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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Tyson Baker
Attendance: 1800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0112
New Jersey 1203
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
  0:11 P.K. Subban hits Jake Guentzel.
  0:28 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 0:44  
Kris Letang hits Janne Kuokkanen. 0:46  
Cody Ceci hits Damon Severson. 1:12  
  1:18 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 1:18  
Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:33  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:34  
  1:46 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 2:06  
  2:08 Takeaway by Damon Severson.
Giveaway by Cody Ceci. 2:41  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 2:46  
  2:58 Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net
  3:11 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:11 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 3:34  
  4:04 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:13 Nathan Bastian hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 4:15  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Miles Wood. 4:26  
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 4:59  
  4:59 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:44 Jack Hughes blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  7:17 Shot by Miles Wood misses the net
  7:19 Nathan Bastian hits Brandon Tanev.
  7:29 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
  7:37 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
Cody Ceci hits Miles Wood. 7:40  
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. 7:53  
  8:03 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:03 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour.
  8:10 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
  8:16 Takeaway by P.K. Subban.
  8:19 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 8:25  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 9:02  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 9:03  
John Marino hits Yegor Sharangovich. 9:22  
  9:32 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:41 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:46 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:48 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  10:02 Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Ty Smith and Kyle Palmieri.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 10:02  
  10:24 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Yegor Sharangovich. 10:34  
  10:53 Giveaway by Travis Zajac.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 11:01  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 11:24  
  11:30 Miles Wood hits Cody Ceci.
  12:09 Mikhail Maltsev hits Mark Jankowski.
  12:28 Takeaway by Nikita Gusev.
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 12:34  
  12:57 Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 13:30  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 13:41  
  14:16 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 14:16  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 14:24  
Anthony Angello hits Kyle Palmieri. 14:54  
John Marino shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 15:13  
Marcus Pettersson hits Miles Wood. 15:26  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 15:33  
  15:46 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 15:46  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 16:32  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 16:55  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:11  
  17:12 Nathan Bastian hits Bryan Rust.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:44  
  17:45 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:54  
Sam Lafferty hits Jack Hughes. 17:57  
Brandon Tanev hits Ty Smith. 18:29  
Brandon Tanev hits Ty Smith. 19:00  
Shot by Brandon Tanev misses the net 19:17  
  19:26 Takeaway by Nikita Gusev.
  19:44 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 0:21  
  0:45 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
Brandon Tanev hits Damon Severson. 1:08  
  1:10 Ty Smith blocks shot from Cody Ceci.
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 1:16  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:20  
  1:20 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  1:34 Nathan Bastian hits Mike Matheson.
  1:36 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:46 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:50  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson. 1:50  
Giveaway by Anthony Angello. 2:05  
  2:22 Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
John Marino hits Michael McLeod. 2:22  
  2:22 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:35  
  3:05 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 3:10  
  3:15 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 3:27  
  3:36 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Cody Ceci hits Kyle Palmieri. 3:41  
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 3:49  
  4:13 Sami Vatanen hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 4:18  
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 4:26  
  4:32 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:43 Dmitry Kulikov hits John Marino.
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 5:01  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 5:03  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 5:29  
Sidney Crosby hits Ty Smith. 5:32  
  5:37 Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  5:37 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  6:16 Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 6:19  
  6:37 Shot by Ryan Murray misses the net
Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 6:51  
  6:56 Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri.
  6:59 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Brandon Tanev hits Damon Severson. 7:28  
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 7:38  
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 7:39  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 7:41  
  7:41 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  7:57 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 7:59  
Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Kulikov. 8:18  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 8:18  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:18  
  8:42 P.K. Subban scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 8:42  
  8:53 Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood.
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 8:54  
Anthony Angello hits Kyle Palmieri. 9:22  
John Marino blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 9:48  
Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Ty Smith. 10:02  
  10:19 Travis Zajac scores. Assisted by Damon Severson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 10:19  
  10:26 Dmitry Kulikov hits Jake Guentzel.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 10:42  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 10:52  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jesper Bratt. 10:54  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Sami Vatanen. 11:23  
  11:35 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 12:04  
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Ty Smith. 12:12  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 12:29  
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 12:41  
Frederick Gaudreau hits Janne Kuokkanen. 12:52  
  13:12 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:21 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 13:24  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 13:26  
  13:26 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 13:39  
  13:46 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:46 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 14:08  
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 14:08  
  14:18 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 14:18  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 14:50  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 14:50  
  14:50 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  15:00 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:00 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  15:26 Giveaway by Michael McLeod.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 16:00  
  16:06 Miles Wood hits Marcus Pettersson.
Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 16:12  
Colton Sceviour hits Damon Severson. 16:13  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 16:24  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 16:32  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 16:38  
  16:52 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:52 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:03  
  17:03 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:25  
Kris Letang hits Travis Zajac. 17:33  
John Marino blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 17:55  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson. 17:55  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 18:09  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 18:12  
  18:12 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  18:35 Ty Smith blocks shot from Brandon Tanev.
  18:52 Kyle Palmieri hits John Marino.
  19:00 Ty Smith hits Evan Rodrigues.
  19:00 Michael McLeod penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
  19:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 19:47  
Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Kasperi Kapanen. 19:47  
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:06 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:53 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:07 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  1:15 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brandon Tanev hits Kyle Palmieri. 1:24  
  1:24 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 1:36  
  1:44 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  1:46 Giveaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
  2:16 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:16  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:24  
  2:24 Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:24  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:32  
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 3:12  
Shot by John Marino misses the net 3:43  
  4:13 Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 4:17  
  4:17 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  4:23 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:32 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mike Matheson hits Mikhail Maltsev. 4:50  
  4:51 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 5:16  
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 5:30  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 5:30  
  5:45 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 6:15  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 6:36  
  6:42 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
  7:01 Travis Zajac hits Brian Dumoulin.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Andreas Johnsson. 7:36  
  7:39 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:39 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 7:54  
  8:07 Jesper Bratt hits Brandon Tanev.
Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 8:35  
  8:45 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 8:58  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 8:58  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 9:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 9:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 9:05  
  9:06 Miles Wood blocks shot from John Marino.
  9:09 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 9:42  
  9:42 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  10:14 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
  10:58 Ryan Murray hits Mark Jankowski.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 11:07  
  12:01 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:07 Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
  12:18 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 12:39  
  12:52 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:23 Ty Smith blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen.
  13:44 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
Brian Dumoulin hits Jesper Bratt. 13:49  
  14:07 Mikhail Maltsev hits Zach Aston-Reese.
John Marino shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 14:14  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 14:14  
  14:28 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Sam Lafferty.
  14:34 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:34 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  15:09 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 15:20  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 15:31  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 15:36  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. 15:38  
  15:38 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Kasperi Kapanen.
  16:03 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evan Rodrigues hits Kyle Palmieri. 16:10  
  16:37 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
  16:47 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
Sam Lafferty hits Ryan Murray. 17:16  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 17:41  
  17:55 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  18:18 Jesper Bratt hits Bryan Rust.
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 18:57  
  19:08 P.K. Subban hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 19:10  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 19:24  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 19:26  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 19:45  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 19:49  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:49  
Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Brandon Tanev. 19:55  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:55  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 19:59