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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2018
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Jean Hebert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 16264
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1203
Carolina 0000
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Carolina
  0:00 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Brett Pesce. 0:14  
  0:35 Shot by Jordan Martinook misses the net
  0:45 Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Calvin de Haan. 1:04  
Olli Maatta hits Warren Foegele. 1:37  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 1:55  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 2:13  
  2:36 Giveaway by Phillip Di Giuseppe.
  2:51 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:51 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
  2:57 Jordan Staal hits Brian Dumoulin.
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 3:12  
  3:13 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 3:31  
  3:39 Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Andrei Svechnikov. 3:42  
  4:23 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
  4:33 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Brian Dumoulin hits Dougie Hamilton. 4:38  
  4:41 Warren Foegele hits Kris Letang.
  4:50 Shot by Warren Foegele misses the net
Derick Brassard hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 5:06  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 5:08  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 5:10  
  5:13 Andrei Svechnikov hits Juuso Riikola.
  5:35 Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 5:49  
Marcus Pettersson hits Phillip Di Giuseppe. 5:58  
Takeaway by Matt Cullen. 6:12  
  6:16 Justin Faulk blocks shot from Matt Cullen.
  6:42 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Justin Williams. 7:34  
  7:50 Giveaway by Warren Foegele.
  8:04 Shot by Andrei Svechnikov misses the net
Jack Johnson hits Andrei Svechnikov. 8:06  
  8:22 Calvin de Haan hits Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. 8:41  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 8:41  
  8:51 Dougie Hamilton hits Patric Hornqvist.
  9:06 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 9:26  
  9:27 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 9:28  
  9:57 Victor Rask shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:58 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  10:00 Shot by Calvin de Haan misses the net
  10:21 Lucas Wallmark shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 10:30  
  11:05 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:06 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:07 Jordan Martinook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:08 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Juuso Riikola. 11:21  
Dominik Simon hits Jaccob Slavin. 11:28  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 11:42  
Giveaway by Dominik Simon. 11:46  
  11:56 Micheal Ferland shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:24 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jordan Martinook. 12:26  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 13:42  
  13:53 Brock McGinn hits Juuso Riikola.
  14:11 Brock McGinn hits Juuso Riikola.
Juuso Riikola penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 14:13  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 14:13  
Riley Sheahan hits Justin Faulk. 14:42  
  14:53 Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net 15:30  
  16:39 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
  16:45 Micheal Ferland hits Patric Hornqvist.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 16:58  
  17:01 Warren Foegele shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 17:03  
  17:15 Giveaway by Justin Faulk.
  17:22 Takeaway by Jordan Staal.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 17:31  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 17:33  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 17:47  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 17:50  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Victor Rask. 17:53  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brock McGinn. 17:56  
  17:58 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
  18:00 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  18:12 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Giveaway by Tanner Pearson. 18:15  
  18:18 Warren Foegele shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:47 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  19:24 Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net
  19:37 Jordan Staal hits Jack Johnson.
2
Pittsburgh   Carolina
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 0:00  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 0:29  
  0:32 Shot by Andrei Svechnikov misses the net
  0:40 Jordan Martinook hits Sidney Crosby.
  1:03 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
Giveaway by Juuso Riikola. 1:22  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 1:32  
  1:47 Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  1:56 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 1:57  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Brock McGinn. 2:21  
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 2:21  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Phillip Di Giuseppe. 2:27  
  2:46 Shot by Phillip Di Giuseppe misses the net
  2:55 Phillip Di Giuseppe blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. 3:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 3:00  
  3:26 Jordan Martinook hits Olli Maatta.
  3:34 Jordan Martinook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:35 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  3:48 Shot by Sebastian Aho misses the net
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 3:55  
  4:04 Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Justin Williams. 4:05  
  4:23 Justin Williams blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  4:33 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Brett Pesce. 4:53  
Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 5:23  
  5:33 Victor Rask hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  5:47 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 5:51  
  6:02 Shot by Phillip Di Giuseppe misses the net
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 6:07  
  6:34 Justin Faulk hits Jake Guentzel.
  6:49 Takeaway by Jordan Martinook.
  6:52 Shot by Jordan Martinook misses the net
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 7:13  
  7:24 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:32 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 7:46  
  7:53 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 7:56  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 7:58  
  8:01 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  8:09 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 8:10  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 8:12  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 8:13  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 8:14  
  8:18 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  9:08 Teuvo Teravainen hits Jack Johnson.
  9:10 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  9:45 Micheal Ferland blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  10:00 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Tanner Pearson.
