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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 18130
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0325
Colorado 0112
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1
Pittsburgh   Colorado
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 0:09  
  0:19 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Devon Toews. 0:41  
  0:52 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jason Zucker hits Samuel Girard. 1:01  
Giveaway by Mark Friedman. 1:39  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:46  
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Lars Eller. 2:02  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:13  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 2:14  
  2:18 Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:20  
  2:58 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:23 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:44  
  3:55 Giveaway by Alex Newhook.
Takeaway by Ryan Poehling. 4:11  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:18  
Shot by Mikael Granlund misses the net 4:33  
  5:13 Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev.
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 5:26  
  6:18 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 6:19  
  6:24 Denis Malgin hits Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 7:31  
  7:35 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jason Zucker blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 7:42  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Lars Eller. 7:52  
  8:04 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Shot by Taylor Fedun misses the net 8:16  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:25  
  8:25 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Josh Archibald hits Mikko Rantanen. 8:32  
  8:38 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 8:40  
  8:43 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 8:43  
  8:56 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 9:35  
  9:51 Jack Johnson hits Evgeni Malkin.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:53  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:54  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:58  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:58  
  10:09 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:12 Logan O'Connor hits Bryan Rust.
  10:19 Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev.
Bryan Rust hits Lars Eller. 10:22  
  10:42 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  10:46 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:00 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Josh Archibald hits Brad Hunt. 11:12  
  11:42 Kurtis MacDermid hits Drew O'Connor.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 11:50  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 11:52  
  12:18 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Taylor Fedun.
  12:48 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Taylor Fedun.
Mark Friedman hits Andrew Cogliano. 13:27  
  14:08 Matt Nieto blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  14:14 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
  14:14 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  14:36 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:38 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot Devon Toews shoots 14:44  
  14:49 Nathan MacKinnon shoots misses the net
  14:50 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:51  
Jake Guentzel shoots misses the net 16:13  
  16:29 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 16:37  
  16:48 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Taylor Fedun shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:06  
Josh Archibald hits Bowen Byram. 17:12  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:25  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 17:27  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 17:31  
  17:32 Takeaway by Devon Toews.
  18:15 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Bryan Rust penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valeri Nichushkin. 18:16  
  18:16 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Josh Archibald.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 18:33  
  19:46 Giveaway by Alex Newhook.
2
Pittsburgh   Colorado
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 0:00  
  0:20 Takeaway by Devon Toews.
Takeaway by Ryan Poehling. 0:25  
  0:54 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 1:11  
  1:11 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:18 Logan O'Connor hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 1:19  
  1:23 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:53  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 1:54  
  2:44 Darren Helm blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  2:50 Kurtis MacDermid penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Archibald.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 2:50  
  3:39 Andrew Cogliano penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
  3:39 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:59  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:05  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:06  
Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin 4:06  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:26  
Shot by Pierre-Olivier Joseph misses the net 4:53  
  5:22 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:40  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:00  
  6:09 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:17  
Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net 6:33  
  6:48 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:49 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  6:54 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:12  
Giveaway by Mikael Granlund. 7:19  
  7:51 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:58  
Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:05  
  8:05 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  8:14 Valeri Nichushkin hits Mark Friedman.
  8:22 Bowen Byram hits Taylor Fedun.
  8:58 Bowen Byram hits Jake Guentzel.
  9:13 Giveaway by Alex Newhook.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 9:30  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 9:41  
  9:41 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  9:58 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:02  
  10:16 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Josh Archibald hits Logan O'Connor. 10:38  
  11:03 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:11  
  11:11 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:32 Alex Newhook hits Kris Letang.
  11:33 Alex Newhook hits Kris Letang.
  11:35 J.T. Compher scores. Assisted by Valeri Nichushkin.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:35  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 11:57  
Mikael Granlund blocks shot from Devon Toews. 12:09  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 12:14  
  12:20 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:31 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:42  
  12:57 Logan O'Connor penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 12:57  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 13:17  
Jeff Carter scores a power play goal. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Jason Zucker. 14:12  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:12  
  14:47 Denis Malgin hits Mark Friedman.
