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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 29, 2018
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Francis Charron, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 11114
New Jersey 11103
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:09 Travis Zajac hits Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:15  
  0:24 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:37  
  0:45 Giveaway by John Moore.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:52  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:59  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 1:12  
Carl Hagelin hits Mirco Mueller. 1:37  
  1:48 Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net
Evgeni Malkin hits Mirco Mueller. 1:54  
  2:05 Mirco Mueller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:17 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 2:33  
  2:50 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  3:14 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris.
  3:25 Mirco Mueller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 3:45  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:46  
  3:50 Stefan Noesen blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Brian Dumoulin hits Blake Coleman. 4:12  
  4:40 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 4:48  
  4:59 Takeaway by Taylor Hall.
  5:03 John Moore shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:13 John Moore shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:16 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 5:16  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 5:42  
  5:55 Takeaway by Damon Severson.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 6:23  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 6:33  
  6:59 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 7:22  
Justin Schultz hits Nico Hischier. 7:34  
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 7:50  
  7:56 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Brian Boyle. 8:05  
  8:21 Giveaway by Mirco Mueller.
  8:55 Giveaway by Sami Vatanen.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 9:05  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 9:08  
  9:24 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from John Moore. 9:49  
  9:50 Giveaway by Nico Hischier.
  10:06 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Michael Grabner. 10:38  
  10:44 Brian Boyle hits Kris Letang.
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 10:56  
Patric Hornqvist hits Patrick Maroon. 11:01  
Conor Sheary hits Mirco Mueller. 11:07  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:12  
  11:12 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:28 Stefan Noesen hits Bryan Rust.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:41  
  11:41 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Phil Kessel.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 12:00  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 12:06  
Evgeni Malkin hits Nico Hischier. 12:09  
  12:15 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
  12:19 Kyle Palmieri scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. 12:19  
  12:44 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Jamie Oleksiak. 12:44  
Sidney Crosby hits Travis Zajac. 13:17  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 13:48  
  13:57 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
  14:27 Pavel Zacha penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
  14:27 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 14:35  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 15:08  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 15:17  
  16:00 Blake Coleman hits Jake Guentzel.
  16:09 Brian Gibbons blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  16:21 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:30  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 16:31  
  16:46 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 16:49  
Bryan Rust hits Nico Hischier. 16:56  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 17:20  
  17:21 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 17:35  
  17:41 Stefan Noesen hits Kris Letang.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 17:50  
Brian Dumoulin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Stefan Noesen. 17:57  
  17:57 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:06 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Kyle Palmieri. 18:27  
  18:35 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 18:47  
  19:31 Giveaway by Sami Vatanen.
Josh Jooris shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:35  
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 0:09  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:13  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:13  
  0:45 Blake Coleman hits Bryan Rust.
  1:07 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. 1:12  
  1:12 Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  2:03 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  2:09 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:31 Giveaway by Brian Boyle.
  3:06 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Brian Boyle. 3:14  
  3:39 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 4:29  
  4:49 Takeaway by Mirco Mueller.
  5:04 Takeaway by Taylor Hall.
  5:19 John Moore hits Justin Schultz.
Conor Sheary hits John Moore. 5:22  
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 5:31  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 5:47  
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 5:55  
Patric Hornqvist hits Kyle Palmieri. 6:03  
Jake Guentzel hits Miles Wood. 6:23  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 6:40  
  6:55 Andy Greene hits Bryan Rust.
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin. 6:59  
  6:59 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 7:14  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 7:19  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 7:27  
  7:46 Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Josh Jooris shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:57  
  8:04 Miles Wood blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:04  
  8:19 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 8:37  
Patric Hornqvist hits John Moore. 9:08  
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 9:29  
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 9:38  
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 9:50  
  10:13 Takeaway by Will Butcher.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 10:17  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 10:20  
  10:31 John Moore hits Justin Schultz.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 10:41  
Evgeni Malkin hits Nico Hischier. 10:54  
  11:34 Takeaway by Stefan Noesen.
Bryan Rust hits Sami Vatanen. 11:48  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 12:25  
  12:25 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris.
  12:41 Brian Boyle hits Josh Jooris.
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 13:11  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Miles Wood. 13:11  
  13:23 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jamie Oleksiak penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrick Maroon. 13:40  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 13:40  
  13:40 John Moore shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Josh Jooris wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 14:17  
  14:41 Taylor Hall scores a power play goal. Assisted by Will Butcher.
  14:41 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 15:12  
  15:14 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:23 Andy Greene hits Bryan Rust.
Jake Guentzel hits Sami Vatanen. 15:31  
  15:52 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
  16:25 John Moore shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:34 John Moore hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist hits Nico Hischier. 16:41  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:48  
  17:01 Shot by Michael Grabner misses the net
  17:07 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
  17:11 Patrick Maroon blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  17:49 Miles Wood hits Matt Hunwick.
Matt Hunwick penalty for fighting against Miles Wood - 5 mins (Major). 17:49  
  17:49 Miles Wood penalty for fighting against Matt Hunwick - 5 mins (Major).
  17:49 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby hits Blake Coleman. 17:57  
  18:08 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:03 Giveaway by Travis Zajac.
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 19:53  
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:15  
  0:56 Damon Severson hits Evgeni Malkin.
  1:01 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 1:17  
  1:46 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  1:50 Takeaway by Michael Grabner.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:11  
  2:13 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:28 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 2:56  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 3:04  
  3:45 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:51 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:02 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  4:33 Patrick Maroon hits Olli Maatta.
  4:52 Patrick Maroon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:08 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
  5:10 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:11 Blake Coleman scores. Assisted by Travis Zajac.
  5:11 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 6:23  
  6:32 Brian Gibbons blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:21  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:27  
  7:37 Travis Zajac penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
  7:37 Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  7:50 Blake Coleman hits Justin Schultz.
  8:18 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  8:34 Andy Greene hits Evgeni Malkin.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:45  
  8:45 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:59  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:59  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. 8:59  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 9:25  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 9:58  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 10:05  
Josh Jooris wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 10:12  
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist. 11:26  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 11:26  
  11:38 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Mirco Mueller. 11:42  
  11:51 Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 11:58  
  12:02 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 12:02  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 12:18  
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 12:29  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 12:38  
Bryan Rust hits Andy Greene. 12:45  
  12:59 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:04 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 13:04  
Brian Dumoulin hits Nico Hischier. 13:26  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:36  
  14:12 John Moore shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:12  
  14:18 Shot by Patrick Maroon misses the net
  14:35 Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 15:09  
Bryan Rust hits Kyle Palmieri. 15:41  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 15:52  
Justin Schultz hits Stefan Noesen. 16:13  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Damon Severson. 16:41  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 16:52  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 16:57  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 17:02  
  17:02 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Damon Severson. 17:22  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 18:49  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:10  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 19:16  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:27  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:58  
Patric Hornqvist penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Stefan Noesen. 20:00  
  20:00 John Moore penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
1 OT
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 0:19  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Kris Letang. 0:19