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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 6, 2023
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18417
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0011
Pittsburgh 1124
Periods:
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1
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 0:16  
  0:24 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  0:40 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
Jake Middleton hits Rickard Rakell. 0:45  
  0:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  0:58 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:59  
Marcus Foligno hits Jeff Petry. 1:36  
  2:14 Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 2:20  
Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:31  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 2:32  
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 3:04  
  3:05 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:16  
  3:21 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  3:30 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:36  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:50  
  3:58 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 4:05  
Marcus Foligno hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 4:27  
Matt Dumba hits Bryan Rust. 4:35  
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:38  
  4:40 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  5:01 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  5:23 Kris Letang blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek.
  5:41 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  5:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 5:52  
Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net 6:08  
  6:28 Takeaway by Jeff Carter.
  6:40 Giveaway by Drew O'Connor.
Giveaway by Sam Steel. 6:44  
  7:03 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  7:07 Josh Archibald hits John Klingberg.
  7:16 Jan Rutta hits Jon Merrill.
Matt Dumba hits Jason Zucker. 7:49  
  7:54 Jason Zucker hits Jonas Brodin.
  7:57 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  8:14 Shot by Ryan Poehling misses the net
  8:54 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  9:04 Josh Archibald hits Jake Middleton.
  9:26 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jeff Carter. 9:33  
Jake Middleton hits Drew O'Connor. 9:44  
  9:54 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  10:14 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Marcus Johansson.
  10:32 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from John Klingberg.
  10:41 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  10:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
  10:48 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  10:52 Sidney Crosby hits Jonas Brodin.
Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 10:58  
  10:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  11:05 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  11:08 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 11:14  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:18  
  11:39 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Jake Middleton.
  11:39 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  12:03 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net 12:26  
Marcus Foligno hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 12:31  
Jake Middleton blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 12:36  
Ryan Reaves hits Jan Rutta. 13:07  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 13:37  
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 13:43  
  13:57 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:01  
  14:03 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
  14:24 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  14:25 Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  14:26 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  14:31 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ryan Hartman hits Rickard Rakell. 14:37  
  14:40 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  14:43 Jason Zucker hits Sam Steel.
  14:54 Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  14:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  15:02 Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Jake Guentzel.
  15:02 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Matt Dumba penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor. 15:31  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:31  
  15:37 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:38  
Connor Dewar hits Mikael Granlund. 16:35  
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:27  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 18:41  
  18:52 Brian Dumoulin hits Mats Zuccarello.
  19:00 Kris Letang hits Ryan Hartman.
  19:08 Rickard Rakell hits Oskar Sundqvist.
  19:16 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  19:28 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Matt Dumba.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 19:38  
2
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  0:21 Brian Dumoulin hits Joel Eriksson Ek.
  0:25 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  1:02 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  1:12 Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
  1:18 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Mats Zuccarello.
  1:20 Jeff Petry hits Ryan Hartman.
Giveaway by Sam Steel. 1:22  
  1:35 Mark Friedman hits Mats Zuccarello.
Sam Steel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:39  
  1:49 Mikael Granlund hits Jon Merrill.
  2:15 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Jon Merrill hits Jeff Carter. 2:21  
  2:27 Mark Friedman hits Oskar Sundqvist.
Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Kris Letang. 2:46  
Brandon Duhaime hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:20  
Connor Dewar hits Kris Letang. 3:21  
  3:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net 3:32  
Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net 3:36  
Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net 3:39  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:47  
Jonas Brodin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. 3:47  
  3:54 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Takeaway by Marcus Johansson. 4:44  
  5:49 Jeff Petry hits Brandon Duhaime.
Jake Middleton hits Jan Rutta. 6:16  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:21  
John Klingberg shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:28  
  6:29 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:32  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:00  
  8:00 Giveaway by Mark Friedman.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:01  
  8:05 Josh Archibald hits Jon Merrill.
  8:10 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Oskar Sundqvist.
  8:16 Drew O'Connor hits Frederick Gaudreau.
  8:18 Josh Archibald penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oskar Sundqvist.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 8:18  
  8:51 Jeff Petry hits Marcus Johansson.
