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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 24, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 4672
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 0112
Pittsburgh 2114
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:50 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  1:01 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:34 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 1:43  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:47  
  2:20 Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  2:20 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  2:25 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 3:06  
Shot by Ryan Murray misses the net 3:17  
  3:31 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:32 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 3:40  
  3:43 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 3:54  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:21  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:30  
Pavel Zacha hits Brian Dumoulin. 4:44  
Connor Carrick hits Bryan Rust. 5:02  
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Kris Letang. 5:13  
  5:13 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood blocks shot from John Marino. 5:19  
Michael McLeod hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:23  
Michael McLeod hits Evan Rodrigues. 5:44  
  5:54 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  5:58 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:06 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:26  
  6:51 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:55  
Will Butcher hits Zach Aston-Reese. 7:16  
Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:37  
  7:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:17  
  8:42 Mark Jankowski hits Nathan Bastian.
Takeaway by Nathan Bastian. 8:47  
  9:41 Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Jason Zucker and Mike Matheson.
  9:41 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:24  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:44  
  10:52 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  10:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian hits Kris Letang. 11:20  
Nathan Bastian hits Brian Dumoulin. 11:20  
Jesper Bratt hits Kris Letang. 11:23  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:39  
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 12:08  
  12:15 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Andreas Johnsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kasperi Kapanen. 12:26  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:26  
Michael McLeod hits Jared McCann. 12:36  
  12:50 Jared McCann scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang.
  12:50 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  13:18 Kasperi Kapanen hits Connor Carrick.
  13:24 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  13:49 Jason Zucker hits Matt Tennyson.
  13:49 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Matt Tennyson blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 14:03  
  14:22 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 14:53  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:56  
  14:56 Kris Letang hits Jesper Bratt.
  14:59 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  15:25 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:25 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Connor Carrick hits Teddy Blueger. 15:35  
Yegor Sharangovich hits Marcus Pettersson. 15:43  
  15:57 Teddy Blueger hits Will Butcher.
Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 16:03  
  16:29 Colton Sceviour hits Will Butcher.
Nathan Bastian hits Cody Ceci. 16:38  
  16:45 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:51 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  16:57 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Michael McLeod hits Mark Jankowski. 17:00  
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 17:07  
  17:17 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Giveaway by Nicholas Merkley. 17:53  
  17:56 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  18:23 Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 18:23  
  18:41 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:43  
  18:43 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:26  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:42  
  19:42 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich.
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:59  
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:00  
  0:08 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 0:32  
  0:42 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:43  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:48  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:08  
  1:22 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  1:46 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:50 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Matt Tennyson hits Teddy Blueger. 2:42  
  3:07 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:07 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
  3:14 Zach Aston-Reese hits Connor Carrick.
  3:51 Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 3:51  
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 4:18  
  4:32 Jeff Carter blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  5:05 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:11  
  5:13 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:58  
  6:10 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  6:17 Bryan Rust hits Andreas Johnsson.
  6:23 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:41 Brian Dumoulin hits Miles Wood.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:41  
Nathan Bastian hits Jake Guentzel. 6:44  
  7:01 Bryan Rust hits Ryan Murray.
  7:07 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  7:25 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  7:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  7:30 Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Cody Ceci.
  7:30 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  8:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich.
Andreas Johnsson hits Marcus Pettersson. 8:23  
Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Yegor Sharangovich and Will Butcher. 8:45  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:45  
  9:17 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 9:29  
Jesper Bratt hits Zach Aston-Reese. 9:49  
  9:56 Zach Aston-Reese hits Colton White.
  10:02 Shot by Teddy Blueger misses the net
  10:04 Zach Aston-Reese hits Colton White.
Nico Hischier hits Cody Ceci. 10:20  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:30  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:31  
  10:39 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Will Butcher.
  10:42 Mike Matheson hits Jack Hughes.
  10:46 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin. 11:06  
  11:26 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Nathan Bastian. 11:30  
  11:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  12:02 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  12:55 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  13:12 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  13:21 Giveaway by John Marino.
Colton White shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:32  
  13:46 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Connor Carrick blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 14:03  
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:11  
  14:12 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  14:23 Zach Aston-Reese hits Connor Carrick.
Will Butcher hits Zach Aston-Reese. 14:46  
  14:50 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  15:09 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Andreas Johnsson hits Brian Dumoulin. 15:16  
  15:34 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  15:50 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  15:57 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  16:03 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 16:38  
  16:44 Cody Ceci hits Jesper Bratt.
  16:49 Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  17:02 Kasperi Kapanen hits Connor Carrick.
  17:12 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:13 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  17:23 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Nathan Bastian hits Kris Letang. 17:55  
  18:14 Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 18:22  
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 18:27  
  18:41 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 18:42  
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 19:05  
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:27  
  1:01 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:23  
  1:55 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Colton White hits Teddy Blueger. 2:07  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:16  
  3:02 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:33 Brian Dumoulin hits Andreas Johnsson.
  4:42 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese. 4:43  
  5:08 Giveaway by John Marino.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:15  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:16  
  5:55 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. 6:01  
  6:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  6:07 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:08  
  6:40 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:57  
Colton White shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:07  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 7:08  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 7:20  
  7:28 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
  7:51 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
Marian Studenic hits Mark Jankowski. 8:13  
Matt Tennyson hits Evan Rodrigues. 8:25  
  8:30 Shot by Colton Sceviour misses the net
Matt Tennyson hits Evan Rodrigues. 8:31  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:12  
  10:13 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Ryan Murray and Damon Severson. 10:58  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 10:58  
Colton White shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:11  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 11:12  
  12:07 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 12:17  
  13:09 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Miles Wood blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 13:14  
Nathan Bastian hits Cody Ceci. 13:19  
  13:24 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  13:34 Cody Ceci hits Nathan Bastian.
  14:00 Colton Sceviour hits Jesper Bratt.
Pavel Zacha hits Marcus Pettersson. 14:06  
Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 14:23  
  14:35 Takeaway by Jeff Carter.
  14:52 Jason Zucker hits Marian Studenic.
  14:54 Jason Zucker penalty for fighting against Nicholas Merkley - 5 mins (Major).
Nicholas Merkley penalty for fighting against Jason Zucker - 5 mins (Major). 14:54  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:54  
  15:03 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  15:05 Brian Dumoulin hits Ryan Murray.
  15:13 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 15:14  
  15:30 John Marino blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  15:31 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  15:45 Cody Ceci hits Nico Hischier.
  15:51 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:56  
  15:57 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  16:21 Cody Ceci hits Damon Severson.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:35  
  17:09 Brian Dumoulin hits Jack Hughes.
  17:39 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Andreas Johnsson hits Teddy Blueger. 17:44  
  17:46 Shot by John Marino misses the net
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:07  
  19:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:24 Jeff Carter hits Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:25  
  19:41 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 19:57  
  19:59 Sidney Crosby scores on an empty net.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Kris Letang. 19:59