???label.league_nhl???
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2022
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, James Tobias
Attendance: 18387
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
New Jersey 0314
Pittsburgh 1102
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:11  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 0:17  
  0:19 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Jeff Carter. 0:31  
  0:38 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  0:57 Mark Friedman hits Jesper Boqvist.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:07  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:11  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:12  
Nikita Okhotiuk penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 1:26  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:26  
Erik Haula blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 2:30  
  2:31 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  2:32 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl hits Rickard Rakell. 2:34  
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 2:44  
  3:03 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  3:29 Kasperi Kapanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
  3:29 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  3:44 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 3:45  
  4:18 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:36  
  5:00 Jan Rutta blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  5:03 Ryan Poehling hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 5:52  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:01  
  6:01 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  6:09 Ty Smith hits Miles Wood.
Nikita Okhotiuk hits Bryan Rust. 6:36  
  6:41 Bryan Rust wins the faceoff against Tomas Tatar.
  7:09 Jan Rutta blocks shot from Tomas Tatar.
  7:36 Brian Dumoulin hits Erik Haula.
Michael McLeod hits Rickard Rakell. 8:18  
Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 8:47  
Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Ty Smith. 9:02  
Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:11  
Alexander Holtz hits Ty Smith. 9:23  
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:06  
  10:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 10:25  
Kevin Bahl hits Rickard Rakell. 10:45  
  11:03 Sidney Crosby hits Dawson Mercer.
Kevin Bahl hits Rickard Rakell. 11:17  
  11:45 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 11:50  
Giveaway by Miles Wood. 11:54  
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 12:48  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 12:49  
  13:10 Brock McGinn hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  13:42 Ty Smith hits Dawson Mercer.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:48  
  13:52 Brian Dumoulin hits Jack Hughes.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:03  
  14:04 Sidney Crosby hits Jack Hughes.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:15  
  14:17 Ty Smith hits Erik Haula.
  14:22 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  14:26 Evgeni Malkin scores.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:26  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:33  
  14:43 Evgeni Malkin hits Kevin Bahl.
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 14:50  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 14:56  
Nikita Okhotiuk hits Brock McGinn. 15:20  
  15:48 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:49  
  16:04 Sidney Crosby hits Dawson Mercer.
  16:08 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  16:09 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Fabian Zetterlund wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:15  
  17:03 Ryan Poehling hits Kevin Bahl.
  17:05 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Miles Wood penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Poehling. 17:13  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:13  
Takeaway by Erik Haula. 17:21  
  17:37 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 17:56  
  18:05 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:14  
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:25  
  18:27 Sidney Crosby penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Smith.
  18:27 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  18:42 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:18  
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 19:30  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:42  
  19:44 Mark Friedman hits Nico Hischier.
  19:50 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:00  
  0:06 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  0:10 Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net
  0:31 Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:36  
  0:37 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  0:43 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  0:47 Rickard Rakell hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  0:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  1:29 Shot by Mark Friedman misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:30  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 1:42  
  1:53 Jason Zucker hits Jesper Bratt.
Nikita Okhotiuk hits Bryan Rust. 2:09  
  2:12 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  2:15 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  2:31 Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net
  2:40 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:06  
  3:16 Mark Friedman hits Jack Hughes.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:21  
Team penalty for New Jersey delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Tomas Tatar. 3:21  
  4:47 Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl hits Jeff Carter. 4:50  
  5:11 Bryan Rust hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  5:14 Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:24 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Tomas Tatar hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:31  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 5:39  
  5:44 Teddy Blueger penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dougie Hamilton.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 5:44  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:07  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust. 6:08  
Jack Hughes scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt. 6:18  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 6:18  
  6:18 Team penalty for Pittsburgh unspecified - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Danton Heinen.
Tomas Tatar hits Brian Dumoulin. 6:33  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 6:54  
  8:12 Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson.
  8:14 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Brendan Smith hits Danton Heinen. 8:34  
Miles Wood hits Sidney Crosby. 8:52  
  8:55 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  8:59 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Damon Severson blocks shot Jake Guentzel shoots 9:00  
  9:06 Ty Smith hits Alexander Holtz.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:18  
  9:25 Jason Zucker hits Dougie Hamilton.
