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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 9, 2024
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 19329
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0112
Minnesota 1113
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
  0:22 Jake Middleton hits Bryan Rust.
  0:25 Jake Middleton penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
  0:25 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:08  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:10  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:51  
  2:02 Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net
  2:31 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  2:53 Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  3:29 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 3:35  
  4:07 Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime.
  4:36 Frederick Gaudreau hits Bryan Rust.
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 5:09  
  5:20 Dakota Mermis hits Drew O'Connor.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Lucchini. 5:26  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 5:28  
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:42  
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Vinni Lettieri. 5:46  
Jesse Puljujarvi hits Jake Middleton. 5:50  
Lars Eller hits Jake Middleton. 5:53  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 6:42  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 7:36  
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:36  
  7:39 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor.
Erik Karlsson hits Frederick Gaudreau. 7:47  
  7:52 Ryan Hartman hits Drew O'Connor.
  8:13 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Marcus Foligno. 8:19  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Vinni Lettieri. 8:20  
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 8:32  
Colin White hits Jon Merrill. 8:42  
  8:52 Jacob Lucchini blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Vinni Lettieri. 9:03  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:10  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:16  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 9:38  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:40  
  9:46 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
Takeaway by Jesse Puljujarvi. 10:11  
  10:12 Jake Middleton hits Lars Eller.
  10:31 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Lars Eller penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Jake Middleton. 10:35  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 10:35  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 10:42  
  11:00 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Colin White blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 11:22  
  11:30 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  11:31 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 11:33  
  11:38 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 12:29  
  12:57 Matt Boldy scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Brock Faber.
  12:57 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:07 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:09 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 13:36  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:41  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:45  
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 13:56  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:58  
  13:59 Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  14:03 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 14:27  
  14:32 Jake Middleton hits Sidney Crosby.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Marco Rossi. 15:12  
  15:50 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
  15:55 Dakota Mermis penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:55  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:03  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 16:57  
  17:03 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:48  
Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net 17:58  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:08  
  19:33 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:36  
Erik Karlsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson. 19:50  
  19:50 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  19:53 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
2
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  0:23 Kirill Kaprizov shoots misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 0:47  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:51  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Brock Faber. 1:05  
  1:42 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 1:44  
  1:47 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:13  
Rickard Rakell hits Jonas Brodin. 2:32  
  2:46 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Reilly Smith scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. 2:54  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jacob Lucchini. 2:54  
  3:20 Brandon Duhaime hits Ryan Graves.
  3:23 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  3:28 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
  3:40 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
  3:43 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:39  
  5:02 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
Bryan Rust penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov. 5:22  
  5:22 Kirill Kaprizov penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 5:22  
  5:59 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:01 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:05 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  6:12 Jonas Brodin scores. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek.
  6:12 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  7:05 Matt Boldy hits Marcus Pettersson.
  7:40 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 7:42  
  8:01 Marcus Foligno hits Erik Karlsson.
Rickard Rakell hits Jon Merrill. 8:12  
  8:24 Marcus Foligno hits Ryan Graves.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:45  
Shot by Jansen Harkins misses the net 8:46  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:55  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:16  
  9:41 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  9:45 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:53 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:56 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
  10:01 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 10:04  
  10:07 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:14 Zach Bogosian hits Reilly Smith.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 10:16  
  10:31 Jake Middleton hits Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:41  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:58  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:27  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 11:31  
  11:33 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  11:49 Marcus Foligno hits Rickard Rakell.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 11:56  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 12:02  
  12:10 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 12:13  
  12:47 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:51  
  13:06 Shot by Brock Faber misses the net
  13:12 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 13:12  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Brock Faber. 13:26  
  13:36 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:43 Jacob Lucchini shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:57 Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:26  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 14:28  
  14:38 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
  14:45 Dakota Mermis hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
  15:05 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  15:56 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  16:06 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Sidney Crosby hits Brock Faber. 16:53  
  17:10 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang hits Kirill Kaprizov. 17:16  
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 17:20  
Colin White shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:57  
Takeaway by Jansen Harkins. 17:59  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jacob Lucchini. 18:00  
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:30  
Marcus Pettersson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. 18:39  
  18:39 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Kris Letang hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 18:47  
  19:12 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
3
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:10  
  0:32 Kirill Kaprizov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Graves.
  0:32 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 0:54  
  0:56 Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Jake Guentzel. 1:01  
  1:01 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 1:28  
  1:38 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:02 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  2:09 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  2:38 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  2:42 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Lars Eller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Frederick Gaudreau. 3:22  
  3:22 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  4:00 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 4:24  
  4:46 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 4:58  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Marco Rossi. 5:17  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 5:20  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Lucchini. 5:23  
  6:00 Brandon Duhaime hits Evgeni Malkin.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:03  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:18  
  6:21 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 6:33  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:02  
  8:03 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  8:15 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:18 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 8:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 8:43  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:08  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:15  
  9:19 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:21 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  9:32 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:34 Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Zach Bogosian and Jonas Brodin.
Team penalty for Pittsburgh delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jansen Harkins. 9:34  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:34  
  10:00 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  10:16 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 10:23  
  10:30 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:31 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  10:36 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 11:07  
  11:39 Ryan Hartman hits Reilly Smith.
  12:08 Matt Boldy penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:08  
  12:15 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
  12:17 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:31  
  12:34 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust hits Brock Faber. 12:39  
  12:44 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  12:59 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:27  
  14:11 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:17  
  14:42 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
  14:50 Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
  15:21 Vinni Lettieri blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  15:48 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
  15:50 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  15:54 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:19  
  17:06 Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:11  
  17:12 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:34 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Jesse Puljujarvi.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 17:44  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 17:59  
  18:10 Jonas Brodin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
  18:10 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:24 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 18:38  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:53  
  19:01 Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Kris Letang hits Brandon Duhaime. 19:06  
  19:06 Brock Faber blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:09  
  19:20 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:46  
  19:48 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  19:58 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  19:59 Brock Faber blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.