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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 22, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Steve Kozari, Furman South
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, James Tobias
Attendance: 4672
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1001
Pittsburgh 2305
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:14 Sidney Crosby hits Ryan Murray.
  0:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:19 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  0:24 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  0:35 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  0:41 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Kris Letang.
  0:41 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  0:56 Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:06  
Michael McLeod hits Zach Aston-Reese. 1:28  
  2:09 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
Giveaway by Ryan Murray. 2:33  
  2:34 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
Pavel Zacha hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:03  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:11  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:12  
Pavel Zacha hits Sidney Crosby. 3:23  
  3:35 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  3:35 Bryan Rust hits Nico Hischier.
  3:41 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Connor Carrick hits Jeff Carter. 4:22  
  4:29 Jared McCann hits Jack Hughes.
Michael McLeod hits Cody Ceci. 4:43  
  5:18 Mark Jankowski hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  5:32 Marcus Pettersson hits Nicholas Merkley.
  5:36 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  5:48 Takeaway by John Marino.
Nathan Bastian hits Kasperi Kapanen. 5:57  
  6:05 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
  6:08 Kasperi Kapanen hits Nico Hischier.
  6:19 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  6:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 6:51  
  7:14 Jason Zucker hits Matt Tennyson.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 7:22  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 7:23  
Pavel Zacha hits Cody Ceci. 7:28  
Pavel Zacha hits Cody Ceci. 7:35  
  7:36 Teddy Blueger hits Nico Hischier.
  7:37 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
  7:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:55 Sidney Crosby hits Damon Severson.
  8:00 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:02  
Nathan Bastian hits Mike Matheson. 8:16  
Michael McLeod hits Jason Zucker. 8:29  
  8:41 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Nathan Bastian hits Mike Matheson. 8:47  
Michael McLeod penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. 8:47  
  8:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:01 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
  9:10 Jared McCann hits Yegor Sharangovich.
  9:38 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
Pavel Zacha hits Evan Rodrigues. 10:00  
  10:03 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  10:28 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Nathan Bastian hits Evan Rodrigues. 10:32  
  10:45 John Marino shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 11:45  
Matt Tennyson blocks shot from Kris Letang. 12:05  
  12:08 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Shot by Matt Tennyson misses the net 12:20  
  12:27 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist.
Matt Tennyson scores. Assisted by Ryan Murray and Jesper Boqvist. 12:34  
  12:34 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  13:02 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  13:30 Marcus Pettersson hits Pavel Zacha.
Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:13  
  14:15 Marcus Pettersson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
  14:15 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 14:28  
  15:15 Kris Letang hits Nico Hischier.
  15:35 Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich.
Yegor Sharangovich hits Cody Ceci. 16:00  
Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:09  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:09  
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 16:17  
Andreas Johnsson hits Bryan Rust. 16:46  
  16:49 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Pavel Zacha hits John Marino. 17:20  
  17:35 Giveaway by Teddy Blueger.
  17:46 Cody Ceci scores. Assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Kasperi Kapanen.
  17:46 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 17:57  
Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 18:14  
  18:37 Takeaway by John Marino.
Nicholas Merkley hits Marcus Pettersson. 19:02  
  19:26 Bryan Rust hits Michael McLeod.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:32  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:42  
  19:43 Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 19:43  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:53  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 19:53  
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:00  
  0:49 Zach Aston-Reese hits Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:09  
  1:13 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  1:56 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
  2:32 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  2:40 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  3:14 Brian Dumoulin hits Janne Kuokkanen.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 3:22  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:25  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 3:26  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:49  
  4:15 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
Nathan Bastian hits Jake Guentzel. 4:31  
Takeaway by Michael McLeod. 4:36  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:41  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:43  
  5:25 Jeff Carter hits Ryan Murray.
  5:30 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Jesper Boqvist hits Jared McCann. 5:33  
Ryan Murray hits Jared McCann. 5:44  
  5:50 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  5:59 Jason Zucker hits Matt Tennyson.
Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net 6:52  
Connor Carrick blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 7:05  
  7:49 Colton Sceviour hits Andreas Johnsson.
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:24  
Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net 8:25  
  8:26 Colton Sceviour penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Boqvist.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:26  
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:20  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 10:52  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:03  
  11:50 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net 11:58  
  12:00 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  12:03 Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese. 12:03  
  12:28 Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Teddy Blueger and Zach Aston-Reese.
Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:28  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 12:51  
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 13:00  
  13:21 Jason Zucker hits Connor Carrick.
Nathan Bastian hits Jared McCann. 13:34  
Miles Wood blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 13:40  
  14:02 Sidney Crosby penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Damon Severson.
  14:02 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  14:39 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:03  
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:41  
  15:59 Teddy Blueger scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and John Marino.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 15:59  
  16:15 Jake Guentzel hits Michael McLeod.
  16:29 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  16:38 Marcus Pettersson hits Michael McLeod.
  16:51 Brian Dumoulin hits Yegor Sharangovich.
  17:05 Brian Dumoulin hits Yegor Sharangovich.
Matt Tennyson hits Kasperi Kapanen. 17:22  
  18:18 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:27  
Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net 18:28  
  19:08 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  19:29 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  19:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:35 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  19:52 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 19:54  
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:10  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 0:41  
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 0:54  
  1:11 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 1:23  
  1:50 Jeff Carter blocks shot from Matt Tennyson.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:00  
  2:03 Jared McCann blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Nathan Bastian hits John Marino. 2:34  
  3:27 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:43  
  4:24 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
  4:55 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:19  
  5:20 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian hits Evan Rodrigues. 5:35  
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:13  
Andreas Johnsson hits Bryan Rust. 6:18  
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 6:27  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:33  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 6:34  
  6:36 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Matt Tennyson.
Connor Carrick blocks shot from John Marino. 7:34  
  8:07 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:37  
  8:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Matt Tennyson blocks shot from Kris Letang. 8:52  
Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net 9:01  
Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:07  
  10:03 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  10:15 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Andreas Johnsson hits Marcus Pettersson. 10:32  
  10:36 John Marino blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:20  
Miles Wood hits Zach Aston-Reese. 11:49  
  12:07 Zach Aston-Reese hits Matt Tennyson.
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Colton Sceviour. 12:41  
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:03  
  13:05 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 13:30  
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Jared McCann. 13:39  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:40  
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 14:29  
  14:36 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  14:37 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Will Butcher blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 15:19  
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:25  
  15:58 Jason Zucker hits Ryan Murray.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:01  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:32  
  16:55 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  17:00 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Michael McLeod hits Marcus Pettersson. 17:35  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:46  
  17:55 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  18:18 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:30 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  19:34 Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  19:47 Shot by Teddy Blueger misses the net