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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 27, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18639
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 1012
Pittsburgh 0325
Periods:
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1
Detroit   Pittsburgh
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Justin Abdelkader hits Kris Letang. 0:09  
  0:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  0:22 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  0:32 Bryan Rust hits Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:02  
  1:17 Brian Dumoulin hits Andreas Athanasiou.
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:19  
Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net 1:20  
Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net 1:23  
  1:23 Juuso Riikola penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Rasmussen.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 1:23  
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:36  
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:44  
  1:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
  2:10 Brian Dumoulin hits Frans Nielsen.
Giveaway by Filip Hronek. 2:32  
  2:34 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net 3:02  
Giveaway by Trevor Daley. 3:31  
  3:53 Jack Johnson hits Justin Abdelkader.
  3:58 Marcus Pettersson hits Luke Glendening.
  4:23 Derick Brassard hits Christoffer Ehn.
Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. 4:28  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:42  
Christoffer Ehn hits Olli Maatta. 4:52  
  5:01 Tanner Pearson hits Jacob De La Rose.
  5:29 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  5:36 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
  5:42 Brian Dumoulin hits Gustav Nyquist.
Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou. 5:47  
Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:25  
  6:25 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 6:32  
  6:41 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 6:42  
Michael Rasmussen hits Phil Kessel. 6:42  
  6:49 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
  7:04 Giveaway by Tanner Pearson.
Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen. 7:04  
  7:05 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  7:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  7:09 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  7:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. 7:20  
  7:23 Kris Letang blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader.
  7:23 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin hits Kris Letang. 7:27  
Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 7:49  
  8:02 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:17  
  8:25 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson.
  8:49 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Christoffer Ehn.
  9:21 Tanner Pearson wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
  9:35 Marcus Pettersson hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:53  
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:58  
  10:55 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. 11:11  
Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 11:16  
  11:23 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  11:35 Dominik Simon hits Nick Jensen.
Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader. 11:49  
  11:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  12:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. 12:12  
Jacob De La Rose hits Juuso Riikola. 12:33  
  12:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
  12:59 Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net
Frans Nielsen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. 13:09  
Shot by Thomas Vanek misses the net 13:25  
  13:26 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
  13:43 Derick Brassard hits Filip Hronek.
  13:46 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  14:01 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:02  
  14:28 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  14:31 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  14:35 Sidney Crosby hits Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin hits Sidney Crosby. 14:43  
Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin. 14:53  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:20  
Tyler Bertuzzi hits Olli Maatta. 15:38  
Takeaway by Frans Nielsen. 15:43  
  15:45 Tanner Pearson hits Frans Nielsen.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 16:20  
Justin Abdelkader hits Marcus Pettersson. 16:31  
  16:43 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 16:49  
  16:52 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:03  
  17:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. 17:37  
Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:49  
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:52  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:53  
Wade Megan shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:59  
  18:03 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson.
  18:10 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Thomas Vanek.
  18:22 Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson.
  18:27 Takeaway by Juuso Riikola.
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 18:34  
  18:41 Patric Hornqvist hits Frans Nielsen.
  18:47 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening hits Phil Kessel. 19:12  
Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen. 19:32  
  19:39 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  19:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
2
Detroit   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 0:20  
  0:34 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  1:03 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:08  
  1:35 Juuso Riikola hits Michael Rasmussen.
Filip Hronek blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 1:52  
  2:04 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Trevor Daley blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 2:05  
  2:05 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 2:16  
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:18  
Dennis Cholowski shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:23  
  2:23 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  2:29 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Wade Megan.
  2:39 Derick Brassard hits Jacob De La Rose.
  2:54 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 3:00  
  3:07 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
  3:18 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
  4:21 Giveaway by Matt Cullen.
Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. 4:25  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:05  
Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:14  
  6:00 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
Andreas Athanasiou blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 6:08  
Filip Hronek penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. 6:08  
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:08  
Giveaway by Trevor Daley. 6:13  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:26  
Takeaway by Jonathan Ericsson. 6:49  
  7:12 Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 7:12  
  7:18 Zach Aston-Reese hits Niklas Kronwall.
