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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2020
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Marc Joannette, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Attendance: 21302
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 10113
Montreal 11002
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:12 Giveaway by Ben Chiarot.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 0:42  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 1:18  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Carey Price. 1:25  
  1:39 Shot by Cale Fleury misses the net
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Ben Chiarot. 1:49  
  2:28 Lukas Vejdemo blocks shot from Dominik Kahun.
Dominik Kahun shoots Saved by Carey Price. 2:30  
  2:31 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:41 Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk.
  2:42 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk.
John Marino blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. 2:57  
Marcus Pettersson hits Nick Cousins. 3:17  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 3:39  
Takeaway by Jared McCann. 3:51  
  3:58 Max Domi hits Kris Letang.
  4:01 Jeff Petry hits Jared McCann.
  4:03 Jordan Weal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Brandon Tanev hits Marco Scandella. 4:07  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 4:22  
  4:50 Dale Weise hits Juuso Riikola.
Thomas Di Pauli hits Jeff Petry. 4:55  
  5:15 Nate Thompson hits John Marino.
  5:23 Dale Weise hits Marcus Pettersson.
Marcus Pettersson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lukas Vejdemo. 5:25  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jordan Weal. 5:25  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 6:08  
  6:09 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 6:17  
John Marino blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 6:52  
  7:26 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:27  
  8:02 Nick Cousins blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 8:12  
  8:42 Artturi Lehkonen scores. Assisted by Max Domi and Nick Suzuki.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 8:42  
Shot by Teddy Blueger misses the net 9:18  
Brandon Tanev hits Jordan Weal. 9:22  
  9:26 Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Zach Aston-Reese scores. Assisted by Teddy Blueger. 9:28  
  9:28 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  10:04 Shea Weber hits Evgeni Malkin.
  10:09 Tomas Tatar hits Jack Johnson.
Jared McCann blocks shot from Nate Thompson. 10:34  
  10:58 Victor Mete hits Brandon Tanev.
  11:05 Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
  11:49 Jordan Weal hits John Marino.
Dominik Kahun blocks shot from Shea Weber. 12:02  
Kris Letang hits Jordan Weal. 12:10  
  12:20 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:30 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
  12:38 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Joseph Blandisi penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Shea Weber. 12:42  
  12:42 Shea Weber penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joseph Blandisi.
  12:42 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:54 Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 12:55  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 13:14  
  13:18 Marco Scandella hits Bryan Rust.
  14:05 Takeaway by Max Domi.
Marcus Pettersson penalty for fighting against Max Domi - 5 mins (Major). 14:09  
  14:09 Max Domi penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson. Served by Lukas Vejdemo.
  14:09 Max Domi penalty for fighting against Marcus Pettersson - 5 mins (Major).
  14:09 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 14:29  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 14:38  
  14:53 Marco Scandella hits Patric Hornqvist.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:06  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:08  
Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen. 15:14  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Nick Cousins. 15:14  
Giveaway by Juuso Riikola. 15:23  
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:32  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 15:33  
  16:06 Tomas Tatar hits Juuso Riikola.
Alex Galchenyuk hits Jeff Petry. 16:13  
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 16:17  
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 17:16  
  17:25 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  17:42 Nate Thompson hits John Marino.
Dominik Simon hits Shea Weber. 17:49  
  18:09 Marco Scandella hits Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 18:36  
  18:52 Cale Fleury hits Brandon Tanev.
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 18:54  
  19:00 Nick Cousins hits Brandon Tanev.
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:12  
  19:13 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Dominik Kahun.
Patric Hornqvist hits Jeff Petry. 19:16  
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:31  
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:33  
  19:34 Shea Weber penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 19:34  
  19:45 Phillip Danault blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 19:46  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:59  
2
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 0:00  
  0:18 Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
  0:25 Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
  0:26 Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Dominik Kahun wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:29  
  0:44 Takeaway by Nick Suzuki.
  0:45 Nate Thompson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 0:47  
  2:33 Giveaway by Cale Fleury.
  2:41 Jordan Weal shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 2:42  
Jack Johnson hits Phillip Danault. 3:10  
  3:11 Shot by Victor Mete misses the net
  3:28 Shot by Shea Weber misses the net
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 3:34  
  3:37 Artturi Lehkonen scores.
  3:37 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  3:59 Jeff Petry hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  4:05 Ben Chiarot blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
  4:13 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:14 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  4:18 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 4:20  
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. 4:22  
John Marino penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Phillip Danault. 4:23  
  4:23 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Nick Cousins. 4:24  
Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 5:00  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 5:08  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 5:19  
  5:20 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:39 Jordan Weal wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  5:53 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Marcus Pettersson.
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Carey Price. 5:58  
  6:15 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang hits Nick Cousins. 6:23  
  6:29 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  6:35 Max Domi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 6:42  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price. 6:43  
  6:44 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  6:49 Giveaway by Ben Chiarot.
  7:00 Artturi Lehkonen hits Alex Galchenyuk.
  7:06 Ben Chiarot hits Bryan Rust.
