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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 23, 2023
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Ryan Daisy
Attendance: 19286
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 11204
Ottawa 22015
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Pittsburgh   Ottawa
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 0:00  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 0:05  
  0:07 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  0:16 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
Rickard Rakell hits Jake Sanderson. 0:29  
  0:31 Takeaway by Josh Norris.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Jake Sanderson. 0:39  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 0:41  
Takeaway by Ryan Graves. 0:55  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 0:57  
  1:00 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Marcus Pettersson hits Drake Batherson. 1:17  
  1:41 Takeaway by Dominik Kubalik.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Dominik Kubalik. 1:41  
  1:59 Dominik Kubalik shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  2:01 Angus Crookshank shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  2:03 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:03 Ridly Greig penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson.
  2:25 Team penalty for Ottawa too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brady Tkachuk.
  2:25 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 2:43  
  2:51 Artem Zub hits Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 2:54  
  2:58 Claude Giroux blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 3:03  
  3:11 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 3:31  
  4:01 Artem Zub blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 4:02  
  4:04 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  4:14 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 4:17  
  4:46 Brady Tkachuk hits Marcus Pettersson.
  5:19 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Jansen Harkins.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 5:33  
  5:49 Angus Crookshank shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:09 Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  6:16 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 7:05  
  7:22 Jiri Smejkal hits Marcus Pettersson.
Marcus Pettersson hits Jiri Smejkal. 7:40  
  7:40 Parker Kelly hits Evgeni Malkin.
John Ludvig penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drake Batherson. 8:04  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 8:04  
  8:12 Josh Norris shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:29 Drake Batherson hits Reilly Smith.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Jiri Smejkal. 9:19  
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 9:30  
  9:45 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 9:56  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Parker Kelly. 10:15  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 10:45  
  10:47 Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  11:00 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  11:04 Shot by Claude Giroux misses the net
  11:07 Jakob Chychrun scores. Assisted by Claude Giroux and Josh Norris.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 11:07  
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 11:14  
  11:17 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  12:05 Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 12:13  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 12:17  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:33  
Marcus Pettersson hits Josh Norris. 12:44  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 12:52  
  12:55 Jake Sanderson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 12:55  
  13:00 Artem Zub blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 13:07  
  13:34 Giveaway by Claude Giroux.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 14:20  
Lars Eller scores a power play goal. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Kris Letang. 14:31  
  14:31 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  15:01 Josh Norris scores. Assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Erik Brannstrom.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 15:01  
  15:19 Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Artem Zub. 15:51  
  17:09 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  17:56 Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Claude Giroux.
Ryan Graves penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Tkachuk. 18:00  
  18:00 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith.
  18:12 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  18:14 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:31 Giveaway by Tim Stutzle.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Jiri Smejkal. 19:07  
Giveaway by John Ludvig. 19:14  
  19:25 Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  19:36 Claude Giroux penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Ludvig.
  19:36 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
2
Pittsburgh   Ottawa
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 0:00  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 0:09  
  0:21 Giveaway by Artem Zub.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 0:31  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 0:33  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 0:43  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 1:37  
  1:51 Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 2:10  
  2:10 Brady Tkachuk scores. Assisted by Claude Giroux and Jakob Chychrun.
Noel Acciari hits Parker Kelly. 2:32  
John Ludvig penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jiri Smejkal. 2:34  
  2:34 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk. 2:41  
  3:07 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 3:28  
Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 3:36  
  4:12 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  4:21 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  4:24 Shot by Drake Batherson misses the net
  4:32 Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net
Giveaway by John Ludvig. 4:40  
Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Reilly Smith. 4:59  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 4:59  
  5:18 Erik Brannstrom penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell.
  5:18 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  6:14 Takeaway by Ridly Greig.
  6:27 Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  7:08 Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net
  7:21 Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  7:30 Erik Brannstrom scores. Assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 7:30  
Team penalty for Pittsburgh delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jansen Harkins. 7:30  
  8:33 Drake Batherson wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Tim Stutzle. 9:00  
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Tim Stutzle. 9:09  
  9:10 Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  9:16 Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Brady Tkachuk. 9:24  
  9:36 Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 9:39  
  9:46 Angus Crookshank hits Jansen Harkins.
