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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Jake Brenk, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 1201SO4
Montreal 30003
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  0:10 Takeaway by Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 0:10  
  0:13 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  0:34 David Savard shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  0:37 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  0:58 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:40  
  1:42 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Vinnie Hinostroza.
  1:43 Josh Anderson hits Lars Eller.
  1:44 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 1:46  
Vinnie Hinostroza hits Kaiden Guhle. 1:53  
  2:13 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  2:58 Michael Pezzetta hits Ryan Graves.
  3:04 Cole Caufield wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
Jonathan Gruden hits Nick Suzuki. 3:11  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 3:43  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 3:57  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 3:58  
  4:09 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
  4:35 Justin Barron blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
John Ludvig hits Christian Dvorak. 5:08  
  5:54 Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 6:20  
  6:24 David Savard scores.
Jonathan Gruden wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 6:24  
Jansen Harkins hits Joel Armia. 6:36  
  8:04 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 8:08  
  8:09 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:33 David Savard shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:44 Shot by David Savard misses the net
  8:54 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 8:57  
  9:07 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Radim Zohorna wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 9:10  
  9:33 Michael Pezzetta hits Kris Letang.
Vinnie Hinostroza hits Michael Pezzetta. 9:40  
Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 9:49  
  9:54 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 10:05  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:18  
  10:20 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  10:25 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:26  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 10:28  
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 10:37  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:38  
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:41  
  10:49 Giveaway by Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 12:02  
  12:21 Jayden Struble scores. Assisted by Michael Pezzetta and Jesse Ylonen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 12:21  
John Ludvig hits Michael Pezzetta. 12:32  
  12:42 Takeaway by Jayden Struble.
Giveaway by Radim Zohorna. 12:48  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Christian Dvorak. 12:59  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Joel Armia. 13:00  
  13:10 Takeaway by Christian Dvorak.
  13:13 Takeaway by Christian Dvorak.
  13:18 Shot by Joel Armia misses the net
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:44  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:45  
Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net 13:46  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Drew O'Connor. 13:48  
  13:48 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  14:08 David Savard shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  14:08 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  14:51 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Marcus Pettersson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield. 14:53  
  14:53 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  15:02 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  15:04 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  15:17 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:20  
  15:20 Sean Monahan scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 15:28  
  15:52 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  16:06 Jake Evans blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Joel Armia. 16:26  
  16:56 Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  17:19 Mitchell Stephens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:28 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:28  
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:29  
Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. 17:30  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:34  
Lars Eller hits Jesse Ylonen. 17:50  
Valtteri Puustinen hits Jayden Struble. 17:55  
  18:16 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:28 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  18:36 Takeaway by Cole Caufield.
  18:48 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:51 Shot by David Savard misses the net
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 19:07  
  19:07 Shot by Jake Evans misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Josh Anderson. 19:23  
  19:55 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
2
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 0:51  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:53  
  0:55 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith.
  1:27 Sean Monahan blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  2:17 Jayden Struble hits Drew O'Connor.
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from John Ludvig. 2:22  
  2:27 Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Radim Zohorna.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Armia. 2:27  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 2:33  
  2:34 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:36 Giveaway by David Savard.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 2:44  
  3:08 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:12  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:22  
  4:26 Team penalty for Montreal too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Michael Pezzetta.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 4:26  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:34  
  5:32 Joel Armia blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 5:36  
Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson. 5:36  
  5:46 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:59  
  6:05 Jayden Struble hits Drew O'Connor.
Marcus Pettersson hits Cole Caufield. 6:14  
Marcus Pettersson hits Cole Caufield. 6:16  
Radim Zohorna blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. 6:20  
Jonathan Gruden hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 6:51  
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 7:04  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 7:16  
  7:46 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  7:47 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  7:48 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  7:50 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  8:00 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 8:15  
  8:24 Shot by Jake Evans misses the net
  8:42 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 8:47  
Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. 8:49  
  9:07 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:10  
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor. 9:51  
  9:59 Justin Barron blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  10:12 Kaiden Guhle hits Radim Zohorna.
  10:15 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Radim Zohorna.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 10:15  
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. 11:02  
  11:02 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 11:28  
  11:40 Kaiden Guhle hits Lars Eller.
