 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 19:14  
  19:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Damon Severson hits Brian Dumoulin. 19:34  
  19:52 Jake Guentzel hits Ben Lovejoy.
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Travis Zajac hits Olli Maatta. 1:02  
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 1:07  
  1:26 Jamie Oleksiak hits Travis Zajac.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:30  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:49  
  1:54 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 1:56  
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:57  
  1:58 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  2:37 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:01  
  3:10 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 3:15  
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:18  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:19  
  3:27 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Ben Lovejoy.
  3:33 Riley Sheahan hits Drew Stafford.
  3:38 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:49  
  4:27 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 4:57  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:58  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 5:01  
Stefan Noesen scores. Assisted by Andy Greene and Travis Zajac. 5:01  
  5:25 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  5:35 Jamie Oleksiak hits Taylor Hall.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:37  
  5:49 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  5:50 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  5:54 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:43  
  7:56 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  7:57 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  8:07 Takeaway by Phil Kessel.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Kris Letang. 8:58  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 9:10  
  9:34 Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:39  
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 9:53  
Stefan Noesen hits Matt Hunwick. 10:04  
  10:31 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha hits Olli Maatta. 11:06  
  11:16 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  11:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  11:25 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  11:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  11:32 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net
  11:44 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  11:57 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  12:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. 12:00  
  12:03 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  12:03 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  12:16 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  12:54 Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Taylor Hall hits Matt Hunwick. 13:10  
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 13:20  
  13:35 Giveaway by Derick Brassard.
  13:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha hits Olli Maatta. 14:06  
  14:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  14:17 Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net
  14:22 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  14:29 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  14:32 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Stefan Noesen hits Brian Dumoulin. 14:58  
Ben Lovejoy hits Derick Brassard. 15:35  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:44  
  15:46 Jamie Oleksiak hits Drew Stafford.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:58  
  15:59 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:00  
Takeaway by Taylor Hall. 16:14  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 16:37  
  16:41 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Nico Hischier hits Bryan Rust. 16:45  
  16:57 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  17:05 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 17:11  
  17:25 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  17:36 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:13  
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Kris Letang. 18:21  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 19:01  
  19:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  19:18 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  19:26 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Blake Coleman.
  19:27 Takeaway by Justin Schultz.
  19:31 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  19:32 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:43 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 19:51  
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 19:56