| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Nick Suzuki
· C
Cole Caufield
· RW
Bryan Rust
· RW
Sidney Crosby
· C
Team Stats
8Blocked Shots16
11Hits26
7Takeaways3
33Shots23
2Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities4
66.7Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won25
51.0Faceoff Win Percent49.0
13Giveaways15
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:58
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
19:52
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
19:51
Arber Xhekaj hit Cody Glass
19:48
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Hit Left Post
19:46
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Josh Anderson
19:41
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
19:35
Kaiden Guhle hit Anthony Beauvillier
19:26
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
19:21
Takeaway by Owen Pickering
19:07
Arber Xhekaj hit Noel Acciari
18:50
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:50
Puck in Crowd
18:42
Jake Evans faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
18:42
Noel Acciari Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none
18:29
Takeaway by Patrik Laine
18:00
Kirby Dach hit Matt Grzelcyk
17:47
Takeaway by Cody Glass
17:17
Matt Nieto shot blocked by Noel Acciari
16:01
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
16:00
Joel Armia hit Philip Tomasino
15:40
Giveaway by Jake Evans
15:15
Philip Tomasino Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
14:43
Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
14:20
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Kirby Dach
14:20
Matt Nieto Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (14), Blake Lizotte (4)
14:10
Josh Anderson Backhand High and Wide Right
13:44
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
13:39
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
13:18
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
13:10
Giveaway by Kris Letang
13:07
Giveaway by Cody Glass
13:05
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
12:30
Joel Armia hit Erik Karlsson
12:30
Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
11:56
Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
11:56
Bryan Rust Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: none
11:55
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
11:54
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Hit Right Post
11:52
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
11:46
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
11:04
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
9:24
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
9:24
TV Timeout
9:24
Ryan Graves Tripping against Juraj Slafkovsky
9:02
Justin Barron shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
8:41
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
8:41
Anthony Beauvillier Goal (8) Poke, assists: Cody Glass (6), Drew O'Connor (7)
7:55
Emil Heineman hit Marcus Pettersson
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