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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 20, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 1800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0213
New Jersey 1001
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 0:46  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 0:57  
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:04  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:05  
  1:29 Takeaway by Nicholas Merkley.
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Ty Smith. 1:38  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 1:38  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 1:44  
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 1:57  
  2:07 Andreas Johnsson hits John Marino.
  2:26 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 2:32  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:42  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 2:44  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 2:54  
  3:15 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 4:06  
  4:42 Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
  4:48 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
Sam Lafferty hits Sami Vatanen. 5:03  
  5:25 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 5:54  
Giveaway by Jared McCann. 6:26  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 7:12  
  7:14 Takeaway by Sami Vatanen.
  7:19 Kyle Palmieri scores. Assisted by Sami Vatanen and Jesper Bratt.
  7:19 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  7:19 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:29  
  7:41 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  7:44 Damon Severson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:44  
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 8:37  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 8:55  
  9:46 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
Shot by John Marino misses the net 9:49  
Takeaway by Jared McCann. 9:57  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 10:05  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 10:56  
  11:01 Giveaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
  12:49 Giveaway by Travis Zajac.
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 13:06  
  13:06 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 13:23  
Anthony Angello penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ty Smith. 14:06  
  14:06 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  14:58 Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
  15:13 Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net
  15:19 Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri.
  15:35 Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 15:44  
  16:05 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  16:28 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:36 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 16:46  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 16:47  
Giveaway by Casey DeSmith. 17:03  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:55  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 18:42  
  19:02 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
  19:16 Mikhail Maltsev hits Kris Letang.
  19:27 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:44 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:54  
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 0:41  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 0:48  
  0:49 Giveaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
  0:51 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  1:01 Jesper Bratt hits Cody Ceci.
  1:11 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
Mike Matheson hits Jack Hughes. 1:43  
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 2:29  
  2:39 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:28  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 3:39  
  3:50 Giveaway by Travis Zajac.
  4:14 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 4:14  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 4:47  
Zach Aston-Reese scores. Assisted by Sam Lafferty and Marcus Pettersson. 4:59  
  4:59 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
  5:14 Miles Wood penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
  5:14 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 5:57  
Bryan Rust scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. 6:35  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 6:35  
Sam Lafferty penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. 7:35  
  7:35 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 8:32  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 8:48  
  9:09 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  10:16 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  10:31 Giveaway by Nicholas Merkley.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 10:43  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 10:57  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 11:06  
  11:26 Takeaway by Travis Zajac.
  12:10 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 12:14  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 12:25  
  12:26 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
  12:37 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:37 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Damon Severson. 12:50  
  12:51 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:52 Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 12:54  
  13:25 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 13:42  
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 13:46  
Jared McCann blocks shot from Ryan Murray. 14:48  
  15:20 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Nikita Gusev. 15:31  
  15:50 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Jared McCann blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 16:09  
  16:11 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Dmitry Kulikov. 16:36  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:07  
  17:07 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:17 Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 17:38  
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 17:55  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 17:55  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 18:06  
  18:16 Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Sami Vatanen. 18:42  
  18:58 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  19:09 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  19:21 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  19:21 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 19:21  
  19:35 Ty Smith hits Anthony Angello.
  19:44 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 0:40  
  1:20 Giveaway by Ty Smith.
  1:33 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  1:45 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:10  
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:33  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:51  
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:51  
  2:51 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:28 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
  3:51 Takeaway by Nikita Gusev.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 4:02  
Marcus Pettersson hits Janne Kuokkanen. 4:21  
  4:33 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 4:40  
  4:48 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:51 Giveaway by Sami Vatanen.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 5:17  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 5:17  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 5:28  
  6:23 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
  6:40 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
  6:51 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Anthony Angello penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. 7:17  
  7:17 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:17 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:17 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  7:30 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
  8:11 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Takeaway by Colton Sceviour. 8:13  
  8:23 Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood.
  9:01 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 9:01  
Brian Dumoulin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt. 9:21  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:21  
  10:31 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 11:01  
  11:22 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  11:32 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:37 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Jared McCann blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 12:26  
  12:33 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 12:46  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 12:50  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 12:55  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 13:13  
  13:30 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  13:44 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  14:13 Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood.
  14:19 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. 14:25  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 14:25  
Sam Lafferty penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Kulikov. 14:45  
  14:45 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty.
  14:45 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 14:58  
John Marino blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 16:00  
  16:36 Takeaway by Ty Smith.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 18:00  
  18:06 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:06 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:06 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:21 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:21 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:48 Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net
Brian Dumoulin hits Nikita Gusev. 18:55  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 19:26  
  19:29 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:53 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:57