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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Tom Kowal, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18653
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Carolina 1102
Pittsburgh 0123
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Carolina   Pittsburgh
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  1:04 Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Victor Rask shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 2:02  
Jay McClement wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 2:03  
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 2:21  
  2:33 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Teuvo Teravainen.
  3:12 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Jordan Staal shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 3:32  
  3:42 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Derek Ryan.
Jeff Skinner shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 4:40  
  5:06 Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Joakim Nordstrom shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 5:13  
  5:14 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Teuvo Teravainen.
  5:26 Derrick Pouliot shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 5:31  
Victor Rask wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 6:18  
  6:51 Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Elias Lindholm scores. Assisted by Noah Hanifin. Assisted by Ryan Murphy. 8:10
(1-0)
 
Jay McClement wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 8:10  
  8:39 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 9:25  
Teuvo Teravainen shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 9:28  
  9:42 Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Victor Rask wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 9:43  
  10:08 Derrick Pouliot shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 10:15  
Ron Hainsey shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 11:47  
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 11:49  
Jay McClement wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 11:50  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Chris Kunitz. 13:52  
Victor Rask wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 14:13  
  14:51 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Derek Ryan.
  15:45 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Jay McClement.
  16:02 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Elias Lindholm.
Matt Tennyson shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 16:35  
  16:36 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Teuvo Teravainen.
  16:45 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Teuvo Teravainen.
Lee Stempniak shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 17:40  
  18:16 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Elias Lindholm wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 18:17  
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 18:57  
  18:58 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Victor Rask.
Derek Ryan wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 19:06  
2
Carolina   Pittsburgh
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 0:26  
  0:26
(1-1)
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz. Assisted by Conor Sheary.
  1:24 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  1:25 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Derek Ryan.
  1:31 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  2:17 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay McClement.
  2:17 Trevor Daley shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  3:24 Scott Wilson shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  3:35 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Sebastian Aho.
  4:02 Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Derek Ryan wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 4:57  
Brock McGinn shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 6:14  
  7:19 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Derek Ryan.
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 8:34  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 9:14  
Jay McClement wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 9:45  
Joakim Nordstrom shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 10:28  
  10:50 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  11:05 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Elias Lindholm.
  11:13 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
  11:41 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Elias Lindholm.
Teuvo Teravainen shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 12:30  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 12:32  
Lee Stempniak scores. Assisted by Teuvo Teravainen. Assisted by Sebastian Aho. 12:32
(2-1)
 
Derek Ryan wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 12:43  
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 12:49  
Noah Hanifin shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 14:20  
  14:21 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Victor Rask.
Derek Ryan shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 14:47  
Elias Lindholm wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 14:48  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 15:49  
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 15:57  
Ron Hainsey shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 16:14  
Teuvo Teravainen shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 16:20  
Lee Stempniak shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 16:31  
  17:46 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Derek Ryan.
Derek Ryan shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 18:04  
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 18:05  
Jordan Staal shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 18:31  
  19:02 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Derek Ryan shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 19:57  
Ron Hainsey shoots. Saved by Matt Murray. 19:59  
3
Carolina   Pittsburgh
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:26 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  1:50 Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  1:59
(2-2)
Chris Kunitz scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel. Assisted by Nick Bonino.
  1:59 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Jay McClement.
  2:24 Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:52  
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:09  
Jay McClement wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 4:37  
Viktor Stalberg shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:17  
  5:17 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 5:53  
  6:34 Chad Ruhwedel shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Derek Ryan shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:23  
Jeff Skinner shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:25  
  8:02 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
Lee Stempniak shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:09  
Matt Tennyson shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:38  
Viktor Stalberg shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:28  
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 10:29  
Elias Lindholm shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:37  
Brock McGinn shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:39  
Jordan Staal shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:43  
Jaccob Slavin shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:05  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 11:06  
Teuvo Teravainen shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:14  
Jaccob Slavin shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:59  
  12:09 Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
  12:10 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Brock McGinn shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:15  
Lee Stempniak shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:16  
  14:17 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
  14:38 Patric Hornqvist wins the face-off against Teuvo Teravainen.
  14:48 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Victor Rask.
Jordan Staal wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 15:10  
  15:45
(2-3)
Carl Hagelin scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist. Assisted by Trevor Daley.
  16:14 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cam Ward.
Brett Pesce shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:30  
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:32  
Elias Lindholm wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 16:59  
Brock McGinn shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:32  
  17:33 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
  17:38 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
Teuvo Teravainen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 18:06  
  18:51 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Jordan Staal.
Sebastian Aho shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:13