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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francois St. Laurent, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 15029
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chicago 0000
Pittsburgh 1135
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1
Chicago   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Bedard.
Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:31  
  0:43 Giveaway by Ville Koivunen.
Shot by Artyom Levshunov misses the net 0:54  
  0:55 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Frank Nazar.
  1:28 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Philipp Kurashev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:51  
Joe Veleno hits Matt Nieto. 2:21  
  3:00 Matt Nieto hits Kevin Korchinski.
Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:11  
  3:20 Rutger McGroarty shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Giveaway by Ryan Donato. 3:24  
  3:27 Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net
Shot by Ilya Mikheyev misses the net 3:37  
Shot by Ilya Mikheyev misses the net 3:51  
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 4:01  
Sam Rinzel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:06  
Shot by Sam Rinzel misses the net 4:20  
Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser. 5:01  
  5:09 Giveaway by Connor Dewar.
  5:18 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
  5:23 Matt Nieto shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  5:39 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  5:43 Shot by Matt Nieto misses the net
Shot by Sam Rinzel misses the net 6:29  
  6:31 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
Shot by Artyom Levshunov misses the net 7:05  
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:06  
Wyatt Kaiser shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:23  
  7:26 Ryan Graves hits Teuvo Teravainen.
  7:29 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Artyom Levshunov.
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 7:38  
  7:53 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Kevin Korchinski penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Dewar. 7:55  
  7:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  8:09 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  8:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  8:16 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  8:52 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  8:53 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 8:55  
Giveaway by Landon Slaggert. 8:59  
  9:33 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser. 9:36  
  10:09 Ryan Shea hits Ilya Mikheyev.
  10:18 Giveaway by Joona Koppanen.
  10:36 Joona Koppanen hits Connor Bedard.
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:07  
  11:27 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  11:29 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Frank Nazar.
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 11:32  
  11:42 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  11:46 Danton Heinen hits Kevin Korchinski.
Connor Bedard shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:32  
  12:34 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Bedard.
Shot by Sam Rinzel misses the net 12:47  
Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net 12:54  
  12:58 Erik Karlsson hits Ryan Donato.
Shot by Ilya Mikheyev misses the net 13:04  
Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net 13:05  
  13:20 Shot by Matt Nieto misses the net
  13:24 Joona Koppanen hits Ilya Mikheyev.
  13:41 Giveaway by Ryan Shea.
Takeaway by Wyatt Kaiser. 13:54  
Giveaway by Spencer Knight. 14:17  
  14:27 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  14:28 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Frank Nazar.
Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 14:30  
Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:35  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 14:37  
  14:41 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net 14:45  
  14:49 Noel Acciari hits Alex Vlasic.
  15:01 Joona Koppanen hits Alex Vlasic.
Giveaway by Alex Vlasic. 15:12  
Giveaway by Connor Murphy. 15:45  
  15:48 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  15:54 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  16:36 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  16:49 Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net
  16:57 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  17:43 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Philipp Kurashev wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:45  
Takeaway by Wyatt Kaiser. 17:55  
Philipp Kurashev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:15  
Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen. 18:52  
Sam Rinzel hits Ryan Shea. 19:25  
Kevin Korchinski penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Nieto. 19:38  
  19:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  19:44 Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust.
  19:44 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
2
Chicago   Pittsburgh
Connor Bedard wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:38 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Artyom Levshunov misses the net 0:42  
Shot by Artyom Levshunov misses the net 0:51  
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 1:02  
  1:09 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  1:10 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:11  
Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen. 1:17  
Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:20  
  1:33 Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty.
Connor Murphy hits Rutger McGroarty. 1:40  
  1:41 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Oliver Moore.
  2:10 Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net
  2:52 Joona Koppanen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 2:53  
  3:03 Giveaway by Joona Koppanen.
Giveaway by Nick Foligno. 3:14  
  3:15 Giveaway by Joona Koppanen.
Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:27  
  3:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Bedard.
  4:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
  4:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Bedard.
  4:12 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:13  
  4:45 Erik Karlsson scores. Assisted by Ville Koivunen and Bryan Rust.
  4:45 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Philipp Kurashev.
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:06  
  5:27 Rutger McGroarty hits Connor Murphy.
  5:49 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
  5:52 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Wyatt Kaiser hits Kevin Hayes. 6:19  
Giveaway by Nick Foligno. 6:23  
  6:30 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Artyom Levshunov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:58  
Connor Bedard wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 7:01  
Alex Vlasic shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:04  
Alex Vlasic blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 7:18  
  7:31 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Frank Nazar.
  7:43 Giveaway by Joona Koppanen.
Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen. 7:43  
Giveaway by Spencer Knight. 7:50  
  7:57 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  8:10 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 8:51  
  9:02 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Oliver Moore.
Connor Murphy blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 9:05  
  9:34 Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net
  9:36 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
  9:57 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  10:04 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  11:44 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Ryan Donato blocks shot from Kris Letang. 11:57  
  12:52 Rutger McGroarty blocks shot from Teuvo Teravainen.
  12:53 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi.
  13:28 Joona Koppanen hits Artyom Levshunov.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 13:39  
  14:29 Shot by Rutger McGroarty misses the net
  15:42 Takeaway by Conor Timmins.
  15:50 Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  15:52 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Wyatt Kaiser shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:11  
  16:13 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Oliver Moore.
  16:20 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  16:33 Noel Acciari hits Wyatt Kaiser.
Shot by Connor Bedard misses the net 16:40  
  16:44 Kris Letang hits Oliver Moore.
  16:46 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski. 17:32  
  17:53 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 17:56  
  17:58 Ryan Shea penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  17:58 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 18:16  
Connor Bedard hits Kris Letang. 18:30  
  18:47 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Sam Rinzel.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 18:54  
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:57  
Ryan Donato wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 18:59  
  19:00 Rutger McGroarty blocks shot from Teuvo Teravainen.
Sam Rinzel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:07  
Ryan Donato wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 19:09  
Connor Bedard shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:12  
Giveaway by Spencer Knight. 19:53  
  19:55 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
3
Chicago   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frank Nazar.
Takeaway by Ilya Mikheyev. 0:56  
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev. 0:58  
  1:31 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
  1:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
  2:01 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
Connor Murphy penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 2:04  
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:04  
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:16  
Teuvo Teravainen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:34  
  2:37 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ilya Mikheyev.
Ilya Mikheyev blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 2:42  
  2:52 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev. 3:01  
Takeaway by Ilya Mikheyev. 3:08  
  3:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  3:32 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  3:34 Kevin Hayes blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Frank Nazar blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 3:59  
  4:17 Joona Koppanen shoots Saved by Spencer Knight.
  4:18 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  4:28 Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Conor Timmins.
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 4:28  
Oliver Moore hits Conor Timmins. 4:35  
Giveaway by Connor Bedard. 4:40  
  4:41 Giveaway by Matt Nieto.
  4:42 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
Giveaway by Spencer Knight. 5:14  
  5:18 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
Kevin Korchinski blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 5:38  
Frank Nazar hits Conor Timmins. 6:15  
  6:18 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Frank Nazar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:24  
Wyatt Kaiser shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:03  
Shot by Teuvo Teravainen misses the net 7:05  
Shot by Connor Bedard misses the net 7:27  
  7:42 Kevin Hayes scores. Assisted by Danton Heinen and Connor Dewar.
  7:42 Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:14  
Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:15  
  8:19 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen.
Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov. 8:41  
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:06  
Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:18  
Shot by Landon Slaggert misses the net 9:22  
Giveaway by Philipp Kurashev. 9:33  
  9:34 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Philipp Kurashev.
  10:10 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Connor Bedard.
Giveaway by Connor Bedard. 10:38  
Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:46  
  10:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno.
Connor Murphy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:28  
Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:40  
Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:41  
  11:42 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi.
  11:53 Noel Acciari hits Kevin Korchinski.
Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen. 12:01  
Takeaway by Artyom Levshunov. 12:08  
  12:21 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
  12:39 Giveaway by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Sam Rinzel. 12:46  
Alex Vlasic blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 12:51  
Connor Bedard wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:53  
Giveaway by Sam Rinzel. 13:20  
Giveaway by Sam Rinzel. 13:28  
Takeaway by Sam Rinzel. 13:30  
  14:04 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  14:44 Ryan Shea blocks shot from Teuvo Teravainen.
  14:49 Giveaway by Ryan Shea.
Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:59  
Tyler Bertuzzi wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 15:01  
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 15:24  
Sam Rinzel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:34  
Oliver Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:45  
Wyatt Kaiser blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 17:17  
  17:24 Shot by Ryan Shea misses the net
  17:33 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Connor Bedard.
  17:35 Ryan Shea blocks shot from Oliver Moore.
  17:36 Ryan Shea hits Oliver Moore.
Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 17:37  
  18:13 Kevin Hayes scores. Assisted by Danton Heinen and Noel Acciari.
Frank Nazar wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen. 18:13  
  18:36 Matt Nieto penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Frank Nazar.
  18:36 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
  18:39 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
Shot by Connor Bedard misses the net 19:12  
Connor Bedard shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:18  
  19:20 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Donato.
Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net 19:49  
  19:58 Joona Koppanen blocks shot from Sam Rinzel.