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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 18, 2023
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18200
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0213
Pittsburgh 1214
Periods:
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1
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Takeaway by Matt Boldy. 0:16  
Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net 1:10  
Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 1:18  
Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:20  
  1:21 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net 1:59  
Brock Faber blocks shot from Lars Eller. 2:51  
  3:19 Takeaway by Ryan Graves.
  4:24 Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net
  4:45 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Pat Maroon.
  5:00 Takeaway by Jansen Harkins.
  5:18 Jansen Harkins hits Jon Merrill.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:19  
  5:21 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pat Maroon.
Pat Maroon hits Radim Zohorna. 5:31  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. 5:33  
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 5:36  
Zach Bogosian hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:59  
  6:19 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  6:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  6:26 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  6:37 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  6:58 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
  7:21 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  7:29 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  7:39 Reilly Smith scores. Assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson.
Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:39  
  8:11 Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson.
  8:32 Jansen Harkins hits Alex Goligoski.
Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 8:51  
  9:04 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  9:06 Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  9:07 Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  9:33 John Ludvig blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau.
  10:26 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Brock Faber shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:38  
  10:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 11:04  
  11:10 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  11:23 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith. 11:24  
  11:34 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Alex Goligoski.
Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net 11:38  
  11:43 Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
  12:06 Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  12:09 Jeff Carter blocks shot from Jon Merrill.
  12:31 Noel Acciari hits Vinni Lettieri.
Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net 12:54  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:06  
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 13:37  
  13:42 Giveaway by Drew O'Connor.
  13:51 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 14:00  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 14:16  
  14:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  14:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  14:37 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
Jake Middleton blocks shot from Kris Letang. 14:53  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 15:02  
Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 15:09  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 15:11  
  15:24 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  15:27 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
  15:28 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
  16:10 Chad Ruhwedel hits Marco Rossi.
  16:32 Giveaway by Jansen Harkins.
Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:36  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:09  
Shot by Brock Faber misses the net 17:11  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:33  
  18:06 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  18:19 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
Zach Bogosian hits Evgeni Malkin. 18:34  
  18:43 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  18:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Zach Bogosian penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 18:47  
  18:53 Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:27 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:44 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:46 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
2
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  0:36 Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby.
  0:36 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:10  
  1:12 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  1:33 Jeff Carter hits Alex Goligoski.
Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:35  
Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 2:46  
  2:47 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Daemon Hunt shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:06  
  3:18 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  3:34 Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson.
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:34  
  3:42 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Connor Dewar.
  4:04 Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel.
Brandon Duhaime hits John Ludvig. 4:16  
Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. 4:24  
  5:08 Takeaway by Rickard Rakell.
  5:31 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Brock Faber.
  5:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Ryan Hartman penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Karlsson. 5:42  
Takeaway by Jake Middleton. 6:08  
  6:36 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  7:02 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 7:28  
  7:42 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith. 7:44  
  8:05 Kris Letang penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Boldy.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 8:05  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:32  
Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 8:38  
  9:24 Marcus Pettersson hits Kirill Kaprizov.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 9:40  
  9:42 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  9:48 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
  10:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  10:50 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Jake Middleton blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 10:54  
  10:56 Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Frederick Gaudreau hits Ryan Graves. 11:31  
  12:18 Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Daemon Hunt.
  12:18 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:30  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 12:46  
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Marco Rossi. 12:52  
Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net 13:02  
Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net 13:11  
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Ryan Graves. 13:44  
  14:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  14:42 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 14:51  
  14:55 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  15:03 John Ludvig blocks shot from Brock Faber.
Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:06  
Ryan Hartman scores. Assisted by Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson. 15:06  
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Kris Letang. 15:25  
  16:24 Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  16:28 Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net
  16:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 17:05  
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Rickard Rakell. 17:20  
Jake Middleton scores. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov. 17:30  
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:30  
  18:20 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime.
  18:34 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net 18:36  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:52  
  18:52 Evgeni Malkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Goligoski.
Alex Goligoski penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 18:52  
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 19:05  
  19:25 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Joel Eriksson Ek penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 19:25  
  19:39 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  19:49 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:58 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
3
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:22 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  0:50 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  1:11 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  1:33 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 2:05  
Shot by Brock Faber misses the net 2:20  
Giveaway by Matt Boldy. 2:40  
  2:44 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  3:05 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:14  
Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 3:16  
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 3:28  
  3:37 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  4:09 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  5:07 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net 5:24  
Vinni Lettieri scores. Assisted by Jon Merrill and Daemon Hunt. 5:33  
  5:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson. 5:44  
  5:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Kirill Kaprizov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 5:45  
  5:49 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:50 Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:58 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  6:04 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  6:11 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  6:20 Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin.
  6:20 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi.
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Kris Letang. 7:18  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 7:27  
  7:27 Radim Zohorna penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. Served by Jansen Harkins.
Ryan Hartman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Radim Zohorna. 7:27  
Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net 7:31  
Brock Faber shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:47  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:49  
  7:52 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
Shot by Brock Faber misses the net 8:02  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 8:18  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 8:20  
Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 8:28  
  8:30 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  8:57 Noel Acciari hits Brock Faber.
Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net 9:39  
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:13  
Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:15  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 10:17  
  10:23 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brock Faber.
  12:09 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  12:19 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Connor Dewar penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 12:21  
  12:21 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  12:44 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 12:52  
  12:53 Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime. 13:28  
  13:47 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 14:07  
  14:28 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Vinni Lettieri blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 14:54  
Brock Faber hits Drew O'Connor. 15:03  
Takeaway by Marco Rossi. 16:23  
Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net 16:56  
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 17:07  
Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:19  
  17:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:47  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 18:03  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:05  
  18:07 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Matt Boldy.
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Marcus Pettersson. 18:28  
Matt Boldy hits Jake Guentzel. 18:52  
Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net 19:08  
Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:24