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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 19, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 14857
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1113
New Jersey 0112
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 0:20  
  0:28 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 0:44  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 0:54  
Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net 1:01  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Tomas Tatar. 1:01  
  1:36 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  1:39 Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 1:39  
  3:33 Ty Smith hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  3:45 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by Jason Zucker. 3:53  
  4:12 Shot by Kevin Bahl misses the net
  4:22 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
  4:51 Nathan Bastian hits Jason Zucker.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 5:05  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 5:37  
Dominik Simon penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson. 6:02  
  6:02 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  6:23 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 6:42  
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 6:58  
  7:07 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:12 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 7:22  
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 7:46  
  8:11 Marian Studenic hits Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marian Studenic. 8:31  
  8:31 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  8:41 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:45 Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net
  9:16 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
Teddy Blueger scores a short handed goal. 9:19  
  9:19 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by John Marino. 10:17  
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 10:43  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 10:45  
  11:15 Takeaway by Michael McLeod.
  11:22 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
  12:25 Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:35 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:43 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 13:46  
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 13:54  
Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net 14:03  
  14:17 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  15:00 Shot by Kevin Bahl misses the net
Brian Dumoulin hits Dawson Mercer. 15:11  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 15:19  
Brian Dumoulin hits Nathan Bastian. 15:56  
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. 16:11  
  17:27 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey. 17:39  
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 17:39  
  17:39 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Nathan Bastian. 17:46  
  17:55 Michael McLeod hits John Marino.
  17:56 Nathan Bastian hits Marcus Pettersson.
  18:03 Jimmy Vesey hits John Marino.
  18:47 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
Sam Lafferty hits Andreas Johnsson. 19:16  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 19:53  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 20:00  
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:14 Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:22 Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin.
Danton Heinen scores. Assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Jason Zucker. 1:03  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 1:03  
  2:04 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  2:16 Takeaway by Ty Smith.
  2:20 Janne Kuokkanen scores. Assisted by Ty Smith and Yegor Sharangovich.
  2:20 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:54 Nathan Bastian hits Brian Dumoulin.
Danton Heinen blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 3:44  
  3:56 Takeaway by Kevin Bahl.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Jack Hughes. 4:05  
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 4:07  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Andreas Johnsson. 4:49  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 4:53  
Mike Matheson hits Jimmy Vesey. 5:56  
Sam Lafferty hits Damon Severson. 6:16  
  6:25 Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin.
Sam Lafferty hits Michael McLeod. 6:32  
Sam Lafferty hits Damon Severson. 6:42  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 6:54  
  7:01 Marian Studenic shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:01 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Tristan Jarry penalty for butt ending - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Mason Geertsen. Served by Danton Heinen. 7:01  
  7:01 Mason Geertsen penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tristan Jarry.
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 7:24  
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 8:00  
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Ty Smith. 9:02  
  9:15 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jimmy Vesey. 9:15  
  9:50 Kevin Bahl hits Evan Rodrigues.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 9:50  
  9:57 Kevin Bahl hits Evan Rodrigues.
  10:12 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 10:15  
  10:15 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor.
  10:15 Jimmy Vesey penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 10:16  
  12:05 Michael McLeod blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  12:45 Tomas Tatar hits Brian Dumoulin.
  13:18 Andreas Johnsson hits Mike Matheson.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 13:27  
  13:27 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 13:41  
  13:53 Damon Severson blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  13:53 Michael McLeod penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:53  
  14:16 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha. 14:16  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 14:16  
Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 14:40  
  14:57 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:21 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
  15:28 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 15:39  
  15:39 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Ty Smith. 15:53  
  16:15 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 16:15  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 16:34  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 17:25  
  17:46 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  18:15 Mason Geertsen hits Dominik Simon.
  18:18 Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  18:28 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 19:58  
  19:58 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 19:59  
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:00  
  0:11 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:24  
  0:31 Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 1:10  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 1:31  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Tomas Tatar. 2:02  
Mike Matheson hits Tomas Tatar. 2:11  
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 2:21  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 2:37  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 3:13  
  3:13 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. 3:40  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 3:59  
Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net 4:03  
  4:03 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 4:03  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 4:40  
  4:41 Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker.
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 4:41  
Jason Zucker penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler. 4:41  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 4:41  
  5:09 Takeaway by Kevin Bahl.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. 5:30  
  6:31 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 6:31  
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 7:21  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Mason Geertsen. 8:02  
  8:20 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 9:13  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 9:31  
Mike Matheson scores. Assisted by Dominik Simon and Chad Ruhwedel. 9:31  
  9:46 Takeaway by Marian Studenic.
  10:17 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. 10:30  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:30  
Mike Matheson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andreas Johnsson. 10:35  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 10:35  
  11:05 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:12 Nathan Bastian scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Pavel Zacha.
  11:12 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:57 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Marian Studenic. 12:12  
  12:14 Marian Studenic hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 12:36  
Giveaway by Jeff Carter. 12:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jimmy Vesey. 13:36  
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. 13:49  
  13:52 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 14:51  
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 14:58  
  15:17 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  15:29 Dougie Hamilton hits Jason Zucker.
Shot by John Marino misses the net 15:35  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jon Gillies. 15:36  
  15:36 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:44 Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 16:49  
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 17:03  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 17:05  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 17:33  
  18:24 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Ty Smith. 18:39  
  18:39 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 19:23  
  19:42 Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Teddy Blueger.
  19:59 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.