  10:09 Lucas Wallmark shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:44 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Derick Brassard penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Warren Foegele. 10:44  
  10:44 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  11:03 Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov.
  11:36 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
  11:48 Giveaway by Jordan Staal.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 12:04  
  12:20 Jordan Staal penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Sheahan.
Dominik Simon wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 12:20  
  12:21 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  12:22 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Teuvo Teravainen. 12:39  
  13:30 Jaccob Slavin hits Patric Hornqvist.
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 13:46  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 13:47  
  14:02 Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 14:30  
  14:41 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 14:42  
Riley Sheahan penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dougie Hamilton. 15:03  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 15:03  
  15:15 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
  15:18 Teuvo Teravainen hits Jake Guentzel.
  15:35 Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Justin Faulk. 16:19  
Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. 17:05  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 17:13  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 17:51  
Tanner Pearson hits Sebastian Aho. 18:21  
  18:57 Shot by Andrei Svechnikov misses the net
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel. 19:09  
  19:09 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:18 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  19:30 Takeaway by Warren Foegele.
  19:43 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:59 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
3
Pittsburgh   Carolina
  0:00 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:29 Andrei Svechnikov hits Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 0:52  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 0:57  
  1:11 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:20 Shot by Victor Rask misses the net
  1:24 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:27 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 1:46  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Victor Rask. 1:51  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 1:52  
  1:56 Micheal Ferland hits Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 2:12  
  2:15 Takeaway by Micheal Ferland.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 2:24  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 2:26  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 2:29  
  2:29 Andrei Svechnikov hits Olli Maatta.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 2:30  
  2:36 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 2:37  
  2:47 Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 2:53  
  3:14 Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  3:30 Phillip Di Giuseppe shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tanner Pearson hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 3:47  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Warren Foegele. 3:50  
  4:04 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:10 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  4:11 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 4:17  
  4:18 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:21 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 5:07  
  5:18 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:24 Shot by Teuvo Teravainen misses the net
  5:34 Giveaway by Micheal Ferland.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 5:44  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 5:47  
  5:48 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Tanner Pearson.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 5:53  
Derick Brassard hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 5:58  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Victor Rask. 6:11  
  6:19 Brock McGinn hits Brian Dumoulin.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Phillip Di Giuseppe. 6:20  
  6:23 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  6:24 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  6:25 Lucas Wallmark wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  6:35 Jordan Martinook hits Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta hits Jordan Martinook. 6:59  
Matt Cullen hits Jordan Martinook. 7:10  
  7:14 Shot by Andrei Svechnikov misses the net
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 7:40  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 7:41  
  7:42 Calvin de Haan hits Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 7:48  
  7:58 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Marcus Pettersson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Williams. 8:16  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 8:16  
  9:28 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Micheal Ferland. 9:36  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 9:41  
  9:48 Victor Rask shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:56 Shot by Jaccob Slavin misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Sebastian Aho. 9:58  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 10:03  
  10:22 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
  10:27 Jordan Martinook hits Patric Hornqvist.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 10:34  
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 10:40  
  10:47 Jordan Martinook blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  10:59 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
  11:04 Warren Foegele shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:05 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Calvin de Haan. 11:09  
  11:15 Shot by Victor Rask misses the net
Zach Aston-Reese hits Calvin de Haan. 11:16  
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 11:26  
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 11:30  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 11:54  
  12:15 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 12:16  
  12:30 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  13:04 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:06 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:07 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 13:08  
  13:18 Giveaway by Justin Faulk.
  13:21 Victor Rask blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 13:22  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 13:36  
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 13:43  
  13:45 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 13:53  
  14:02 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Marcus Pettersson.
  14:19 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:32 Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:42 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 14:43  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 15:13  
  15:27 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 15:36  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 15:42  
  15:47 Victor Rask shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:57 Victor Rask hits Brian Dumoulin.
  16:14 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 16:17  
  16:32 Micheal Ferland hits Marcus Pettersson.
Juuso Riikola hits Micheal Ferland. 16:48  
  16:52 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 17:08  
  17:10 Phillip Di Giuseppe shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Juuso Riikola hits Lucas Wallmark. 17:35  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lucas Wallmark. 17:52  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 17:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 17:55  
  18:15 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 18:23  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Warren Foegele. 18:51  
  18:57 Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:59 Jordan Martinook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:21 Lucas Wallmark penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 19:21  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney. 19:28  
  19:59 Calvin de Haan shoots Saved by Matt Murray.