  9:58 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  10:07 Giveaway by Angus Crookshank.
  10:41 Josh Norris blocks shot from John Ludvig.
  11:29 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  12:09 Jakob Chychrun hits Lars Eller.
  12:21 Mark Kastelic hits John Ludvig.
  13:08 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  13:15 Dominik Kubalik hits Marcus Pettersson.
  13:18 Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Noel Acciari.
Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net 13:28  
Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 13:37  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 13:40  
  13:42 Artem Zub blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  13:51 Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Drake Batherson. 14:20  
Shot by Radim Zohorna misses the net 14:32  
  14:34 Drake Batherson wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor.
  14:45 Erik Brannstrom shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Erik Brannstrom. 14:58  
  15:12 Erik Brannstrom penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor.
  15:12 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:09 Shot by Josh Norris misses the net
  18:12 Jacob Bernard-Docker shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Tim Stutzle. 18:52  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 19:29  
  19:54 Takeaway by Ridly Greig.
Radim Zohorna hits Jakob Chychrun. 19:58  
3
Pittsburgh   Ottawa
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 0:00  
  0:10 Jake Sanderson hits Rickard Rakell.
Marcus Pettersson hits Josh Norris. 0:27  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 0:34  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 0:39  
  1:05 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 1:15  
  1:18 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  1:24 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 1:41  
Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 1:44  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic. 1:51  
Drew O'Connor scores. Assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Kris Letang. 1:51  
Jansen Harkins blocks shot from Jacob Bernard-Docker. 2:15  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 2:21  
  2:36 Shot by Jacob Bernard-Docker misses the net
  2:49 Josh Norris shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  2:51 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 3:10  
Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 3:14  
  3:19 Claude Giroux blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  3:34 Giveaway by Artem Zub.
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 3:36  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 3:38  
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 3:40  
  4:11 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig. 4:12  
  4:23 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 4:39  
Noel Acciari hits Ridly Greig. 5:04  
Takeaway by Radim Zohorna. 5:36  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 6:10  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 6:20  
  6:49 Giveaway by Anton Forsberg.
  6:52 Parker Kelly blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 6:56  
  7:02 Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 7:09  
  7:25 Mark Kastelic hits Marcus Pettersson.
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 7:39  
  7:41 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:11 Takeaway by Claude Giroux.
  8:18 Takeaway by Tim Stutzle.
Kris Letang hits Claude Giroux. 8:28  
  8:37 Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Drake Batherson. 8:38  
Giveaway by John Ludvig. 9:02  
  9:11 Shot by Travis Hamonic misses the net
  9:30 Parker Kelly blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  9:42 Parker Kelly blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 10:04  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 10:08  
Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 10:09  
Ryan Graves hits Tim Stutzle. 10:37  
  10:47 Giveaway by Travis Hamonic.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 11:01  
  11:13 Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  11:15 Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 11:26  
  11:33 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:54 Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  11:55 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 12:18  
  12:37 Travis Hamonic penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux. 12:37  
  12:42 Artem Zub blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  13:28 Giveaway by Ridly Greig.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 14:09  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 14:11  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 14:20  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 14:28  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 14:29  
  14:41 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  14:50 Shot by Tim Stutzle misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 15:04  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 15:12  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 15:14  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 15:17  
  15:20 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:42 Giveaway by Tim Stutzle.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 15:43  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 16:20  
  16:26 Dominik Kubalik blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Giveaway by Ryan Graves. 16:42  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 17:08  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 17:34  
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Evgeni Malkin. 17:34  
  17:41 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  18:03 Takeaway by Vladimir Tarasenko.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 18:27  
  18:33 Dominik Kubalik blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  18:43 Takeaway by Parker Kelly.
  18:47 Giveaway by Parker Kelly.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Josh Norris. 19:06  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg. 19:09  
  19:30 Brady Tkachuk hits Drew O'Connor.
1 OT
Pittsburgh   Ottawa
  0:00 Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle. 0:35  
  0:40 Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  1:10 Tim Stutzle scores. Assisted by Drake Batherson.