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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 27, 2022
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Travis Toomey, Caleb Apperson
Attendance: 17072
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1023
Columbus 1102
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Columbus
  0:00 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:11  
  0:46 Brendan Gaunce hits Danton Heinen.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 1:10  
  2:01 Adam Boqvist shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  2:24 Dean Kukan blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  2:34 Cole Sillinger hits Dominik Simon.
Takeaway by John Marino. 3:13  
  3:41 Adam Boqvist shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:05 Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:15  
Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:17  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 4:17  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 4:22  
  4:37 Takeaway by Jakub Voracek.
  4:40 Shot by Jakub Voracek misses the net
  4:43 Oliver Bjorkstrand scores. Assisted by Jack Roslovic and Jakub Voracek.
  4:43 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Gabriel Carlsson. 5:04  
  5:05 Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 5:06  
  5:12 Takeaway by Boone Jenner.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:27  
  6:07 Gustav Nyquist wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Boone Jenner. 6:09  
Jeff Carter hits Gabriel Carlsson. 6:33  
  6:47 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 6:48  
  6:58 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 7:08  
Jake Guentzel hits Andrew Peeke. 7:18  
  7:37 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Dean Kukan. 7:52  
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 7:56  
  7:56 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:17 Brendan Gaunce hits Marcus Pettersson.
Mark Friedman shoots misses the net 8:24  
Dominik Simon hits Adam Boqvist. 8:31  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:42  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 8:43  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Gavin Bayreuther. 9:07  
  9:19 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Giveaway by Jeff Carter. 9:29  
  9:40 Takeaway by Jakub Voracek.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 9:56  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 10:07  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:16  
  10:32 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  10:43 Boone Jenner hits Mark Friedman.
  10:43 Shot by Vladislav Gavrikov misses the net
  11:00 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 11:15  
  11:21 Boone Jenner penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
  11:21 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 11:38  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:25  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:43  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 13:08  
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 13:19  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 13:23  
  13:33 Gabriel Carlsson hits Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 13:47  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 13:52  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:03  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 14:09  
  14:15 Takeaway by Adam Boqvist.
  14:32 Adam Boqvist shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  14:33 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:26  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 15:57  
  16:05 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  16:09 Gavin Bayreuther shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 16:13  
  16:26 Takeaway by Jakub Voracek.
  16:37 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Brock McGinn.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:02  
Brian Boyle hits Gavin Bayreuther. 17:07  
Dominik Simon hits Dean Kukan. 17:27  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:06  
  18:24 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  18:33 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:45 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:52 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:05  
  19:10 Sean Kuraly hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Chad Ruhwedel scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen. 19:11  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 19:11  
2
Pittsburgh   Columbus
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 0:00  
  0:06 Boone Jenner hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 0:17  
  0:22 Patrik Laine blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 0:26  
  1:53 Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net
Marcus Pettersson hits Justin Danforth. 1:54  
  2:07 Brendan Gaunce hits Marcus Pettersson.
Brock McGinn hits Gabriel Carlsson. 2:16  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 2:31  
  2:48 Jack Roslovic penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Carter.
  2:48 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:56  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:28  
  3:29 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:39 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 4:17  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:23  
  4:23 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 4:54  
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:02  
Brian Boyle hits Sean Kuraly. 5:10  
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:22  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 5:23  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 5:30  
Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net 5:56  
Jake Guentzel penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrik Laine. 6:31  
  6:31 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  6:40 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  6:42 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:12 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:18 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:22 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:42 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:53 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
  8:39 Jack Roslovic scores.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 8:39  
Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:53  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 9:21  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:25  
  9:43 Boone Jenner hits Brian Dumoulin.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:07  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:09  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 10:11  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:57  
  11:09 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:52 Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:53 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  12:01 Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net
  12:04 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:41 Gabriel Carlsson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Aston-Reese.
Zach Aston-Reese penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Gabriel Carlsson. 12:41  
  12:41 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:19 Andrew Peeke hits Kris Letang.
Shot by Mark Friedman misses the net 14:28  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:34  
  14:34 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  14:47 Boone Jenner hits John Marino.
  15:18 Takeaway by Dean Kukan.
  15:27 Shot by Adam Boqvist misses the net
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Adam Boqvist. 15:58  
  16:07 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 16:08  
  17:06 Gavin Bayreuther hits Brock McGinn.
  17:11 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:15 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Dean Kukan. 17:20  
  17:32 Sean Kuraly hits Brian Dumoulin.
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:41  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:47  
  18:07 Max Domi shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:08 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  19:08 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:14 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 19:33  
  19:33 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Mark Friedman.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:38  
  19:41 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Jake Guentzel hits Andrew Peeke. 19:47  
3
Pittsburgh   Columbus
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 0:00  
  0:06 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 0:25  
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Vladislav Gavrikov. 0:28  
  0:34 Shot by Vladislav Gavrikov misses the net
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:55  
  1:19 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  1:24 Justin Danforth hits Danton Heinen.
  1:39 Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 1:39  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 1:50  
Evan Rodrigues hits Andrew Peeke. 2:24  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 2:46  
  3:01 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
  3:10 Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  3:40 Takeaway by Vladislav Gavrikov.
  3:52 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  3:56 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 4:58  
  5:04 Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  5:08 Sean Kuraly hits Evgeni Malkin.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 6:27  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 6:28  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 7:02  
  7:37 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Brian Boyle hits Dean Kukan. 8:26  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:38  
Brian Boyle hits Gabriel Carlsson. 9:04  
  9:11 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  9:12 Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:54  
  10:04 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Takeaway by Danton Heinen. 10:20  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:21  
  10:22 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  10:29 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 10:31  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:36  
  10:37 Sean Kuraly penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Gustav Nyquist. 10:37  
  10:47 Takeaway by Vladislav Gavrikov.
  11:08 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:31 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel. 11:54  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 11:54  
  12:11 Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  13:13 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  13:40 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 14:06  
  14:13 Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 14:13  
Shot by John Marino misses the net 14:39  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 15:07  
  15:22 Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 15:23  
  15:32 Takeaway by Andrew Peeke.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:15  
  16:48 Brendan Gaunce blocks shot from John Marino.
  16:49 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 17:36  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:41  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 17:46  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:46  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Bryan Rust. 17:46  
  17:46 Team penalty for Columbus delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Justin Danforth.
  18:32 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:07  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 19:38  
  19:50 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  19:51 Jakub Voracek penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct).
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 19:51