  14:48 Denis Malgin blocks shot from Mark Friedman.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 14:48  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:53  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 14:53  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:58  
Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 15:13  
  15:13 Darren Helm penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. Served by Alex Galchenyuk.
Sidney Crosby penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Darren Helm. 15:13  
  15:13 Darren Helm penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
  15:23 Devon Toews blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  15:25 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:01  
  16:04 Devon Toews blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:08  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:17  
Giveaway by Jason Zucker. 16:48  
  17:27 Logan O'Connor hits Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 17:44  
  17:48 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:08 Giveaway by Denis Malgin.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:11  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 18:12  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:15  
  18:16 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:23 Giveaway by Jack Johnson.
  18:36 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 18:54  
Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 18:57  
  19:08 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
Chad Ruhwedel penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikko Rantanen. 19:08  
  19:52 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
3
Pittsburgh   Colorado
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 0:00  
  0:32 Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 0:34  
Takeaway by Mikael Granlund. 0:52  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 0:55  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:07  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 1:24  
  1:39 Giveaway by Denis Malgin.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 1:47  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:50  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:06  
  2:27 Takeaway by Jack Johnson.
  2:43 Darren Helm hits Jason Zucker.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:56  
  2:57 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 3:01  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 3:01  
Kris Letang hits Matt Nieto. 3:10  
  3:21 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by Ryan Poehling. 3:37  
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:39  
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:39  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 3:41  
Giveaway by Danton Heinen. 3:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 3:48  
  3:54 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:58  
  4:16 Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 4:24  
  4:35 Jack Johnson hits Rickard Rakell.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 4:40  
Jason Zucker hits Samuel Girard. 4:55  
Jason Zucker hits Samuel Girard. 4:56  
  5:16 Lars Eller hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  5:20 Takeaway by Kurtis MacDermid.
  5:28 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:35 Shot by Andrew Cogliano misses the net
  5:48 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
  6:00 Lars Eller hits Mikael Granlund.
  6:07 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Mark Friedman hits Mikko Rantanen. 6:14  
Danton Heinen blocks shot Bowen Byram shoots 6:32  
  6:49 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:08  
  7:15 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 7:28  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 7:30  
  7:39 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:07 Alex Galchenyuk hits Brian Dumoulin.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:21  
Josh Archibald blocks shot from Devon Toews. 8:50  
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 8:59  
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 9:05  
  9:07 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Josh Archibald penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikko Rantanen. 9:12  
  9:12 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  9:25 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 9:54  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 9:56  
  10:01 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:02 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund.
Mikael Granlund blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 10:14  
  10:28 Devon Toews scores a power play goal. Assisted by JT. Compher. and Nathan MacKinnon.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:28  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:48  
  11:05 Andrew Cogliano blocks shot from Taylor Fedun.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 11:05  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:08  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 11:08  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 11:22  
  11:30 Devon Toews blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  11:49 Giveaway by J.T. Compher.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 12:02  
  12:05 Devon Toews blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Taylor Fedun blocks shot from Valeri Nichushkin. 12:15  
  12:34 Brad Hunt hits Josh Archibald.
Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Chad Ruhwedel. 12:51  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 12:51  
  13:12 Denis Malgin blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 13:19  
  13:27 Denis Malgin hits Mikael Granlund.
  13:46 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  14:25 Giveaway by J.T. Compher.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:49  
  14:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 15:01  
  15:49 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 15:50  
  16:00 Shot by J.T. Compher misses the net
Shot by Tristan Jarry misses the net 16:30  
  16:32 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling.
  16:39 J.T. Compher hits Brian Dumoulin.
  16:47 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  16:51 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:54 Giveaway by J.T. Compher.
Shot by Tristan Jarry misses the net 17:47  
  17:48 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:55 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  18:04 Logan O'Connor shoots misses the net
  18:33 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  19:17 Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  19:19 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust scores on an empty net. 19:41  
Ryan Poehling wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 19:41  
Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 19:59