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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 21, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Chris Rooney, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17222
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1113
Pittsburgh 3216
Periods:
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1
Columbus   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:19  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 0:28  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:38  
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 0:39  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 0:41  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:53  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 0:55  
  0:56 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Denton Mateychuk.
  1:01 Conor Timmins hits Kent Johnson.
Giveaway by Kent Johnson. 1:12  
  1:20 Joona Koppanen hits Denton Mateychuk.
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 1:49  
  1:52 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:00 Shot by Connor Dewar misses the net
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 2:04  
  2:08 Giveaway by Connor Dewar.
Jack Johnson hits Connor Dewar. 2:08  
  2:11 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 2:12  
  2:31 Bokondji Imama hits Dante Fabbro.
Luke Kunin blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 2:41  
  3:11 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 3:18  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:20  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 3:22  
Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net 3:25  
  3:50 Blake Lizotte hits Denton Mateychuk.
  3:51 Joona Koppanen hits Yegor Chinakhov.
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 4:37  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 4:47  
Mathieu Olivier hits Evgeni Malkin. 5:02  
  5:28 Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Philip Tomasino and Connor Dewar.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. 5:28  
Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:34  
  5:35 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  5:49 Bokondji Imama hits Damon Severson.
Giveaway by Jack Johnson. 6:07  
  6:13 Vladislav Kolyachonok hits Sean Kuraly.
  6:35 Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net
  6:39 Joona Koppanen hits Yegor Chinakhov.
  6:47 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Dante Fabbro.
  6:49 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  6:52 Ryan Graves hits Zach Werenski.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:03  
  7:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:14  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:22  
  7:29 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Ivan Provorov hits Philip Tomasino. 8:11  
  8:13 Connor Dewar hits Zachary Aston-Reese.
  8:23 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 8:50  
Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net 9:10  
  10:01 Rickard Rakell hits Yegor Chinakhov.
  10:04 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  10:24 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
  10:40 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Boone Jenner. 10:42  
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro. 10:47  
  10:53 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  10:58 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:04 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 11:09  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:11  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 11:15  
  11:44 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:46 Danton Heinen wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  11:49 Bokondji Imama penalty for fighting against Mathieu Olivier - 5 mins (Major).
Mathieu Olivier penalty for fighting against Bokondji Imama - 5 mins (Major). 11:49  
  11:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 12:34  
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 13:05  
  13:44 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  13:51 Noel Acciari scores. Assisted by Blake Lizotte.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 13:51  
Boone Jenner scores. Assisted by Denton Mateychuk and Ivan Provorov. 14:07  
  14:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  14:36 Sidney Crosby hits Ivan Provorov.
  14:53 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  14:53 Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby.
  15:08 Connor Dewar hits Dante Fabbro.
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 15:36  
  16:13 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Luke Kunin hits Matt Grzelcyk. 16:16  
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly. 16:33  
  16:44 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
  17:18 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson.
  18:36 Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Takeaway by Adam Fantilli. 18:57  
  19:09 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:13  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:14  
  19:40 Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net
  19:46 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 19:48  
  19:55 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
2
Columbus   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net 0:41  
  0:44 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Denton Mateychuk hits Noel Acciari. 0:54  
  1:06 Noel Acciari hits Boone Jenner.
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:21  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 1:29  
  1:30 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:31  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:33  
Justin Danforth scores. Assisted by Mathieu Olivier and Damon Severson. 1:35  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:35  
  1:50 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  1:54 Connor Dewar hits Justin Danforth.
  1:58 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  2:03 Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net
Takeaway by Luke Kunin. 2:28  
  2:37 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:40  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:46  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Kris Letang. 3:17  
  3:22 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by James van Riemsdyk. 3:36  
  3:45 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
  3:53 Shot by Vladislav Kolyachonok misses the net
  4:34 Noel Acciari hits Denton Mateychuk.
  5:08 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:10  
Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net 5:23  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:46  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:50  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:55  
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 6:01  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 6:09  
  6:11 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:06  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:10  
  7:14 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  7:30 Rickard Rakell hits Ivan Provorov.
  7:38 Vladislav Kolyachonok shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:06 Noel Acciari hits Ivan Provorov.
