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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18574
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1203
Pittsburgh 2125
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Pittsburgh
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:17  
  0:18 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:25  
  0:30 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Karl Alzner.
  1:19 Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net
  1:19 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  1:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  1:46 Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 2:01  
  2:10 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:10  
  2:20 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  2:23 Patric Hornqvist hits Paul Byron.
Jeff Petry hits Carl Hagelin. 2:33  
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:47  
  2:51 Carl Hagelin hits Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net 2:57  
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:11  
  3:46 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  4:06 Olli Maatta hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  5:09 Jake Guentzel hits Jeff Petry.
  5:44 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
  5:57 Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
Daniel Carr hits Jamie Oleksiak. 6:06  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:23  
  6:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  6:47 Bryan Rust hits Paul Byron.
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 6:56  
  6:58 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Noah Juulsen hits Carl Hagelin. 7:17  
  7:45 Chad Ruhwedel hits Alex Galchenyuk.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 7:54  
  8:19 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Logan Shaw.
Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:21  
  8:39 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Kris Letang. 8:46  
Jeff Petry hits Riley Sheahan. 8:51  
Karl Alzner blocks shot from Josh Jooris. 9:04  
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brian Dumoulin. 9:05  
  9:11 Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Takeaway by Paul Byron. 9:26  
Noah Juulsen hits Jake Guentzel. 9:40  
  9:48 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  9:49 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  9:53 Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin.
  9:53 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose hits Evgeni Malkin. 10:07  
  10:28 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. 10:34  
Shot by Nikita Scherbak misses the net 10:58  
  11:17 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Noah Juulsen hits Jake Guentzel. 11:48  
  11:53 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  11:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  11:57 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:58  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:04  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:11  
  12:15 Bryan Rust hits Noah Juulsen.
  12:20 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:21  
  12:29 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Karl Alzner hits Evgeni Malkin. 12:51  
  12:54 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
Noah Juulsen hits Carl Hagelin. 13:00  
  13:11 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  13:24 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Nikita Scherbak.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 13:24  
  13:48 Giveaway by Conor Sheary.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:51  
  14:28 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  14:31 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  14:32 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:34  
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris. 14:34  
Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:54  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:56  
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:07  
  15:13 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:19  
  15:35 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Logan Shaw blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 15:41  
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 15:46  
  15:52 Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:15  
  16:43 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Noah Juulsen hits Bryan Rust. 16:47  
Karl Alzner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 16:58  
  16:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 17:09  
  17:31 Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel.
  17:31 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
Giveaway by Carey Price. 17:44  
  18:33 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose.
Artturi Lehkonen hits Chad Ruhwedel. 18:45  
  18:59 Giveaway by Conor Sheary.
  19:12 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 19:13  
Brendan Gallagher hits Brian Dumoulin. 19:18  
Brett Lernout hits Carl Hagelin. 19:25  
Jonathan Drouin scores. Assisted by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. 19:30  
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:30  
  19:45 Jake Guentzel hits Brett Lernout.
Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:51  
Shot by Daniel Carr misses the net 19:56  
2
Montreal   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jeff Petry hits Jake Guentzel. 0:16  
  0:24 Bryan Rust hits Paul Byron.
  0:27 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:40  
Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. 0:53  
Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:01  
  1:09 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose.
Nikita Scherbak shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:25  
  1:26 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Logan Shaw hits Derick Brassard. 1:38  
  2:01 Derick Brassard hits Jordie Benn.
  2:14 Shot by Tom Kuhnhackl misses the net
  2:19 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Giveaway by Michael McCarron. 3:01  
Charles Hudon hits Josh Jooris. 3:05  
  3:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:14  
  3:24 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin.
Brendan Gallagher hits Bryan Rust. 3:50  
  3:52 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:53  
Jacob De La Rose hits Evgeni Malkin. 4:20  
Brett Lernout blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 4:27  
Shot by Nikita Scherbak misses the net 5:00  
  5:09 Conor Sheary blocks shot from Daniel Carr.
  5:10 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
Charles Hudon hits Jamie Oleksiak. 5:16  
  5:24 Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Michael McCarron penalty for fighting against Jamie Oleksiak - 5 mins (Major). 5:37  
  5:37 Jamie Oleksiak penalty for fighting against Michael McCarron - 5 mins (Major).
  5:37 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  5:42 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Paul Byron hits Jake Guentzel. 5:57  
  5:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  6:09 Jake Guentzel penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Petry.
