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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 8, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 1, 2018
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 3014
Boston 5308
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Boston
  0:00 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:13 Riley Nash shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  0:13 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 0:18  
  0:34 Giveaway by Riley Nash.
Olli Maatta scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. 0:35  
  0:35 David Backes wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  0:48 David Backes wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Olli Maatta hits Brian Gionta. 0:57  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against David Backes. 0:59  
  1:05 David Backes blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:06  
Bryan Rust hits Kevan Miller. 1:14  
  1:45 David Krejci scores. Assisted by Rick Nash and Zdeno Chara.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 1:45  
  2:01 Brandon Carlo hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 2:11  
  2:15 Nick Holden hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  2:32 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 2:51  
  2:53 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Riley Nash.
  2:53 David Backes wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  3:11 Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net
  3:23 Brian Gionta shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  3:33 Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net
  3:52 Jake DeBrusk wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Justin Schultz hits Jake DeBrusk. 4:06  
  4:21 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Tim Schaller. 4:29  
Evgeni Malkin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sean Kuraly. 4:33  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Backes. 4:33  
  5:27 Rick Nash scores a power play goal. Assisted by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand.
  5:27 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:36 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
  5:36 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Olli Maatta hits Noel Acciari. 5:44  
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 5:52  
  5:54 Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:05 Noel Acciari hits Patric Hornqvist.
  6:05 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 7:03  
Brian Dumoulin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake DeBrusk. 7:07  
  7:07 David Backes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 7:13  
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Torey Krug. 7:31  
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 7:36  
  8:20 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:28 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  9:15 Tommy Wingels hits Kris Letang.
Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Evgeni Malkin. 9:27  
  9:27 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:51  
  10:17 Riley Nash hits Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby hits Brandon Carlo. 10:40  
  11:03 Charlie McAvoy hits Derick Brassard.
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 11:04  
Olli Maatta hits David Krejci. 11:18  
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 11:31  
  11:39 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 11:54  
  12:01 Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  12:10 Giveaway by Kevan Miller.
  12:22 David Backes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:32 Nick Holden hits Carter Rowney.
Carter Rowney hits David Backes. 12:46  
  12:49 David Backes scores. Assisted by Brian Gionta.
  12:49 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:08 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 13:49  
  13:50 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:52 Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:53 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:53 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 14:00  
  14:16 Charlie McAvoy hits Carl Hagelin.
Patric Hornqvist hits Kevan Miller. 14:33  
  14:40 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Kevan Miller. 14:48  
  15:23 Takeaway by David Backes.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brian Gionta. 15:31  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 15:32  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 15:32  
  15:38 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Takeaway by Matt Hunwick. 15:49  
  16:04 Shot by Riley Nash misses the net
  16:07 Torey Krug scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Riley Nash.
  16:07 David Backes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Carter Rowney hits Brandon Carlo. 16:17  
  16:43 Giveaway by Nick Holden.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:46  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 17:04  
  17:07 David Krejci penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 17:07  
  17:24 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:31 Brad Marchand hits Justin Schultz.
Evgeni Malkin hits Brad Marchand. 17:40  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:07  
  18:07 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:10  
  19:10 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  19:30 David Krejci hits Riley Sheahan.
  19:31 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 19:55  
Riley Sheahan scores. 19:57  
  19:57 Jake DeBrusk wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
2
Pittsburgh   Boston
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 0:00  
  0:28 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brian Dumoulin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Nash. 0:28  
  0:28 David Backes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:42 David Backes wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  0:56 Giveaway by Rick Nash.
  1:48 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Carter Rowney hits Charlie McAvoy. 1:55  
  2:16 David Krejci scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nick Holden and Jake DeBrusk.
  2:16 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:26 Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 2:26  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 2:37  
  2:47 Zdeno Chara hits Patric Hornqvist.
  2:59 Charlie McAvoy hits Patric Hornqvist.
  3:00 Tim Schaller penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tim Schaller. 3:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 3:00  
  3:15 Kevan Miller hits Kris Letang.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 3:21  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Rick Nash. 3:21  
  3:26 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 3:26  
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 3:47  
  3:50 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:04 Tommy Wingels wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 4:04  
  4:15 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:15 Tommy Wingels wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Nick Holden. 4:20  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Brian Gionta. 4:25  
  4:26 Brian Gionta shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 4:43  
  5:09 Takeaway by Zdeno Chara.
Derick Brassard hits Charlie McAvoy. 5:15  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Tim Schaller. 5:20  
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 5:32  
Olli Maatta penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 5:38  
  5:38 Brad Marchand penalty for embellishment - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Olli Maatta.
  5:38 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 5:38  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 6:16  
  7:05 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 7:05  
Kris Letang blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 7:48  
  8:00 David Pastrnak penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin.
