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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 1, Ottawa 0
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 30, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Joe Mahon, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 16016
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Ottawa 00000
Pittsburgh 00011
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Ottawa   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Shane Pinto hits Kris Letang. 0:15  
  0:25 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Giveaway by Anton Forsberg. 0:54  
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 0:59  
Dylan Cozens hits Rickard Rakell. 1:22  
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 1:30  
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot. 1:42  
Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net 2:16  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:18  
Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net 2:24  
  2:28 Kris Letang hits Shane Pinto.
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:29  
  2:32 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
  2:36 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
  2:55 Kevin Hayes hits Tyler Kleven.
  3:07 Philip Tomasino hits Tyler Kleven.
  3:24 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Nikolas Matinpalo blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 3:30  
  3:41 Giveaway by Tristan Jarry.
Matthew Highmore hits Erik Karlsson. 3:52  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:14  
  4:31 Connor Dewar hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
  4:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson. 4:45  
  4:45 Rutger McGroarty hits Jake Sanderson.
  5:00 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:27  
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:28  
  5:36 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette.
  6:00 Shot by Philip Tomasino misses the net
  6:08 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Timmins. 6:24  
  6:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  6:33 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Ville Koivunen. 6:44  
  6:45 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:47  
  7:26 Shot by Ville Koivunen misses the net
  7:33 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  7:45 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:37  
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 8:40  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:43  
  8:48 Ryan Shea hits Brady Tkachuk.
Fabian Zetterlund hits Conor Timmins. 8:49  
Fabian Zetterlund hits Danton Heinen. 9:00  
  9:09 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:12 Noel Acciari hits Nick Jensen.
David Perron shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:17  
  9:22 Giveaway by Noel Acciari.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:37  
  9:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael Amadio.
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:54  
  10:04 Shot by Rutger McGroarty misses the net
Thomas Chabot hits Rutger McGroarty. 10:07  
  10:11 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 10:14  
Artem Zub hits Ville Koivunen. 10:20  
Shane Pinto hits Rickard Rakell. 10:23  
  10:36 Shot by Ville Koivunen misses the net
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson. 10:43  
Brady Tkachuk hits Ville Koivunen. 10:44  
  10:47 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  10:53 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  11:01 Connor Dewar hits Ridly Greig.
  11:17 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Tyler Kleven shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:31  
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 11:33  
Nikolas Matinpalo hits Emil Bemstrom. 11:57  
  12:13 Giveaway by Blake Lizotte.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:19  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 12:33  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:48  
Fabian Zetterlund hits Matt Grzelcyk. 12:53  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:15  
  13:17 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Shane Pinto hits Blake Lizotte. 13:23  
  13:37 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 13:39  
Drake Batherson blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 13:59  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 14:01  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:15  
  14:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
Thomas Chabot hits Rutger McGroarty. 14:35  
  15:31 Takeaway by Philip Tomasino.
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. 15:49  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:24  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 16:25  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:48  
  17:05 Rickard Rakell hits Nick Jensen.
  17:16 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Claude Giroux.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:29  
  17:46 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  17:56 Rutger McGroarty shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:58  
  18:21 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  18:31 Giveaway by Ville Koivunen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 18:54  
  19:13 Noel Acciari hits David Perron.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:18  
  19:52 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:55  
2
Ottawa   Pittsburgh
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Artem Zub hits Sidney Crosby. 0:35  
Artem Zub blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 0:40  
  0:45 Takeaway by Ville Koivunen.
  1:22 Ryan Shea blocks shot from Thomas Chabot.
  1:29 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  1:31 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  1:33 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  1:38 Kevin Hayes hits Dylan Cozens.
  1:47 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette.
  2:02 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Adam Gaudette.
  2:05 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Tyler Kleven.
  2:05 Noel Acciari hits Tyler Kleven.
  2:12 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  2:23 Philip Tomasino blocks shot from Artem Zub.
Matthew Highmore hits Kris Letang. 2:45  
  2:46 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:15  
  4:19 Erik Karlsson hits Dylan Cozens.
  4:39 Danton Heinen hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
  4:48 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 5:05  
  5:08 Philip Tomasino blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
Matthew Highmore hits Philip Tomasino. 5:17  
  5:23 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
  5:59 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Claude Giroux.
Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:05  
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:25  
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk. 6:43  
  6:46 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  6:50 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  7:03 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  7:08 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Drake Batherson hits Conor Timmins. 7:09  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 7:14  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:33  
  7:35 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Connor Dewar. 7:50  
  7:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Artem Zub blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 7:58  
Giveaway by Shane Pinto. 8:02  
  8:14 Bryan Rust hits Ridly Greig.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 8:24  
  8:33 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  8:40 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Shane Pinto hits Ville Koivunen. 8:49  
  9:28 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:32 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
  9:55 Blake Lizotte hits Dylan Cozens.