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov. 8:07  
  8:08 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:10 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  8:15 Bokondji Imama scores. Assisted by Danton Heinen and Kevin Hayes.
  8:15 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  8:34 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  8:46 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:49 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  8:50 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  8:56 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
  9:11 Kris Letang blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
  9:28 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  9:32 Giveaway by Connor Dewar.
Yegor Chinakhov hits Connor Dewar. 9:32  
  9:52 Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
James van Riemsdyk hits Ryan Graves. 10:49  
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov. 11:13  
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 11:15  
  11:28 Joona Koppanen hits Zach Werenski.
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 11:49  
Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 12:01  
  12:24 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 12:31  
  12:33 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli. 13:16  
  13:16 Kris Letang blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  14:19 Joona Koppanen hits Denton Mateychuk.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:53  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:01  
James van Riemsdyk hits Sidney Crosby. 15:12  
Giveaway by Jack Johnson. 15:29  
  15:31 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk.
  15:31 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  15:35 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  15:43 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 15:59  
  16:09 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Dmitri Voronkov hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:11  
  16:30 Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
Boone Jenner hits Blake Lizotte. 16:59  
Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net 17:22  
  17:25 Ryan Graves hits Boone Jenner.
  18:19 Bokondji Imama blocks shot from Ivan Provorov.
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 18:22  
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 18:23  
  18:45 Bokondji Imama blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
Shot by Mathieu Olivier misses the net 18:48  
Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:00  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:02  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:03  
  19:05 Bokondji Imama penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zachary Aston-Reese.
  19:05 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:24  
Takeaway by Zach Werenski. 19:28  
Takeaway by Adam Fantilli. 19:49  
  19:49 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  19:55 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
3
Columbus   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:28  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:49  
  0:51 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  1:02 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
  1:06 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Boone Jenner.
Boone Jenner hits Matt Grzelcyk. 1:13  
  1:45 Conor Timmins hits Mathieu Olivier.
  2:37 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Denton Mateychuk.
  2:49 Giveaway by Philip Tomasino.
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 2:53  
  3:31 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net 3:35  
  3:39 Bokondji Imama hits Zach Werenski.
Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net 3:40  
Kent Johnson scores. Assisted by Sean Kuraly and Yegor Chinakhov. 3:45  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:45  
Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net 4:04  
  4:09 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  4:09 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Ivan Provorov.
Denton Mateychuk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 4:14  
  4:22 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner hits Rickard Rakell. 4:25  
  4:33 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  5:14 Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:24 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  5:27 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  5:55 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly hits Matt Grzelcyk. 6:01  
  6:03 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Zachary Aston-Reese.
Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 6:09  
  6:23 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Dante Fabbro.
  6:30 Philip Tomasino blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. 6:42  
Zachary Aston-Reese penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Dewar. 6:54  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 6:54  
  8:07 Giveaway by Kevin Hayes.
  8:25 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:34 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:35 Shot by Philip Tomasino misses the net
  8:39 Philip Tomasino penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dante Fabbro.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 8:39  
  9:19 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust. 9:21  
Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net 9:49  
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 9:56  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:11  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 10:14  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:19  
  11:02 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  11:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Takeaway by Zach Werenski. 11:08  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 11:18  
  11:32 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:42  
  11:52 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 12:25  
  12:37 Joona Koppanen hits Adam Fantilli.
  13:48 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 13:55  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 14:12  
Mathieu Olivier hits Kris Letang. 14:24  
  14:40 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  14:46 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Kent Johnson. 14:53  
  15:29 Noel Acciari hits Zachary Aston-Reese.
Luke Kunin hits Joona Koppanen. 15:47  
Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net 15:52  
  16:23 Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Zachary Aston-Reese.
Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:25  
Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:26  
  16:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:39  
James van Riemsdyk hits Sidney Crosby. 16:41  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:46  
  16:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:53  
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 17:02  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:03  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:05  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:07  
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:12  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:41  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:43  
  17:46 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:57  
  18:03 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  18:03 Bryan Rust scores on an empty net. Assisted by Rickard Rakell.
  18:41 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin.
  18:43 Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov.
  19:00 Vladislav Kolyachonok hits Denton Mateychuk.
  19:24 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:45 Joona Koppanen hits Damon Severson.
  19:48 Bokondji Imama shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.