  7:08 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Dominik Kahun wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:08  
  7:08 Marco Scandella penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
  7:23 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  7:49 Phillip Danault blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 8:20  
  8:23 Giveaway by Ben Chiarot.
Shot by Jared McCann misses the net 8:31  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 8:37  
Patric Hornqvist hits Nate Thompson. 8:40  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 9:10  
Dominik Kahun wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 9:10  
John Marino shoots Saved by Carey Price. 9:15  
John Marino blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. 9:38  
  9:55 Takeaway by Max Domi.
  9:58 Max Domi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:00 Jordan Weal wins the faceoff against Joseph Blandisi.
  10:13 Ryan Poehling hits Thomas Di Pauli.
Shot by Joseph Blandisi misses the net 10:17  
  10:20 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  10:32 Ryan Poehling blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
  10:33 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Nick Cousins. 10:44  
  10:45 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 10:49  
  11:11 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
  11:34 Cale Fleury shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Max Domi. 11:50  
  11:50 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jordan Weal. 12:00  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jordan Weal. 12:54  
  13:16 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese.
  14:14 Artturi Lehkonen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Carey Price. 14:41  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carey Price. 14:46  
  14:48 Dale Weise blocks shot from Juuso Riikola.
  14:48 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Dominik Kahun.
  14:52 Ben Chiarot blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
Dominik Simon hits Ben Chiarot. 14:59  
  15:05 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Carey Price. 16:44  
  16:45 Giveaway by Max Domi.
Brandon Tanev hits Jeff Petry. 16:48  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:12  
  17:14 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:30 Giveaway by Phillip Danault.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 17:40  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:43  
  17:51 Tomas Tatar hits John Marino.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 18:54  
Jack Johnson hits Ben Chiarot. 19:15  
  19:28 Ben Chiarot shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
3
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net 0:32  
  0:33 Takeaway by Phillip Danault.
  0:50 Ben Chiarot blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  1:50 Cale Fleury hits Brandon Tanev.
  2:01 Shot by Ryan Poehling misses the net
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Jordan Weal. 2:03  
Thomas Di Pauli shoots Saved by Carey Price. 2:22  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 2:23  
Dominik Kahun shoots Saved by Carey Price. 2:28  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 2:51  
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carey Price. 2:54  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 2:55  
Jared McCann hits Artturi Lehkonen. 3:19  
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Max Domi. 3:46  
Giveaway by Juuso Riikola. 3:51  
  3:57 Cale Fleury shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:22 Takeaway by Jordan Weal.
  4:26 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Jordan Weal. 4:32  
  4:35 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
  4:54 Cale Fleury shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:11 Giveaway by Nate Thompson.
Dominik Kahun shoots Saved by Carey Price. 5:15  
  5:20 Giveaway by Shea Weber.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 5:24  
  5:24 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jared McCann.
Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Jack Johnson. 5:24  
  5:42 Tomas Tatar hits John Marino.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 5:51  
  6:12 Max Domi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jordan Weal. 7:13  
  7:19 Ryan Poehling hits Teddy Blueger.
Dominik Kahun blocks shot from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 7:53  
  8:24 Takeaway by Tomas Tatar.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 8:48  
  9:51 Giveaway by Jeff Petry.
Thomas Di Pauli hits Victor Mete. 9:54  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:57  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 10:02  
  10:10 Victor Mete hits Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carey Price. 10:18  
  10:32 Phillip Danault penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Kahun.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 10:32  
  10:39 Shea Weber blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  11:02 Ben Chiarot hits Jared McCann.
  11:08 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  11:29 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 11:30  
  11:49 Nate Thompson hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  11:56 Giveaway by Nate Thompson.
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Carey Price. 12:06  
  12:10 Marco Scandella hits Alex Galchenyuk.
  12:15 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:16 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Ryan Poehling. 12:26  
  12:51 Phillip Danault hits Brandon Tanev.
  13:08 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 13:09  
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 13:25  
  13:30 Takeaway by Phillip Danault.
  13:39 Tomas Tatar hits John Marino.
  14:03 Takeaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Jared McCann hits Ryan Poehling. 14:06  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 14:29  
  14:38 Victor Mete blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 14:53  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 14:55  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Carey Price. 14:58  
  15:01 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 15:15  
  15:19 Shea Weber hits Bryan Rust.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:22  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 15:23  
  15:28 Marco Scandella blocks shot from John Marino.
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 15:52  
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carey Price. 16:00  
  16:01 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  16:18 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:21 Ryan Poehling hits Brandon Tanev.
Brandon Tanev hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 16:37  
  16:44 Ryan Poehling hits Juuso Riikola.
  16:53 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:01 Phillip Danault hits Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 17:12  
Shot by Brandon Tanev misses the net 18:00  
  18:14 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 18:38  
  18:39 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:26  
Patric Hornqvist hits Nick Suzuki. 19:37  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:59  
1 OT
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 0:06  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 0:07  
  0:12 Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:26  
  0:26 Artturi Lehkonen blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Brandon Tanev misses the net 1:36  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Carey Price. 1:48  
Brandon Tanev scores. Assisted by Teddy Blueger and Marcus Pettersson. 1:49