  8:59 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Matt Boldy.
  9:20 Takeaway by Ryan Poehling.
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:56  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 10:00  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:03  
  10:06 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:12  
  10:13 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Marcus Foligno hits Jeff Petry. 10:32  
  10:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Jonas Brodin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. 10:35  
Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 10:39  
  10:53 Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang Assisted by Jake Guentzel.
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 10:53  
Brandon Duhaime hits Kris Letang. 11:11  
Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:30  
  11:45 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
  12:08 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Jonas Brodin.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:31  
  12:35 Jake Guentzel penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba.
  12:35 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  12:55 Takeaway by Jeff Petry.
Takeaway by Marcus Johansson. 13:00  
Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:14  
  13:23 Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
John Klingberg blocks shot from Josh Archibald. 13:24  
  13:36 Bryan Rust hits Matt Boldy.
  13:49 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Sam Steel.
  13:55 Jan Rutta hits Mats Zuccarello.
  14:04 Bryan Rust blocks shot from John Klingberg.
  14:05 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  14:15 Takeaway by Jeff Carter.
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:36  
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:37  
  14:58 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:18  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 15:43  
  16:04 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:38  
John Klingberg shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:43  
Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:09  
Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 17:10  
Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net 17:20  
  17:35 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  17:36 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  17:41 Jan Rutta shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  17:58 Giveaway by Jeff Carter.
  18:03 Takeaway by Mark Friedman.
  18:10 Josh Archibald hits Connor Dewar.
  18:13 Drew O'Connor hits Jonas Brodin.
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 18:25  
  19:00 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
  19:13 Jason Zucker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman.
  19:13 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  19:40 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
  19:53 Shot by Ryan Poehling misses the net
3
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 0:00  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:20  
  0:25 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:29  
Shot by John Klingberg misses the net 0:30  
  0:46 Jan Rutta blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
  1:32 Kris Letang blocks shot from Matt Dumba.
  2:09 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  2:21 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  2:58 Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Rickard Rakell.
  2:58 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  3:31 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  3:32 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  3:42 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
  3:56 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  3:59 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Sam Steel hits Kris Letang. 4:06  
Connor Dewar hits Mark Friedman. 4:38  
Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net 4:45  
Marcus Foligno hits Mikael Granlund. 4:56  
  4:58 Mark Friedman hits Connor Dewar.
Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net 5:13  
Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:48  
  5:55 Jason Zucker blocks shot from John Klingberg.
  6:05 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 6:33  
  6:37 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime.
  6:48 Jeff Petry penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Duhaime.
  6:48 Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy.
Shot by John Klingberg misses the net 7:21  
  7:21 Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson.
  7:21 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy.
Marcus Johansson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy. 7:39  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. 7:39  
  8:00 Mikael Granlund blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
Shot by John Klingberg misses the net 8:09  
  8:13 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  9:01 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:34  
Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net 9:36  
  9:41 Josh Archibald hits Marcus Foligno.
  9:48 Jan Rutta hits Marcus Foligno.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:51  
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:01  
  10:01 Kris Letang hits Ryan Hartman.
  10:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  10:32 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Ryan Reaves.
Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon. 11:14  
Takeaway by Marcus Foligno. 11:36  
Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net 11:47  
  12:17 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Jon Merrill.
Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:34  
  12:43 Jeff Petry hits Brandon Duhaime.
  13:08 Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Drew O'Connor and Brian Dumoulin.
  13:08 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Connor Dewar hits Jan Rutta. 13:18  
Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net 13:34  
  13:40 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau.
Sam Steel hits Jeff Petry. 14:23  
  14:28 Bryan Rust blocks shot from John Klingberg.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:38  
  14:48 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
  15:24 Jan Rutta blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
Marcus Foligno penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Friedman. 15:32  
  15:32 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  15:40 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
  16:01 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  16:54 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ryan Hartman hits Jason Zucker. 17:30  
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:44  
  17:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy.
Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:56  
  18:32 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:43  
Ryan Reaves hits Josh Archibald. 19:45