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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 5, Pittsburgh 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2023
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18149
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0022
Vegas 3115
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Vegas
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:09  
  0:26 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Jan Rutta.
  0:41 Nicolas Roy hits Bryan Rust.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Chandler Stephenson. 1:33  
  1:52 Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Paul Cotter and William Karlsson.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 1:52  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 2:02  
  2:09 Ben Hutton hits Brock McGinn.
  2:22 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
  2:23 Brayden Pachal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:04  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:07  
  3:09 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 3:22  
  3:24 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 3:54  
  4:00 Michael Amadio blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against William Carrier. 4:08  
  4:12 Keegan Kolesar hits Brian Dumoulin.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn. 4:14  
Danton Heinen hits Brayden Pachal. 4:24  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Keegan Kolesar. 4:30  
  4:32 William Carrier hits Brian Dumoulin.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 4:45  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 4:57  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 4:58  
  5:01 Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 5:03  
  5:17 Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Nicolas Roy and Reilly Smith.
  5:17 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:22 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 5:38  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Paul Cotter. 5:46  
  5:50 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  5:53 Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 5:53  
  6:06 Brayden Pachal blocks shot from Danton Heinen.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 6:08  
  6:12 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  6:31 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  6:33 Shot by Nicolas Roy misses the net
  6:39 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 6:51  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from William Karlsson. 7:50  
  7:53 Jake Leschyshyn wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  7:57 Shot by Ben Hutton misses the net
Drew O'Connor hits Brayden Pachal. 8:02  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 8:13  
Jason Zucker hits Brayden McNabb. 8:45  
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 8:54  
  8:54 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Kaedan Korczak. 8:59  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 9:00  
  9:14 Giveaway by Adin Hill.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:20  
  9:31 Michael Amadio hits Kasperi Kapanen.
  9:56 Nicolas Hague hits Jake Guentzel.
  9:57 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:37 Nicolas Roy shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jake Guentzel penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicolas Roy. 10:39  
  10:39 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 10:50  
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 11:16  
  11:20 Chandler Stephenson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mark Stone and Jack Eichel.
  11:20 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  11:39 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:16 Paul Cotter hits Ty Smith.
  12:18 Keegan Kolesar hits Rickard Rakell.
  12:20 Jake Leschyshyn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:31 Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo.
  12:38 Keegan Kolesar hits Brian Dumoulin.
  12:41 Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Ty Smith hits William Carrier. 12:44  
Jake Guentzel hits Keegan Kolesar. 12:46  
  12:58 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 13:23  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 14:34  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 14:35  
  14:42 Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo.
  14:56 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Ty Smith hits Alex Pietrangelo. 15:14  
  15:15 Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo.
  15:34 Nicolas Hague shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 15:46  
Giveaway by Jan Rutta. 15:58  
  16:03 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jan Rutta blocks shot from Paul Cotter. 16:14  
Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 16:33  
Danton Heinen hits Keegan Kolesar. 16:53  
Brock McGinn hits Alex Pietrangelo. 17:35  
  17:48 Chandler Stephenson hits Drew O'Connor.
  18:22 Giveaway by Reilly Smith.
  18:55 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Giveaway by Jason Zucker. 18:57  
  19:15 Brayden Pachal hits Rickard Rakell.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 19:19  
  19:27 Takeaway by Phil Kessel.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Alex Pietrangelo. 19:40  
  19:53 Nicolas Hague shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  19:54 Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Nicolas Hague. 19:58  
2
Pittsburgh   Vegas
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:21  
  0:27 Nicolas Roy hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:43 Kaedan Korczak shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  0:49 Shot by Kaedan Korczak misses the net
Evgeni Malkin hits Jack Eichel. 0:51  
  0:55 Shot by Kaedan Korczak misses the net
  1:10 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Sidney Crosby hits Kaedan Korczak. 1:18  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 1:24  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 1:35  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 1:42  
  1:47 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 2:09  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 2:10  
Jeff Carter hits Alex Pietrangelo. 2:15  
  2:21 Alex Pietrangelo hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Brian Dumoulin hits Paul Cotter. 2:44  
Brock McGinn hits Brayden Pachal. 3:02  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:12  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 3:15  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:18  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 3:19  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:46  
  3:57 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Jason Zucker.
Jason Zucker hits Brayden McNabb. 4:09  
  4:10 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  4:18 Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby hits Alex Pietrangelo. 4:31  
Takeaway by Ty Smith. 4:39  
Sidney Crosby hits Jake Leschyshyn. 4:58  
  5:04 Shot by Nicolas Hague misses the net
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:09  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:31  
Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net 5:31  
Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net 5:38  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:49  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 5:50  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 5:57  
  6:10 Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson.
  6:25 Nicolas Hague shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn. 6:26  
  6:33 Ben Hutton hits Drew O'Connor.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn. 6:53  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 6:57  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 7:04  
  7:05 Jake Leschyshyn blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  8:45 Takeaway by Kaedan Korczak.
Takeaway by Danton Heinen. 8:54  
Jeff Carter hits Michael Amadio. 9:06  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:09  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Brayden McNabb. 9:13  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:20  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 9:20  
  9:26 Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:32  
  9:40 Takeaway by Nicolas Hague.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 10:09  
  10:14 Paul Cotter hits Jake Guentzel.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 10:19  
  10:23 Phil Kessel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 10:23  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 10:40  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 10:53  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 10:54  
  12:05 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 12:09  
  12:12 Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:14 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots
Shot by Jan Rutta misses the net 12:43  
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 12:58  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Leschyshyn. 13:01  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 13:05  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 13:07  
  13:10 Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 13:10  
  13:28 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 13:35  
  13:40 Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  13:40 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:57 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  14:21 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Mark Stone. 14:34  
  14:53 Shot by Brayden Pachal misses the net
  15:05 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:16 Ben Hutton shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:22 Ben Hutton shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:22 Keegan Kolesar wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Ben Hutton. 15:26  
Marcus Pettersson hits Jake Leschyshyn. 15:33  
  15:37 William Carrier hits Jan Rutta.
  15:51 Ben Hutton shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 15:52  
  15:56 Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  16:26 Reilly Smith blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 16:38  
  17:06 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:19 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  17:28 Paul Cotter hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Paul Cotter. 17:57  
  18:36 Keegan Kolesar hits Brian Dumoulin.
  18:52 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:00 Nicolas Roy hits Bryan Rust.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 19:04  
  19:32 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  19:49 Mark Stone scores. Assisted by Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel.
  19:49 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
3
Pittsburgh   Vegas
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jan Rutta blocks shot from Nicolas Roy. 0:36  
Sidney Crosby hits Nicolas Hague. 0:37  
Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 2:44  
  2:51 Takeaway by Ben Hutton.
  3:09 Alex Pietrangelo hits Teddy Blueger.
Drew O'Connor hits Nicolas Hague. 3:37  
  3:42 Jake Leschyshyn wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:51 Nicolas Hague hits Jake Guentzel.
Ty Smith scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. 4:04  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 4:04  
  4:22 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 4:56  
  5:20 Takeaway by Michael Amadio.
  5:26 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
  5:31 Shot by Brayden Pachal misses the net
Teddy Blueger hits Chandler Stephenson. 5:44  
  6:13 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from William Karlsson. 6:41  
Ty Smith blocks shot from Paul Cotter. 7:14  
  7:16 Paul Cotter hits Ty Smith.
Takeaway by Ty Smith. 7:21  
  7:43 Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 7:48  
  7:49 Jack Eichel penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
  7:49 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:37 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  8:44 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  8:45 Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 8:55  
  8:55 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  9:18 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 9:33  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:35  
  9:36 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Takeaway by Jason Zucker. 9:42  
  9:52 Brayden McNabb hits Marcus Pettersson.
Jason Zucker hits Alex Pietrangelo. 10:02  
Jeff Carter hits Ben Hutton. 10:16  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 10:22  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:24  
Bryan Rust hits Alex Pietrangelo. 10:51  
  10:55 Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  11:18 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:05 Paul Cotter scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and William Karlsson.
  12:05 Jake Leschyshyn wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 12:39  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 12:48  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 12:50  
  12:51 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. 13:31  
Brian Dumoulin hits Michael Amadio. 13:43  
  13:46 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  13:47 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 13:49  
  13:57 Takeaway by Nicolas Roy.
  14:02 Shot by Ben Hutton misses the net
  14:03 Reilly Smith hits Danton Heinen.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:09  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:15  
  14:33 Reilly Smith penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 14:33  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 14:43  
Takeaway by Ty Smith. 14:57  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 15:07  
  15:30 Jake Leschyshyn wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 15:58  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 15:59  
  16:12 William Carrier blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 16:16  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 16:32  
  16:45 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  16:47 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Takeaway by Jan Rutta. 17:00  
  17:11 Kaedan Korczak shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Drew O'Connor hits Reilly Smith. 17:31  
  17:39 Takeaway by Kaedan Korczak.
  17:46 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:10 Paul Cotter blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Sidney Crosby hits William Karlsson. 18:27  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel. 18:30  
  18:30 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:56 Takeaway by Michael Amadio.