  10:34 Rutger McGroarty blocks shot from Thomas Chabot.
  10:52 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  11:10 Connor Dewar hits Michael Amadio.
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 11:24  
  11:34 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Adam Gaudette.
  11:46 Ryan Graves hits Michael Amadio.
Ridly Greig hits Ryan Graves. 12:03  
Nikolas Matinpalo hits Noel Acciari. 12:11  
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 12:35  
Thomas Chabot hits Blake Lizotte. 12:57  
  13:06 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
Thomas Chabot hits Blake Lizotte. 13:06  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:45  
Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 13:47  
  14:05 Noel Acciari hits Jake Sanderson.
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:12  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:17  
  14:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:44  
  14:44 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  14:52 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  14:58 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 15:00  
  15:04 Rutger McGroarty shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  15:06 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  15:17 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 15:29  
  15:42 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Drake Batherson.
  15:48 Ryan Graves hits Drake Batherson.
  16:04 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  16:07 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  16:10 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  16:11 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Thomas Chabot.
  16:17 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  16:37 Danton Heinen hits Nick Jensen.
  16:59 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 16:59  
Shane Pinto blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 17:05  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:16  
Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Tyler Kleven. 17:39  
Tim Stutzle hits Conor Timmins. 17:56  
  17:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:11  
  18:22 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  18:57 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Tim Stutzle hits Ville Koivunen. 19:10  
  19:16 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Tim Stutzle blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 19:22  
  19:24 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Ville Koivunen.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 19:53  
  19:53 Ryan Graves penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Tkachuk.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:55  
3
Ottawa   Pittsburgh
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 0:00  
  0:23 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Tim Stutzle misses the net 0:40  
Shot by Ridly Greig misses the net 1:17  
  1:21 Giveaway by Noel Acciari.
  2:03 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Shane Pinto. 2:04  
  2:10 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  2:11 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  2:15 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  2:17 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  2:32 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  2:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kris Letang. 2:45  
Brady Tkachuk blocks shot from Kris Letang. 2:53  
  3:06 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Tyler Kleven hits Philip Tomasino. 3:22  
Drake Batherson blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 3:25  
  3:33 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. 3:35  
  3:43 Shot by Ville Koivunen misses the net
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:00  
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 4:11  
  4:18 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  4:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  5:03 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  5:05 Danton Heinen wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Michael Amadio blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 5:07  
Michael Amadio hits Emil Bemstrom. 5:11  
  5:20 Emil Bemstrom hits Tyler Kleven.
  5:30 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
  5:48 Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  6:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 6:23  
  6:37 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:48  
  6:57 Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  7:43 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 7:45  
  8:04 Noel Acciari hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
David Perron shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:15  
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 8:17  
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 8:18  
  8:28 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  8:46 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot. 8:48  
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 8:59  
  9:08 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Jake Sanderson. 9:30  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:35  
  9:47 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  9:53 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  10:06 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  10:29 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
Tyler Kleven blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 11:05  
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo. 11:13  
  11:13 Rutger McGroarty hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
  11:16 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  11:17 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  11:36 Rutger McGroarty shoots misses the net
Ridly Greig hits Conor Timmins. 11:37  
  11:41 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  11:42 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 11:45  
  12:02 Philip Tomasino hits Dylan Cozens.
  12:08 Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  12:18 Connor Dewar hits Artem Zub.
  12:25 Connor Dewar hits Artem Zub.
  12:32 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  12:41 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Nick Jensen hits Sidney Crosby. 12:47  
  12:56 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 13:03  
  13:11 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Ridly Greig blocks shot from Kris Letang. 13:15  
  13:59 Noel Acciari hits David Perron.
  14:37 Takeaway by Connor Dewar.
Brady Tkachuk hits Blake Lizotte. 14:44  
  14:51 Rutger McGroarty hits Nick Jensen.
Brady Tkachuk hits Ryan Graves. 14:54  
Claude Giroux hits Rickard Rakell. 15:40  
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson. 15:59  
  16:32 Takeaway by Ryan Shea.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Ryan Shea. 16:43  
  16:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  16:48 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  17:05 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Drake Batherson hits Conor Timmins. 17:10  
  17:21 Rutger McGroarty shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
  17:24 Sidney Crosby penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Artem Zub.
Artem Zub penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 17:24  
  17:24 Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  17:30 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net 17:35  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:21  
  18:23 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:26 Erik Karlsson hits Drake Batherson.
  18:31 Noel Acciari hits Jake Sanderson.
  18:48 Giveaway by Blake Lizotte.
Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net 19:08  
  19:32 Rutger McGroarty hits Shane Pinto.
  19:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Ridly Greig penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 19:57  
1 OT
Ottawa   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  0:42 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Anton Forsberg.
Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net 0:49  
  1:16 Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell.