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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 9, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 12, 2024
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Justin Johnson
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1269
Montreal 1102
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  0:05 Alex Newhook hits Kris Letang.
  0:37 Giveaway by Lane Hutson.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:20  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 1:36  
  1:52 Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 1:53  
  2:12 Nick Suzuki scores. Assisted by Cole Caufield.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 2:12  
Matt Nieto hits Justin Barron. 2:43  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Justin Barron. 2:47  
  2:50 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  3:11 Patrik Laine penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Beauvillier.
  3:11 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:14 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:45  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 3:47  
Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Matt Grzelcyk. 4:18  
  4:18 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:19 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Cody Glass.
  5:27 Patrik Laine wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  5:39 Justin Barron hits Matt Nieto.
Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net 5:44  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:50  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 6:21  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:18  
  7:19 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  7:47 Giveaway by Emil Heineman.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 8:22  
Bryan Rust hits Kaiden Guhle. 8:49  
  8:53 Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 8:55  
  9:02 Jayden Struble hits Drew O'Connor.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:18  
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 9:20  
Drew O'Connor hits Jayden Struble. 9:28  
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 9:55  
  10:04 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Josh Anderson. 10:14  
  10:35 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:18 Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:59 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 12:12  
  12:32 Jake Evans hits Erik Karlsson.
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 12:45  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Patrik Laine. 13:00  
  13:22 Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  13:57 Kaiden Guhle hits Rickard Rakell.
  13:59 Josh Anderson hits Bryan Rust.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:05  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 14:15  
  14:18 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  14:54 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:56  
  16:08 Justin Barron blocks shot from Philip Tomasino.
  16:10 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 16:17  
  17:14 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Marcus Pettersson.
Giveaway by Cody Glass. 17:22  
Cody Glass shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:36  
Cody Glass shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:36  
  18:37 Mike Matheson hits Owen Pickering.
Blake Lizotte penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Armia. 19:11  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 19:11  
  19:52 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
2
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  0:11 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  1:11 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
  1:26 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
  1:38 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:06 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
Drew O'Connor penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lane Hutson. 3:02  
  3:02 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 4:25  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 4:45  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 4:46  
  5:07 Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:15 Kaiden Guhle hits Drew O'Connor.
  5:30 Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  5:38 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  6:50 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Newhook. 6:53  
  6:53 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Cody Glass blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 6:57  
  7:11 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:21 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby hits Kaiden Guhle. 9:27  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:34  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 9:38  
Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. 10:03  
  10:03 Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 10:03  
  10:52 Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:02 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
Drew O'Connor hits Kaiden Guhle. 11:30  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:08  
  12:48 Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net
  12:53 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
  12:59 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:02 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:19  
  13:21 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:24  
  13:27 Joel Armia scores. Assisted by Emil Heineman and Jake Evans.
  13:27 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Tristan Jarry. 13:35  
  13:38 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 13:40  
  14:10 Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net
  14:36 Joel Armia scores. Assisted by Emil Heineman and Jake Evans.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 14:36  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 14:47  
Philip Tomasino wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 14:50  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 14:51  
Giveaway by Michael Bunting. 15:12  
Philip Tomasino hits Kaiden Guhle. 15:24  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:41  
  15:43 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 16:16  
Shot by Owen Pickering misses the net 16:26  
  16:52 Cole Caufield hits Owen Pickering.
Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net 17:19  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 17:33  
Michael Bunting hits Kaiden Guhle. 17:46  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 17:51  
Shot by Philip Tomasino misses the net 17:52  
  17:53 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 18:10  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 18:12  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 18:15  
  18:20 Arber Xhekaj hits Bryan Rust.
  18:30 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Marcus Pettersson.
  18:41 Kaiden Guhle hits Rickard Rakell.
  18:48 Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 18:51  
Giveaway by Noel Acciari. 19:00  
  19:04 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net 19:57  
3
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:07  
  0:37 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  0:44 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:54  
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 0:56  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:07  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:10  
  1:11 Josh Anderson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
  1:11 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:43 Jake Evans hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  2:07 Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  2:09 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:56 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net 3:10  
  3:18 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Anthony Beauvillier hits Kirby Dach. 4:09  
Cody Glass hits Alex Newhook. 4:13  
Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby. 4:40  
  4:40 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  4:47 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:50 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:36  
  5:38 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  5:51 Josh Anderson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Owen Pickering.
  5:51 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  6:40 Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 7:16  
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 7:26  
Kris Letang scores a power play goal. Assisted by Michael Bunting and Rickard Rakell. 7:42  
  7:42 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 8:41  
Anthony Beauvillier scores. Assisted by Cody Glass and Drew O'Connor. 8:41  
Ryan Graves penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Juraj Slafkovsky. 9:24  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:24  
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Lane Hutson. 11:04  
  11:46 Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 11:52  
  11:55 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle.
  11:56 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Bryan Rust scores. 11:56  
  12:31 Shot by Jake Evans misses the net
  13:05 Giveaway by Cole Caufield.
Giveaway by Cody Glass. 13:07  
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. 13:18  
  13:39 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:44 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
  14:10 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
Matt Nieto scores. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Blake Lizotte. 14:20  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 14:20  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 14:43  
Takeaway by Cody Glass. 17:47  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 18:40  
  18:42 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Noel Acciari scores. 18:42  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 18:50  
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 19:26  
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor. 19:41  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 19:45  
  19:45 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net 19:48  
  19:52 Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 19:58