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 9:39  
  9:41 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:45  
  9:46 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  10:06 Jeff Carter hits Kevin Bahl.
Kevin Bahl penalty for unspecified - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Teddy Blueger. 10:12  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:12  
  10:54 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:00 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:14 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  11:27 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Rickard Rakell. 11:59  
Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 12:14  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 12:21  
  12:30 Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Rickard Rakell.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:30  
Team penalty for New Jersey delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Tomas Tatar. 12:30  
  13:46 Giveaway by Ty Smith.
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 13:49  
  14:24 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  14:25 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  14:26 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  14:48 Takeaway by Brock McGinn.
Nikita Okhotiuk hits Brock McGinn. 14:54  
Damon Severson hits Ryan Poehling. 14:56  
  14:56 Jan Rutta shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Tomas Tatar hits Marcus Pettersson. 15:13  
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:30  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:42  
Jesper Bratt hits Mark Friedman. 15:48  
  16:01 Jason Zucker hits Jesper Boqvist.
  16:10 Brian Dumoulin hits Jesper Bratt.
Yegor Sharangovich hits Marcus Pettersson. 16:42  
  16:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  17:00 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 17:05  
  17:25 Marcus Pettersson hits Miles Wood.
  17:31 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  17:36 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot Dawson Mercer shoots
Dougie Hamilton scores. Assisted by Dawson Mercer and Jonas Siegenthaler. 17:37  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 17:37  
  17:59 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Yegor Sharangovich penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ty Smith. 18:02  
  18:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  18:46 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 19:18  
  19:22 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Nico Hischier scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Michael McLeod and Brendan Smith. 19:22  
  19:47 Jeff Carter penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Damon Severson.
  19:47 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:57 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:26 Brian Dumoulin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:26  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:46  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:48  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:51  
  1:05 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:28  
  1:29 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  1:54 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Nico Hischier penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tristan Jarry. 1:54  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 1:54  
  2:11 Takeaway by Jeff Carter.
  3:13 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Takeaway by Michael McLeod. 3:20  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:23  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:24  
Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek. 4:31  
  4:47 Takeaway by Rickard Rakell.
  5:01 Rickard Rakell hits Miles Wood.
Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from Ryan Poehling. 5:01  
Takeaway by Jesper Boqvist. 5:14  
Damon Severson hits Ryan Poehling. 5:21  
  5:27 Mark Friedman hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Dawson Mercer hits Kasperi Kapanen. 5:31  
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:42  
  6:00 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:10  
  6:26 Jan Rutta hits Fabian Zetterlund.
Takeaway by Erik Haula. 7:12  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:15  
  7:16 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 7:21  
  7:41 Takeaway by Teddy Blueger.
  7:43 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  8:17 Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net
  8:32 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  8:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  8:39 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 8:53  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:57  
Erik Haula penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin. 9:02  
  9:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 10:32  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 10:51  
  11:24 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:26 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 11:27  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:27  
  12:15 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  12:27 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:31 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 13:08  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 13:13  
Erik Haula hits Marcus Pettersson. 13:24  
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 13:37  
  13:49 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  13:51 Jan Rutta hits Tomas Tatar.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 13:59  
  14:31 Brock McGinn hits Miles Wood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:32  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 15:11  
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Rickard Rakell. 15:24  
  15:59 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist.
  16:29 Takeaway by Mark Friedman.
Jack Hughes hits Jan Rutta. 16:45  
  16:50 Bryan Rust hits Damon Severson.
  17:02 Sidney Crosby hits Damon Severson.
  17:24 Takeaway by Jan Rutta.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 17:51  
  18:03 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:24 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Dougie Hamilton hits Danton Heinen. 18:26  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Ty Smith. 18:37  
  19:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 19:35  
  19:48 Evgeni Malkin hits Damon Severson.
Jack Hughes scores on an empty net. Assisted by Erik Haula and Dawson Mercer. 19:55  
  19:55 Jake Guentzel hits Dawson Mercer.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 19:55