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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, Minnesota 4
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 12, 2019
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 19157
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1427
Minnesota 0224
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Dominik Simon hits Jonas Brodin. 0:32  
  0:36 Luke Kunin hits Kris Letang.
  1:06 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:14 Matt Dumba hits Patric Hornqvist.
Jack Johnson hits Jordan Greenway. 1:43  
  1:48 Takeaway by Kevin Fiala.
Teddy Blueger hits Carson Soucy. 1:56  
  2:14 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
  2:19 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  2:20 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Joseph Blandisi.
  2:49 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:55 Takeaway by Ryan Suter.
  3:01 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:02 Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 3:21  
  3:29 Giveaway by Luke Kunin.
  3:34 Jared Spurgeon hits Kris Letang.
  3:40 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  4:04 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 4:51  
  4:52 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  5:07 Eric Staal hits Justin Schultz.
Brandon Tanev hits Kevin Fiala. 5:44  
Takeaway by Brandon Tanev. 5:50  
John Marino hits Matt Dumba. 6:01  
Adam Johnson hits Matt Dumba. 6:14  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Victor Rask. 6:45  
  6:48 Marcus Foligno hits Brian Dumoulin.
  6:55 Ryan Hartman penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty.
Sam Lafferty penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 6:55  
  6:55 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  7:08 Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 7:16  
  7:32 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  7:48 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 8:01  
Giveaway by Jared McCann. 8:15  
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 9:03  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:52  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:57  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:14  
Jared McCann hits Jordan Greenway. 10:53  
  10:57 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 10:58  
Sam Lafferty hits Matt Dumba. 11:27  
  11:42 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:46 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang hits Jonas Brodin. 12:45  
  12:51 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:02 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 13:08  
Jack Johnson hits Kevin Fiala. 13:57  
  14:08 Jordan Greenway hits Brandon Tanev.
  14:26 Ryan Suter penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Tanev.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 14:26  
Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Sidney Crosby. 14:54  
  14:54 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 15:27  
  15:29 Giveaway by Eric Staal.
  15:44 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:45 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  15:57 Mikko Koivu hits Sam Lafferty.
  15:58 Takeaway by Mikko Koivu.
  16:04 Carson Soucy shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:22  
Jared McCann blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 16:31  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:32  
  16:39 Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:42 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:43  
  17:38 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
  17:44 Victor Rask hits John Marino.
Adam Johnson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 17:48  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 17:49  
  17:56 Eric Staal blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
  18:22 Eric Staal hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 18:34  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 19:13  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 19:23  
  19:28 Mikko Koivu blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 19:30  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 19:39  
2
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 0:34  
  0:47 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  1:21 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  2:03 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brandon Tanev hits Eric Staal. 2:29  
  2:38 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 2:56  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 2:58  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 3:11  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Matt Murray. 3:26  
Joseph Blandisi wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 3:26  
  3:36 Marcus Foligno hits Joseph Blandisi.
Jack Johnson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 3:40  
  3:40 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  3:54 Jason Zucker scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brad Hunt and Jared Spurgeon.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 3:54  
  4:27 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:28 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  4:47 Jason Zucker hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 4:54  
  4:55 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 5:02  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 5:35  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 6:25  
  6:36 Jared Spurgeon hits Sidney Crosby.
  7:10 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Carson Soucy. 8:00  
  8:05 Eric Staal hits Brandon Tanev.
  8:09 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  8:21 Jordan Greenway penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Tanev.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 8:21  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:54  
Patric Hornqvist penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. 8:56  
  8:56 Devan Dubnyk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. Served by Luke Kunin.
Patric Hornqvist penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. Served by Adam Johnson. 8:56  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 8:56  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Zach Parise. 9:22  
  9:37 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 9:55  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:11  
  10:44 Eric Staal hits Brandon Tanev.
Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net 10:47  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 10:49  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:08  
Adam Johnson scores. Assisted by Sam Lafferty and Zach Aston-Reese. 11:11  
  11:11 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
  12:13 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:25  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:42  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:43  
  12:49 Kevin Fiala blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:54  
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Brandon Tanev. 12:58  
  12:58 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Luke Kunin. 13:25  
Joseph Blandisi wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin. 13:27  
Joseph Blandisi scores. Assisted by Adam Johnson and Sam Lafferty. 13:39  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 13:39  
  14:46 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:47 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Joseph Blandisi.
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 15:03  
  15:05 Shot by Mikko Koivu misses the net
Joseph Blandisi blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 15:37  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 15:39  
  16:39 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:46 Jared Spurgeon scores. Assisted by Marcus Foligno and Victor Rask.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 16:46  
Marcus Pettersson hits Ryan Hartman. 17:12  
  17:13 Marcus Foligno hits Jake Guentzel.
  17:20 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 17:21  
  18:18 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:28 Ryan Hartman hits Kris Letang.
  18:34 Marcus Foligno hits Patric Hornqvist.
  19:03 Zach Parise hits Brian Dumoulin.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 19:08  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 19:09  
  19:12 Zach Parise blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  19:13 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 19:31  
  19:47 Eric Staal blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 19:58  
3
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 0:00  
  0:26 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
  0:30 Marcus Foligno hits Brian Dumoulin.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 1:18  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 2:17  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:33  
  3:26 Mikko Koivu hits Patric Hornqvist.
  3:51 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 3:59  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 4:21  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 4:21  
Jared McCann blocks shot from Eric Staal. 5:11  
Jared McCann blocks shot from Eric Staal. 5:12  
  5:16 Eric Staal hits Jared McCann.
  5:40 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  5:51 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:55 Team penalty for Minnesota delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jason Zucker.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 5:55  
  6:34 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
  7:04 Matt Dumba hits Kris Letang.
  7:18 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:24 Takeaway by Zach Parise.
  7:46 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
  7:51 Shot by Brad Hunt misses the net
Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net 8:31  
  8:37 Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  8:49 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  9:20 Victor Rask hits John Marino.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 9:32  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 9:37  
  9:52 Marcus Foligno hits Brian Dumoulin.
  10:11 Victor Rask shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:16 Ryan Hartman penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
  10:16 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:44 Luke Kunin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  10:45 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.
Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist. 10:48  
  10:48 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  11:52 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Dominik Kahun.
  12:07 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Marcus Pettersson.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 12:52  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 13:43  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 14:23  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 14:41  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:42  
Dominik Kahun shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 15:06  
  15:23 Brad Hunt scores. Assisted by Kevin Fiala and Eric Staal.
  15:23 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:40 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
  15:44 Luke Kunin scores. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin.
  15:44 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 16:19  
  16:22 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:30 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:41 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  16:46 Shot by Brad Hunt misses the net
  16:58 Jared Spurgeon hits Teddy Blueger.
  17:19 Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
  17:32 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  17:42 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  17:51 Shot by Mikko Koivu misses the net
Sidney Crosby hits Marcus Foligno. 18:10  
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 18:22  
  18:26 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:44 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:45 Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Sam Lafferty scores on an empty net. 18:49  
Joseph Blandisi wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 18:49  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 18:54  
Joseph Blandisi shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 19:02  
  19:03 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Joseph Blandisi.
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 19:58