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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Jake Brenk, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 19515
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1012
Detroit 1225
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:10 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:22 Shot by Joe Hicketts misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 0:22  
  0:34 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel. 0:38  
  0:38 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:49 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:04 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 1:37  
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 1:40  
  1:51 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:04 Justin Abdelkader hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  2:08 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:29 Justin Abdelkader hits Justin Schultz.
  2:40 Shot by Evgeny Svechnikov misses the net
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Joe Hicketts. 3:03  
  3:13 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
  3:40 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 4:21  
  4:26 Giveaway by Henrik Zetterberg.
  4:50 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:55 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Phil Kessel blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader. 4:57  
  5:07 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:25  
  5:58 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  6:46 Martin Frk hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 6:51  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 6:51  
  6:55 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 7:06  
Bryan Rust penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joe Hicketts. 7:44  
  7:44 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  7:50 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:50 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:21  
  8:21 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Tom Kuhnhackl.
  8:48 Giveaway by Frans Nielsen.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Joe Hicketts. 8:52  
  9:10 Giveaway by Joe Hicketts.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 9:17  
  9:51 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 10:04  
  10:46 Niklas Kronwall penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 10:46  
  11:42 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:56 Giveaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
  12:09 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  12:15 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:15  
  14:07 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  15:21 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  15:32 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
Patric Hornqvist wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 15:41  
  16:21 Takeaway by Trevor Daley.
  16:24 Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou.
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 16:38  
  16:43 Niklas Kronwall scores. Assisted by Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 16:43  
  17:00 Niklas Kronwall hits Conor Sheary.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 17:03  
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 17:25  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Trevor Daley. 17:28  
  18:01 Giveaway by Joe Hicketts.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 18:01  
  18:13 Andreas Athanasiou blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 18:13  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 18:15  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Justin Abdelkader. 18:48  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:06  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:18  
  19:21 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:21  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:25  
  19:25 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 19:43  
  19:44 Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist.
2
Pittsburgh   Detroit
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 0:00  
  0:23 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  0:29 Giveaway by Danny DeKeyser.
Jake Guentzel hits Danny DeKeyser. 0:36  
Patric Hornqvist hits Danny DeKeyser. 0:57  
  1:02 Joe Hicketts hits Evgeni Malkin.
  1:21 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:52 Shot by Trevor Daley misses the net
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 2:00  
  2:27 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 2:39  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Trevor Daley. 3:00  
  3:16 Giveaway by Jimmy Howard.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:25  
  3:57 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  4:18 Niklas Kronwall hits Kris Letang.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Joe Hicketts. 5:51  
  5:51 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  5:56 Shot by Joe Hicketts misses the net
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 5:56  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Danny DeKeyser. 6:08  
  6:13 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Svechnikov. 6:13  
  6:37 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  6:42 Niklas Kronwall hits Conor Sheary.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:45  
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 7:33  
  7:46 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 7:48  
  7:48 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:20 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Conor Sheary hits Joe Hicketts. 8:38  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 9:03  
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 9:35  
  9:40 Giveaway by Justin Abdelkader.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 9:56  
Jake Guentzel hits Nick Jensen. 10:05  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 10:22  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 10:25  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 10:25  
  10:29 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 10:42  
Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson. 10:56  
  11:08 Shot by Trevor Daley misses the net
  11:11 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:11 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 11:19  
  11:28 Danny DeKeyser hits Justin Schultz.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Frans Nielsen. 11:42  
  11:48 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:56 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 11:56  
  12:07 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
  12:13 Shot by Evgeny Svechnikov misses the net
  12:20 Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 12:20  
Jamie Oleksiak penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Darren Helm. 12:39  
  12:39 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 13:14  
  14:06 Giveaway by Frans Nielsen.
  14:28 Frans Nielsen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Martin Frk and Joe Hicketts.
  14:28 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  15:09 Luke Glendening scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and Darren Helm.
  15:09 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:29 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 15:40  
  16:00 Shot by Danny DeKeyser misses the net
  16:10 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  16:19 Henrik Zetterberg hits Olli Maatta.
Giveaway by Derick Brassard. 16:19  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. 16:27  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:41  
  17:18 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 17:44  
  18:10 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 18:17  
  18:25 Martin Frk hits Conor Sheary.
  18:33 Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:38 Shot by Martin Frk misses the net
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 19:27  
  19:35 Jonathan Ericsson hits Patric Hornqvist.
3
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:23 Dylan Larkin hits Jake Guentzel.
Justin Schultz hits Darren Helm. 0:26  
  0:38 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:41 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:05  
  1:06 Trevor Daley penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Abdelkader. 1:06  
  1:24 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  1:41 Takeaway by Frans Nielsen.
  1:42 Giveaway by Frans Nielsen.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 1:47  
  2:02 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 2:27  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 2:57  
  3:01 Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:02 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:22 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 3:25  
  3:33 Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  3:34 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
  3:59 Giveaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
  4:03 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Jonathan Ericsson. 4:10  
  4:51 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:51 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Trevor Daley. 4:58  
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 5:01  
  5:31 Shot by Jonathan Ericsson misses the net
Brian Dumoulin hits Darren Helm. 6:09  
  6:21 Darren Helm scores. Assisted by Dylan Larkin and Joe Hicketts.
  6:21 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 6:53  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 7:00  
  7:03 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  7:10 Martin Frk hits Patric Hornqvist.
  7:14 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 7:19  
  7:27 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin hits Martin Frk. 7:39  
  8:00 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  8:00 Justin Abdelkader wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 8:10  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 8:32  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:53  
Patric Hornqvist hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 8:59  
Kris Letang hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:26  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 9:37  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 9:37  
  9:47 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  9:54 Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  11:06 Niklas Kronwall hits Conor Sheary.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 11:40  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:46  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:52  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 12:22  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 12:32  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 12:47  
  13:43 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Frans Nielsen. 14:11  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 14:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 14:55  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:01  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 15:01  
  15:25 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:39 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Frans Nielsen. 16:17  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 16:22  
  16:37 Giveaway by Martin Frk.
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. 16:44  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 16:44  
  17:18 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  17:18 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 17:42  
  17:51 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 18:06  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 18:21  
  18:21 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 18:32  
  18:32 Luke Glendening scores. Assisted by Trevor Daley and Danny DeKeyser.
  18:39 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Anthony Mantha. 18:53  
  19:14 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:27 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:29