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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 2, 2022
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Chris Lee, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18102
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0112
Colorado 0213
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1
Pittsburgh   Colorado
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 0:23  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 0:47  
  1:16 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 1:35  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 1:42  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:06  
  2:14 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:15 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 2:20  
  2:35 Andre Burakovsky hits Jeff Carter.
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:52  
  3:30 Josh Manson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 3:51  
  4:17 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:17  
  4:27 Cale Makar hits Sidney Crosby.
  4:29 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:29 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:39  
  4:40 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:01 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:01 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  5:08 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:32 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  6:00 Erik Johnson hits Jake Guentzel.
  6:34 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Rickard Rakell.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 6:50  
  7:40 Andrew Cogliano hits Danton Heinen.
Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. 7:55  
  8:00 Kurtis MacDermid hits Mark Friedman.
Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:01  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 8:02  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 8:08  
  8:25 Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net
  8:31 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:32 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:32 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:42  
Teddy Blueger hits Andre Burakovsky. 8:53  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 9:07  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 9:07  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 9:10  
  9:21 Josh Manson blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 9:36  
Anthony Angello hits Alex Newhook. 10:14  
Rickard Rakell hits Jack Johnson. 11:09  
  11:14 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Mark Friedman.
  11:47 Devon Toews hits Teddy Blueger.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:56  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:49  
  12:50 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:10  
  13:10 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:12 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 13:50  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:53  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 14:03  
  14:06 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  14:06 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  14:18 Erik Johnson hits Evan Rodrigues.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Kurtis MacDermid. 14:21  
  14:34 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:25 Jack Johnson hits Evgeni Malkin.
Jeff Carter hits Valeri Nichushkin. 15:47  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:06  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:08  
  17:02 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  17:08 Giveaway by Josh Manson.
  17:24 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  17:30 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  17:30 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:42  
  18:34 Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net
Chad Ruhwedel hits Andre Burakovsky. 18:57  
  18:59 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Brian Boyle blocks shot from Cale Makar. 19:12  
  19:32 Logan O'Connor hits Mike Matheson.
  19:40 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
John Marino shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 19:47  
  19:56 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
2
Pittsburgh   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:30 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 0:32  
  0:34 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:15 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:18 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:20 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 1:21  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 1:27  
Teddy Blueger hits Alex Newhook. 1:56  
  2:26 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  2:30 Kurtis MacDermid hits Jake Guentzel.
  3:05 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:21 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  3:40 Takeaway by Josh Manson.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:44  
Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. 3:53  
Giveaway by Mark Friedman. 4:26  
  4:36 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
  4:55 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:04 Devon Toews blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  5:19 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 5:25  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 5:45  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 5:50  
  6:01 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 6:33  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 6:37  
  6:39 Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper.
  6:44 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 6:56  
Anthony Angello hits Devon Toews. 7:03  
Brian Boyle hits Mikko Rantanen. 7:16  
  7:20 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  7:27 Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky.
Brian Dumoulin hits Nathan MacKinnon. 7:35  
  8:04 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:28 Andrew Cogliano shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 8:41  
  8:55 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell.
  9:30 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang hits Valeri Nichushkin. 9:35  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 9:51  
  9:58 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:59 Mikko Rantanen scores. Assisted by Andre Burakovsky and Nathan MacKinnon.
  9:59 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:16  
  10:25 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:26  
  10:48 Erik Johnson hits Evan Rodrigues.
  10:55 Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:58  
  11:15 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  11:20 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:32 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:32  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:48  
Bryan Rust hits Andre Burakovsky. 11:52  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 11:53  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 11:57  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 12:44  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:51  
  12:51 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  13:15 Erik Johnson hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:18  
  13:19 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Anthony Angello.
Anthony Angello hits Kurtis MacDermid. 13:46  
  14:27 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:28  
  14:42 Cale Makar blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:46  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. 14:46  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 14:46  
  15:06 Nicolas Aube-Kubel scores. Assisted by Alex Newhook and Nico Sturm.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 15:06  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:41  
  16:05 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 16:46  
  17:30 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  17:38 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  17:56 Nathan MacKinnon hits Rickard Rakell.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 18:19  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:23  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 18:23  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:39  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 18:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 19:45  
  19:50 Cale Makar blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby hits Logan O'Connor. 19:53  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 19:58  
  19:59 Andre Burakovsky hits Sidney Crosby.
3
Pittsburgh   Colorado
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
  1:04 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:13 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 1:24  
  1:31 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:31 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 1:32  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 1:51  
  1:59 Darren Helm hits Teddy Blueger.
  2:15 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 2:21  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:33  
  2:41 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Anthony Angello hits Kurtis MacDermid. 3:21  
  3:21 Kurtis MacDermid blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  3:56 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 3:59  
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Josh Manson. 4:08  
  4:22 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:40 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:47 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:18 Giveaway by Andrew Cogliano.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 5:22  
  5:22 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 5:31  
  5:50 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 6:27  
  6:45 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 7:12  
  7:33 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:19 Darren Helm hits Brian Dumoulin.
  8:44 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:44 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  8:47 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 8:48  
  10:09 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:10 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  10:15 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mark Friedman blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 10:22  
  10:31 Takeaway by Nico Sturm.
  10:53 Kurtis MacDermid hits Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:19  
  11:23 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  11:37 Josh Manson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:50  
  11:50 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  12:04 Logan O'Connor hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 12:15  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:20  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 12:21  
Jeff Carter hits Artturi Lehkonen. 12:34  
Mike Matheson hits Valeri Nichushkin. 12:40  
  12:40 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:10  
  13:17 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:35 Josh Manson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:15 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
John Marino blocks shot from Valeri Nichushkin. 14:17  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:03  
  15:05 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
Mike Matheson scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel. 15:07  
  15:07 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:33 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  15:34 Devon Toews scores. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.
  15:34 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  15:50 Darren Helm penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson.
  15:50 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:07 Takeaway by Devon Toews.
  16:08 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Giveaway by Jeff Carter. 17:36  
  18:07 Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  18:40 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 18:44  
  18:51 Nathan MacKinnon hits Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 19:33  
  19:53 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 19:54  
  19:59 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.