  11:51 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
  12:38 Shot by David Savard misses the net
Giveaway by Reilly Smith. 12:38  
John Ludvig blocks shot from David Savard. 12:53  
  12:59 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
John Ludvig blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 13:04  
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:12  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:19  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 13:21  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:24  
  13:33 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net 13:38  
  13:40 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:45 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:56  
  14:00 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  14:09 Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net
  14:16 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  14:22 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 15:04  
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:07  
  15:10 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Jesse Ylonen. 15:18  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 15:25  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:52  
Jonathan Gruden wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 15:55  
Jonathan Gruden blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 15:57  
Shot by Vinnie Hinostroza misses the net 16:50  
  17:08 David Savard blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  17:12 David Savard hits Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 17:36  
Radim Zohorna hits Jake Evans. 18:04  
Takeaway by Radim Zohorna. 18:12  
  18:21 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
  18:30 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 18:33  
  18:47 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
Vinnie Hinostroza hits Mike Matheson. 19:16  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:29  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 19:39  
Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. 19:53  
Shot by Vinnie Hinostroza misses the net 19:55  
3
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:26 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Valtteri Puustinen hits Kaiden Guhle. 0:53  
  1:17 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:40  
Jonathan Gruden hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 2:05  
  2:16 Joel Armia blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  2:35 Takeaway by Jayden Struble.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Juraj Slafkovsky. 2:37  
  2:37 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  2:59 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield. 3:00  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 3:00  
  4:10 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Drew O'Connor hits Cole Caufield. 4:15  
  4:17 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  4:19 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:35 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  5:02 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 5:07  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 5:57  
  6:06 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Reilly Smith hits Kaiden Guhle. 6:21  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 6:35  
Vinnie Hinostroza blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 6:37  
  7:02 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 7:07  
  7:16 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 7:18  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 7:21  
  8:05 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Kris Letang hits Jake Evans. 8:20  
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Sean Monahan. 8:28  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 8:34  
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 9:34  
  9:43 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
  10:00 Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
Jonathan Gruden hits Michael Pezzetta. 10:25  
  11:30 Giveaway by Christian Dvorak.
  11:43 Kaiden Guhle hits Reilly Smith.
  11:51 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  11:52 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  12:38 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Marcus Pettersson.
  13:01 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:03 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  13:06 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 13:16  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 13:22  
Radim Zohorna hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 13:26  
  13:34 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 13:35  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jake Evans. 14:10  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 14:15  
  14:16 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
Shot by Radim Zohorna misses the net 15:16  
Radim Zohorna blocks shot from John Ludvig. 15:21  
  15:22 Jayden Struble blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
  15:32 Jayden Struble hits Lars Eller.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:42  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:00  
Drew O'Connor penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Montembeault. 16:58  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 16:58  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 18:41  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 18:45  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 19:06  
  19:14 Sean Monahan blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  19:58 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
1 OT
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 0:00  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:06  
  0:08 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield. 1:04  
  1:04 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  1:11 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  1:25 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  1:27 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:44 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
  1:50 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  1:52 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:14 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang hits Cole Caufield. 2:48  
  3:00 Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net
  3:25 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  3:50 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  3:52 Jake Evans hits Kris Letang.
  4:03 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Erik Karlsson hits Josh Anderson. 4:12  
  4:20 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  4:43 Takeaway by Joel Armia.
  4:48 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from David Savard. 4:56  
Shootout
Round 1
MON Nick Suzuki scores on shootout attempt.
PIT Kris Letang scores on shootout attempt.
Round 2
MON Cole Caufield scores on shootout attempt.
PIT Sidney Crosby scores on shootout attempt.
Round 3
MON Jesse Ylonen misses the net.
PIT Jake Guentzel misses the net.
Round 4
MON Shootout attempt by Juraj Slafkovsky. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Shootout attempt by Evgeni Malkin. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 5
MON Joel Armia misses the net.
PIT Shootout attempt by Reilly Smith. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 6
MON Christian Dvorak misses the net.
PIT Shootout attempt by Erik Karlsson. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 7
MON Sean Monahan scores on shootout attempt.
Round 8
MON Shootout attempt by Mike Matheson. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Shootout attempt by Jeff Carter. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 9
MON Shootout attempt by Michael Pezzetta. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Valtteri Puustinen misses the net.
Round 10
MON Shootout attempt by Jake Evans. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Shootout attempt by Radim Zohorna. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 11
MON Shootout attempt by Brendan Gallagher. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Shootout attempt by Vinnie Hinostroza. Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Round 12
MON Shootout attempt by Josh Anderson. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
PIT Jansen Harkins scores on shootout attempt.