  6:09 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
  6:17 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:51  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:06  
Brendan Gallagher penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 7:10  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 7:10  
  7:26 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
  7:31 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Nikita Scherbak scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Charles Hudon and Brett Lernout. 8:19  
  8:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Shot by Jacob De La Rose misses the net 9:23  
  9:34 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Mike Reilly hits Phil Kessel. 9:36  
  9:36 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 9:37  
Noah Juulsen hits Riley Sheahan. 9:41  
  9:43 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  9:54 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  9:55 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:56  
Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:09  
  10:17 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Daniel Carr blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 10:27  
Giveaway by Charles Hudon. 10:28  
Takeaway by Charles Hudon. 10:32  
  10:39 Olli Maatta penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charles Hudon.
  10:39 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
  11:31 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Daniel Carr.
  11:54 Chad Ruhwedel hits Nikita Scherbak.
Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 12:40  
  13:42 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jacob De La Rose hits Kris Letang. 13:54  
  13:59 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jordie Benn.
Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:23  
Jacob De La Rose scores. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher. 14:24  
  14:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  15:00 Bryan Rust hits Mike Reilly.
  15:02 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.
  15:02 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  15:43 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Logan Shaw.
Nikita Scherbak blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 15:51  
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Patric Hornqvist. 16:11  
  16:19 Patric Hornqvist hits Karl Alzner.
  16:25 Carl Hagelin hits Charles Hudon.
Michael McCarron shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:28  
  16:43 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Charles Hudon.
  16:52 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  16:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  16:57 Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net
Jacob De La Rose hits Jake Guentzel. 17:03  
  17:20 Sidney Crosby hits Jeff Petry.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:22  
  17:29 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  17:40 Jamie Oleksiak hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  17:46 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  18:01 Kris Letang hits Brendan Gallagher.
Paul Byron hits Olli Maatta. 18:12  
Jonathan Drouin hits Josh Jooris. 18:20  
  18:44 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Paul Byron hits Conor Sheary. 18:55  
  19:05 Derick Brassard blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin.
Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:17  
Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:20  
  19:27 Conor Sheary hits Noah Juulsen.
Logan Shaw hits Brian Dumoulin. 19:32  
3
Montreal   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Brendan Gallagher hits Brian Dumoulin. 0:09  
  0:16 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  0:45 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose.
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 0:47  
Artturi Lehkonen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 1:05  
  1:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  1:20 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Giveaway by Brett Lernout. 1:56  
Takeaway by Logan Shaw. 1:59  
  2:04 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Derick Brassard. 2:32  
  2:38 Derick Brassard scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Olli Maatta.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 2:38  
  2:50 Riley Sheahan hits Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose hits Riley Sheahan. 2:55  
  3:15 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net
  3:21 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk.
Brett Lernout blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 3:52  
Takeaway by Nikita Scherbak. 4:08  
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:24  
  4:25 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
  4:47 Takeaway by Derick Brassard.
Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:10  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:11  
  5:19 Brian Dumoulin hits Brendan Gallagher.
  5:32 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Paul Byron.
Shot by Paul Byron misses the net 5:53  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:54  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:03  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 6:17  
Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:19  
Logan Shaw blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. 6:55  
Daniel Carr blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 7:02  
  7:09 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  7:15 Jamie Oleksiak hits Daniel Carr.
  7:25 Giveaway by Derick Brassard.
  7:30 Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net
  7:34 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron.
  7:37 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 7:38  
  7:44 Derick Brassard hits Jeff Petry.
Shot by Michael McCarron misses the net 7:57  
  8:04 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  8:42 Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher.
  8:42 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
  8:46 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  9:10 Takeaway by Carl Hagelin.
Giveaway by Carey Price. 9:47  
  9:59 Takeaway by Carl Hagelin.
Mike Reilly blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 10:01  
  10:14 Jamie Oleksiak hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  10:26 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Charles Hudon.
Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:28  
  10:40 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
Michael McCarron hits Brian Dumoulin. 11:12  
Nicolas Deslauriers hits Chad Ruhwedel. 11:29  
  11:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jeff Petry hits Jake Guentzel. 11:42  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:11  
  12:12 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. 12:17  
  12:31 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  12:33 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Kris Letang. 13:40  
  13:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 13:58  
  14:14 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw.
  14:17 Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Patric Hornqvist. 14:23  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:56  
  15:03 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 15:14  
  15:55 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:29  
  16:30 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:49  
Takeaway by Jeff Petry. 17:10  
  17:39 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Giveaway by Jacob De La Rose. 17:46  
  18:27 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby.
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:27  
Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:32  
Michael McCarron hits Brian Dumoulin. 18:58  
  19:35 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Brett Lernout.