Thomas Vanek hits Olli Maatta. 7:52  
  8:11 Brian Dumoulin hits Frans Nielsen.
  8:26 Derick Brassard scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Tanner Pearson.
  8:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  8:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  9:06 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:27  
Wade Megan blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 10:06  
  10:17 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  10:21 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 10:23  
Giveaway by Trevor Daley. 10:27  
  10:29 Giveaway by Derick Brassard.
  11:05 Juuso Riikola hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:14  
Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net 11:23  
  11:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 11:55  
  12:01 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Filip Hronek hits Patric Hornqvist. 12:18  
Giveaway by Filip Hronek. 12:34  
  12:47 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  12:49 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:50  
Takeaway by Trevor Daley. 13:01  
Trevor Daley blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 13:08  
Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. 13:39  
Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net 13:46  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 13:53  
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:00  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 14:01  
Wade Megan shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:37  
  14:39 Juuso Riikola hits Andreas Athanasiou.
  14:52 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  14:54 Tanner Pearson hits Nick Jensen.
  15:01 Derick Brassard hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:06  
  15:43 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:57  
  16:39 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Niklas Kronwall.
Luke Glendening hits Juuso Riikola. 17:09  
  17:15 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening hits Juuso Riikola. 17:33  
Michael Rasmussen hits Olli Maatta. 17:41  
  17:57 Kris Letang blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou.
  18:12 Takeaway by Tanner Pearson.
Trevor Daley penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tanner Pearson. 18:15  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:15  
  18:23 Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening blocks shot from Juuso Riikola. 18:42  
  18:58 Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 18:58  
Giveaway by Frans Nielsen. 19:38  
  19:39 Matt Cullen hits Frans Nielsen.
  19:40 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net 19:59  
3
Detroit   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  0:19 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  0:39 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  0:46 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  0:49 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  1:17 Kris Letang blocks shot from Michael Rasmussen.
  1:41 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  1:44 Takeaway by Dominik Simon.
Dennis Cholowski shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:10  
  2:19 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  2:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  2:27 Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Giveaway by Christoffer Ehn. 2:43  
Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. 2:54  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 3:16  
  3:50 Zach Aston-Reese hits Justin Abdelkader.
Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. 3:56  
Michael Rasmussen blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 4:16  
  4:39 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Andreas Athanasiou scores. Assisted by Michael Rasmussen and Luke Glendening. 4:45  
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Tanner Pearson. 4:45  
  4:51 Brian Dumoulin hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
  5:06 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
  5:11 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  5:13 Derick Brassard hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:16  
  5:50 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  5:51 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  5:55 Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Jack Johnson and Marcus Pettersson.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:55  
Luke Glendening hits Jack Johnson. 6:04  
  6:39 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:10  
  9:37 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:51  
Thomas Vanek penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Cullen. 9:57  
  9:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  10:06 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  10:33 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  10:35 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:36  
  10:59 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 11:02  
  11:39 Giveaway by Tanner Pearson.
Jacob De La Rose blocks shot from Juuso Riikola. 11:55  
  12:03 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  12:11 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  13:28 Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:44  
  13:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi.
  13:58 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Gustav Nyquist hits Jack Johnson. 14:20  
  14:41 Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Dominik Simon. 14:54  
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:39  
  15:52 Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:00  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:01  
  16:27 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:28  
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:36  
  16:39 Brian Dumoulin hits Gustav Nyquist.
  16:44 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
  16:46 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Abdelkader.
Justin Abdelkader hits Jake Guentzel. 16:52  
Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin. 17:28  
  17:31 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  17:35 Derick Brassard scores on an empty net. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 17:35  
  17:53 Marcus Pettersson hits Nick Jensen.
Jacob De La Rose hits Marcus Pettersson. 18:06  
  18:24 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Michael Rasmussen.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 18:26  
Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:35  
  19:07 Giveaway by Matt Murray.
  19:22 Juuso Riikola hits Nick Jensen.
  19:30 Giveaway by Matt Cullen.
  19:42 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dennis Cholowski.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:55