  8:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:22 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:22 Tommy Wingels wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 8:44  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 8:48  
Takeaway by Justin Schultz. 9:00  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:04  
  9:07 Zdeno Chara hits Patric Hornqvist.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:12  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 9:54  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:01  
  10:30 Tim Schaller hits Bryan Rust.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:33  
  10:50 Zdeno Chara penalty for fighting against Jamie Oleksiak - 5 mins (Major).
Jamie Oleksiak penalty for fighting against Zdeno Chara - 5 mins (Major). 10:50  
  10:50 David Backes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  10:58 Nick Holden hits Carl Hagelin.
  11:04 David Backes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin hits David Backes. 11:12  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against David Backes. 11:14  
  11:25 Shot by Brian Gionta misses the net
  11:41 Kevan Miller hits Conor Sheary.
Derick Brassard hits David Backes. 11:46  
  11:56 Kevan Miller hits Phil Kessel.
  11:57 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  12:04 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  12:12 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Jake DeBrusk. 12:42  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 13:07  
  13:08 Shot by Rick Nash misses the net
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 13:20  
Matt Hunwick penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake DeBrusk. 13:27  
  13:27 David Backes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Torey Krug. 13:34  
  13:38 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 14:10  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 14:10  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 14:31  
  14:31 Brian Gionta shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:33 David Krejci scores a power play goal. and Brian Gionta and Charlie McAvoy.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:33  
  14:50 Takeaway by Tim Schaller.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 15:01  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:10  
  15:10 David Backes wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against David Backes. 15:18  
  15:31 David Backes wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:44 Tommy Wingels hits Brian Dumoulin.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 16:30  
  16:50 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 17:01  
  17:10 Brandon Carlo hits Evgeni Malkin.
  17:16 Brandon Carlo hits Carl Hagelin.
  17:31 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 17:38  
  17:42 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 17:42  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 18:03  
Sidney Crosby hits David Krejci. 18:35  
  18:37 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Backes. 18:37  
Carter Rowney hits Tommy Wingels. 19:04  
  19:07 David Backes hits Olli Maatta.
  19:16 Torey Krug penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carter Rowney.
  19:16 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:50  
3
Pittsburgh   Boston
  0:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 0:18  
  1:20 Tommy Wingels blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  1:22 Tommy Wingels wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 2:05  
Brian Dumoulin hits Tommy Wingels. 2:42  
  2:47 Shot by Brian Gionta misses the net
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Brian Gionta. 2:56  
  2:58 Tommy Wingels shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:02 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 3:02  
  3:15 Giveaway by David Krejci.
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 3:39  
  3:45 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
Justin Schultz hits Tim Schaller. 4:19  
  4:26 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:37 Takeaway by Noel Acciari.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 4:54  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 5:08  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 5:11  
Olli Maatta scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Derick Brassard. 5:15  
  5:15 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  5:32 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:47 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 5:47  
  6:08 Noel Acciari hits Matt Hunwick.
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 6:19  
  6:24 Noel Acciari hits Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 6:33  
Kris Letang hits Kevan Miller. 6:49  
  6:58 Giveaway by Rick Nash.
  7:06 Takeaway by Rick Nash.
Olli Maatta penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake DeBrusk. 7:25  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Backes. 7:25  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:48  
  7:53 David Backes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against David Backes. 7:53  
Takeaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. 8:15  
Brian Dumoulin hits Brian Gionta. 8:40  
  8:41 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 8:41  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Nick Holden. 9:12  
  9:21 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 9:58  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against David Backes. 10:34  
  10:44 Torey Krug hits Jake Guentzel.
  11:08 Brian Gionta hits Kris Letang.
  11:25 David Backes hits Olli Maatta.
  11:32 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
  11:50 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 12:03  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 12:42  
  12:57 Charlie McAvoy hits Carter Rowney.
Carter Rowney hits Charlie McAvoy. 13:04  
  13:08 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tom Kuhnhackl.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against David Backes. 13:14  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 13:23  
Jake Guentzel hits David Backes. 13:33  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:36  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 13:36  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 13:40  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:53  
  14:02 Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Kevan Miller. 14:22  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:41  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 14:55  
  15:00 Zdeno Chara penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 15:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tommy Wingels. 15:23  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 15:23  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 15:30  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:41  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:47  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:14  
  16:33 Takeaway by Tommy Wingels.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:58  
  17:05 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 17:17  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 17:25  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 17:29  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 17:48  
Giveaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. 18:11  
Carter Rowney hits Jake DeBrusk. 18:12  
  18:22 Kevan Miller hits Matt Hunwick.
Kris Letang hits Tommy Wingels. 18:32  
  18:45 David Backes hits Patric Hornqvist.
  18:51 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  19:23 Takeaway by Tim Schaller.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Sean Kuraly. 19:41  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 19:44