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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 1
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 9, 2025
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Francis Charron, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0123
Minnesota 0011
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
  0:03 Takeaway by Brock Faber.
  0:03 Mats Zuccarello hits Ryan Shea.
  0:35 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  0:51 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Tommy Novak shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:56  
Philip Tomasino hits Marco Rossi. 1:10  
  1:33 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Connor Dewar.
Connor Dewar hits Matt Boldy. 1:50  
Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net 1:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 2:45  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 2:55  
  2:58 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  3:02 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Yakov Trenin. 3:04  
  3:19 Declan Chisholm hits Connor Dewar.
  3:22 Jared Spurgeon hits Blake Lizotte.
  3:24 Yakov Trenin hits Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 3:51  
  3:52 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 4:06  
Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:18  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 4:32  
Shot by Philip Tomasino misses the net 4:35  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:48  
  5:44 Giveaway by Jon Merrill.
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 6:08  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 6:24  
Bokondji Imama hits Mats Zuccarello. 6:52  
  6:58 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
  7:00 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:04 Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino. 7:17  
  8:02 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  8:19 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Connor Dewar.
  8:25 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust hits Marcus Johansson. 8:46  
  9:18 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:25 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:28  
Conor Timmins hits Marco Rossi. 9:36  
  9:59 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 10:30  
  10:59 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:31  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 11:37  
  12:03 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 12:07  
Ryan Shea blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 12:41  
Vladislav Kolyachonok hits Yakov Trenin. 13:16  
Giveaway by Blake Lizotte. 14:06  
Matt Grzelcyk hits Jared Spurgeon. 14:13  
  14:27 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  14:27 Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist.
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. 15:04  
  15:08 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:35  
  15:37 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  15:47 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Philip Tomasino blocks shot from Declan Chisholm. 16:00  
  16:48 Zach Bogosian hits Emil Bemstrom.
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. 17:27  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:37  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:39  
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. 17:41  
  17:43 Jake Middleton hits Rickard Rakell.
  17:58 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Matt Grzelcyk penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brock Faber. 18:00  
  18:00 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 18:48  
  19:06 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  19:09 Marco Rossi hits Blake Lizotte.
  19:17 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  19:22 Mats Zuccarello penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Bryan Rust wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 19:22  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:35  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 19:57  
2
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 0:45  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 0:53  
  1:19 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Tommy Novak.
  1:42 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Brock Faber. 1:45  
Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mats Zuccarello. 1:54  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 1:54  
Ryan Shea blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 2:19  
Takeaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok. 2:39  
Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. 3:29  
  3:59 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  4:00 Marcus Johansson hits Connor Dewar.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 4:32  
  4:39 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  4:51 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:58 Jake Middleton hits Bryan Rust.
  5:16 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  5:23 Justin Brazeau hits Ryan Shea.
Bokondji Imama shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:35  
  5:38 Yakov Trenin hits Blake Lizotte.
  5:50 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Blake Lizotte.
Ryan Shea shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:52  
  5:58 Jared Spurgeon hits Bokondji Imama.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 6:05  
  6:48 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Vladislav Kolyachonok penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 7:23  
  7:23 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 7:28  
  9:52 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 10:13  
  10:37 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:46 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 10:55  
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brock Faber. 11:14  
  11:36 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:44 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:50 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:58  
  12:07 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:09 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 12:13  
  13:02 Yakov Trenin hits Erik Karlsson.
Erik Karlsson hits Devin Shore. 13:10  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 13:12  
  13:17 Shot by Yakov Trenin misses the net
  13:24 Zach Bogosian penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Philip Tomasino.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 13:24  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:26  
  13:28 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:34  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:52  
  14:00 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 14:12  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 14:43  
  15:16 Giveaway by Brock Faber.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:19  
Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Matt Grzelcyk. 15:22  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:22  
Conor Timmins hits Marcus Johansson. 15:37  
Evgeni Malkin hits Ryan Hartman. 16:15  
Vladislav Kolyachonok shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:17  
  16:36 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Philip Tomasino.
  16:44 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  17:01 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 17:17  
Tommy Novak blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 17:22  
  17:27 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Middleton. 17:29  
  17:29 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  17:31 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  17:37 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  17:47 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 18:52  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:55  
  19:37 Marcus Johansson hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  19:47 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
3
Pittsburgh   Minnesota
  0:00 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:09 Matt Boldy hits Ryan Shea.
  0:27 Giveaway by Jake Middleton.
  0:44 Giveaway by Jake Middleton.
  0:48 Brock Faber blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  1:03 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Philip Tomasino.
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 1:17  
  1:26 Marcus Johansson shoots misses the net
Takeaway by Connor Dewar. 1:37  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:41  
Emil Bemstrom hits Jon Merrill. 2:08  
Connor Dewar blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 2:09  
Conor Timmins hits Ryan Hartman. 2:13  
Conor Timmins hits Ryan Hartman. 2:19  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 2:23  
Ryan Shea blocks shot from Marco Rossi. 3:00  
  3:04 Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
Tommy Novak blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 3:08  
Giveaway by Ryan Shea. 3:11  
  3:15 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:16 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Tommy Novak blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 3:24  
  3:33 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:50 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 3:56  
  4:00 Matt Boldy shoots misses the net
  4:02 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:08 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  4:34 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 4:41  
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 4:42  
Vladislav Kolyachonok shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:48  
  4:51 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Tommy Novak shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:07  
Philip Tomasino hits Vinnie Hinostroza. 5:10  
Tommy Novak blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 5:26  
  5:36 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Emil Bemstrom.
  5:46 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Connor Dewar hits Matt Boldy. 5:48  
  5:49 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
  6:11 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  6:31 Declan Chisholm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 6:33  
  6:37 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 6:47  
  6:49 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:10 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  7:31 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Philip Tomasino.
  7:35 Marcus Foligno hits Vladislav Kolyachonok.
  7:40 Declan Chisholm blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 7:49  
  7:59 Giveaway by Marcus Foligno.
  8:27 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Takeaway by Ryan Shea. 8:31  
  8:55 Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:18  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell. 9:21  
  9:21 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok. 9:29  
  9:54 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  10:15 Yakov Trenin hits Kevin Hayes.
  10:29 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  10:40 Devin Shore hits Ryan Shea.
  10:56 Zach Bogosian hits Kris Letang.
Noel Acciari hits Yakov Trenin. 10:58  
Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:06  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 12:15  
  12:18 Brock Faber blocks shot from Kevin Hayes.
Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:29  
Vladislav Kolyachonok blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 12:45  
  12:45 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:47 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 12:52  
Evgeni Malkin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 12:56  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 12:56  
  13:15 Giveaway by Marco Rossi.
  13:29 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:57 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:59 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  14:25 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  14:54 Ryan Hartman scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Johansson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. 14:54  
  15:38 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:40  
  15:43 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  15:48 Yakov Trenin hits Ryan Shea.
Giveaway by Ryan Shea. 15:49  
  16:02 Shot by Yakov Trenin misses the net
Bryan Rust hits Gustav Nyquist. 16:40  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 17:49  
  17:50 Shot by Brock Faber misses the net
  18:11 Marco Rossi blocks shot from Matt Boldy.
  18:18 Shot by Brock Faber misses the net
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Tristan Jarry. 18:47  
  18:47 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 19:00  
  19:11 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  19:58 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.