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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 21, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brandon Schrader
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
New Jersey 01012
Pittsburgh 10001
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 0:19  
  0:29 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
Shot by Ty Smith misses the net 0:32  
  0:37 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:51  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:01  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 1:03  
  1:09 Cody Ceci hits Jesper Bratt.
  1:13 Mike Matheson hits Kyle Palmieri.
  1:22 Cody Ceci hits Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt hits Mike Matheson. 1:23  
  1:44 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  1:50 Zach Aston-Reese hits Mikhail Maltsev.
Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net 2:07  
  2:13 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
  2:15 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev.
  3:05 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:21  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:21  
Nicholas Merkley hits Kris Letang. 3:25  
  3:37 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:37  
Michael McLeod hits Anthony Angello. 3:57  
  4:18 Marcus Pettersson hits Miles Wood.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:48  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 4:49  
  4:59 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Takeaway by Ty Smith. 5:15  
Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 6:07  
Mikhail Maltsev hits John Marino. 6:47  
  6:56 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  7:06 Shot by Anthony Angello misses the net
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Anthony Angello. 7:09  
  7:12 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  7:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:36  
  8:09 Zach Aston-Reese hits Dmitry Kulikov.
  9:05 Evan Rodrigues hits Kyle Palmieri.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:12  
  9:38 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  9:39 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Ty Smith blocks shot from Anthony Angello. 9:50  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:51  
  10:03 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  10:19 Kris Letang hits Mikhail Maltsev.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:41  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Cody Ceci. 10:52  
  11:01 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  11:07 Colton Sceviour hits Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood hits Cody Ceci. 11:20  
  11:40 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 11:41  
  12:15 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  12:31 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 13:02  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:27  
  13:48 Sam Lafferty hits Pavel Zacha.
Miles Wood hits Frederick Gaudreau. 14:17  
  14:33 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  14:40 Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:23 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  15:24 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:01 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:14 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Mikhail Maltsev hits Zach Aston-Reese. 17:07  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:33  
Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. 17:46  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:52  
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:02  
  18:14 Takeaway by Colton Sceviour.
  18:54 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  19:44 Brian Dumoulin hits Ty Smith.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:53  
  19:56 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:10 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  0:13 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen. 0:33  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:49  
Kyle Palmieri hits Sam Lafferty. 1:10  
Giveaway by P.K. Subban. 1:18  
  1:28 Zach Aston-Reese penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikhail Maltsev.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 1:28  
  1:56 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Jesper Bratt hits Frederick Gaudreau. 2:02  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:08  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:10  
  3:34 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Sami Vatanen hits Sidney Crosby. 3:43  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:10  
  4:14 John Marino hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 4:19  
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 4:25  
  4:32 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:38  
Sami Vatanen scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Travis Zajac. 4:48  
  4:48 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  4:56 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 4:58  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:10  
  5:38 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
  5:43 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  5:50 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  5:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  6:13 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  6:27 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
P.K. Subban penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 6:28  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:28  
  7:07 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  7:25 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 7:29  
  7:47 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:02 Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:11 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:43 Mark Jankowski hits Dmitry Kulikov.
  8:57 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Dmitry Kulikov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. 9:02  
  9:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  9:10 Kasperi Kapanen hits Sami Vatanen.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:27  
Sami Vatanen hits Kasperi Kapanen. 9:46  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 10:01  
  10:28 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  10:40 Giveaway by John Marino.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jared McCann. 11:11  
  11:22 Sam Lafferty hits Sami Vatanen.
Damon Severson hits Sam Lafferty. 11:39  
  12:18 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  12:45 Frederick Gaudreau hits Kyle Palmieri.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:47  
  12:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:56  
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:01  
  13:09 Kris Letang blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev.
  13:11 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt hits Cody Ceci. 13:18  
  13:45 Giveaway by Sam Lafferty.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:53  
  13:55 Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri.
  13:55 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  14:04 Takeaway by Colton Sceviour.
  15:04 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 15:05  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:20  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 15:21  
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 15:53  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:23  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 16:41  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:42  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:49  
  16:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:07  
  17:11 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. 17:11  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:13  
  17:24 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:39  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 17:40  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:48  
Takeaway by Sami Vatanen. 18:23  
  18:37 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Miles Wood.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 18:38  
  18:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. 19:19  
  19:19 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  19:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:28 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:33  
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:17  
  0:20 Brian Dumoulin hits Travis Zajac.
  0:25 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 0:38  
  0:56 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:06  
  1:18 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nicholas Merkley hits Jared McCann. 1:39  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jared McCann. 1:47  
  2:05 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:35 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood hits Brian Dumoulin. 2:55  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Frederick Gaudreau. 3:08  
  3:10 Anthony Angello hits Miles Wood.
Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:13  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Sam Lafferty. 3:47  
Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. 4:35  
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:53  
  4:57 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  5:16 Kris Letang blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  6:06 Marcus Pettersson hits Michael McLeod.
Andreas Johnsson hits Marcus Pettersson. 6:14  
Michael McLeod hits Jared McCann. 6:20  
  6:33 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  6:49 Anthony Angello hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:01  
  7:02 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:21 John Marino shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:22  
  7:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:54 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:15  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 8:17  
  8:31 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
Damon Severson hits Zach Aston-Reese. 8:34  
Miles Wood blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 9:11  
  10:52 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  11:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  12:46 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. 12:52  
  13:13 Kasperi Kapanen hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Damon Severson hits Mike Matheson. 13:16  
  13:19 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 13:20  
  13:34 Cody Ceci hits Michael McLeod.
Takeaway by Michael McLeod. 13:48  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:06  
  14:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  14:50 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:57 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 15:30  
  16:32 Evan Rodrigues hits Damon Severson.
  16:40 Sidney Crosby hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:45  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 16:46  
  17:11 Zach Aston-Reese hits Nicholas Merkley.
  17:55 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  18:11 Sidney Crosby hits P.K. Subban.
P.K. Subban hits Bryan Rust. 18:22  
  19:16 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
  19:23 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
Damon Severson blocks shot from John Marino. 19:29  
  19:44 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
1 OT
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 0:00  
  1:18 John Marino shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
P.K. Subban hits John Marino. 1:22  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:25  
  1:26 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  1:52 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:06 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha and Ty Smith. 2:50