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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Columbus 7, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2016
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 19115
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1001
Columbus 1247
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Pittsburgh   Columbus
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky. 0:00  
Bryan Rust shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 0:11  
  1:02 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Lukas Sedlak. 1:30  
  2:23 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 2:37  
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 2:38  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Ian Cole. Assisted by Conor Sheary. 2:39
(1-0)
 
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg. 2:39  
  3:15 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:22  
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg. 5:23  
Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:39  
  6:37 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 8:10  
  8:15 Cam Atkinson shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:57 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Sam Gagner. 10:01  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 10:10  
Ian Cole penalty for High Sticking - Double Minor - 4 mins. 10:19  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Sam Gagner. 10:19  
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 10:41  
  11:37 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  11:57 Seth Jones shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:01
(1-1)
Cam Atkinson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nick Foligno. Assisted by Alexander Wennberg.
  13:01 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  13:11 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  13:51 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  14:30 Cam Atkinson shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:38 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:07  
Bryan Rust shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:08  
  15:09 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  16:40 Lukas Sedlak shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:41 Lukas Sedlak shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:57 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
2
Pittsburgh   Columbus
  0:00 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  0:34 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  1:11 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:16 Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:44 Scott Hartnell penalty for Elbowing - 2 mins.
  2:44 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  3:11 Matt Calvert shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 3:26  
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 3:27  
  3:41 David Savard shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Boone Jenner. 3:42  
Steve Oleksy penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 5:45  
  5:45 Boone Jenner penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  5:45 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Lukas Sedlak. 6:59  
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:03  
  7:04 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  7:36 Brandon Saad shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:34 Jack Johnson shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:33 Markus Nutivaara shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:59 Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:15
(1-2)
William Karlsson scores. Assisted by Sam Gagner. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
  10:15 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  10:29 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  11:19 Matt Calvert shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:20
(1-3)
Scott Hartnell scores.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 12:20  
  13:04 Scott Hartnell penalty for Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins.
Steve Oleksy penalty for High sticking - 2 mins. 13:04  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Nick Foligno. 13:04  
  13:38 Seth Jones shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 14:47  
  14:58 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 16:29  
Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:43  
  18:44 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  19:12 Matt Calvert shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:13 Alexander Wennberg wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Olli Maatta shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:25  
Phil Kessel wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 19:26  
3
Pittsburgh   Columbus
  0:00 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  1:13 Alexander Wennberg shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 1:20  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 1:38  
Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 1:43  
Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 1:44  
  1:45 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  1:53 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 2:01  
  2:36 Boone Jenner shoots. Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:38 Lukas Sedlak wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  2:44
(1-4)
Scott Hartnell scores. Assisted by Sam Gagner. Assisted by Jack Johnson.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Jack Johnson. 2:44  
  3:01
(1-5)
Brandon Saad scores. Assisted by Alexander Wennberg.
  3:01 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  3:35
(1-6)
Boone Jenner scores. Assisted by Brandon Dubinsky. Assisted by Seth Jones.
  3:35 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  3:45 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Steve Oleksy penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 4:21  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Alexander Wennberg. 4:21  
  5:03 Cam Atkinson shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  6:24
(1-7)
Scott Hartnell scores. Assisted by Brandon Dubinsky. Assisted by Brandon Saad.
  6:24 Brandon Dubinsky wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Conor Sheary penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 7:12  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 7:13  
  8:23 Lukas Sedlak penalty for Slashing - 2 mins.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky. 8:23  
Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 8:33  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 10:23  
  11:51 Lukas Sedlak penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 11:51  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 12:08  
  12:10 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  12:39 Nick Foligno wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 13:36  
Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 13:37  
  13:52 Lukas Sedlak wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  14:28 Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Brandon Dubinsky. 14:29  
  15:19 Scott Hartnell shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  15:35 William Karlsson wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:03 Lukas Sedlak wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  17:09 Lukas Sedlak wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:52  
Derrick Pouliot shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:56  
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:24  
  18:57 Matt Calvert penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Carl Hagelin penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 18:57  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Sam Gagner. 18:57  
  19:42 Sam Gagner shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Eric Fehr wins the face-off against William Karlsson. 19:43