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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 15, 2018
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 21302
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 2125
Montreal 2103
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 0:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 0:07  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 0:10  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 0:11  
  0:17 Jacob De La Rose hits Sidney Crosby.
  0:39 Takeaway by Jacob De La Rose.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 0:51  
Patric Hornqvist hits Alex Galchenyuk. 0:56  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 1:04  
  1:25 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 2:05  
  2:14 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Justin Schultz.
  2:15 Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Giveaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. 2:21  
  2:31 Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Daniel Carr. 2:40  
Carter Rowney hits Karl Alzner. 2:55  
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 3:05  
  3:13 Shot by Alex Galchenyuk misses the net
  3:15 Artturi Lehkonen scores. Assisted by Jeff Petry and Alex Galchenyuk.
  3:15 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 3:28  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 3:29  
  3:51 Mike Reilly hits Patric Hornqvist.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 4:01  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Logan Shaw. 4:15  
Derick Brassard hits Noah Juulsen. 4:46  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Nicolas Deslauriers. 5:10  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 5:30  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 5:31  
  5:42 Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:07 Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jamie Oleksiak penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicolas Deslauriers. 6:08  
  6:08 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  6:29 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:31 Paul Byron scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk.
  6:31 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  6:47 Jonathan Drouin hits Carl Hagelin.
  7:05 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. 7:06  
Olli Maatta hits Paul Byron. 7:11  
  7:13 Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Charles Hudon. 7:27  
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 7:36  
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 7:50  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 7:58  
  8:29 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 8:39  
  10:00 Takeaway by Jeff Petry.
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 10:01  
Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Derick Brassard. 10:05  
  10:05 Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  10:14 Giveaway by Noah Juulsen.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 10:14  
  10:15 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 11:15  
  11:30 Paul Byron hits Olli Maatta.
  11:44 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
  12:02 Jordie Benn hits Derick Brassard.
  12:31 Takeaway by Byron Froese.
  12:43 Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  13:05 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Carter Rowney.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Nikita Scherbak. 13:11  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 13:41  
  14:00 Giveaway by Alex Galchenyuk.
  14:07 Brett Lernout hits Jake Guentzel.
  14:09 Giveaway by Jacob De La Rose.
Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. 14:33  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 14:33  
  15:18 Takeaway by Logan Shaw.
  15:45 Brett Lernout hits Bryan Rust.
  15:47 Logan Shaw blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 15:53  
  16:29 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:51 Noah Juulsen hits Jake Guentzel.
  17:00 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  17:01 Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 17:05  
Carter Rowney hits Mike Reilly. 17:15  
  17:18 Giveaway by Charles Hudon.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 17:20  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 17:21  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 17:38  
Patric Hornqvist hits Brendan Gallagher. 17:47  
  17:51 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
  18:07 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 18:31  
Derick Brassard hits Nicolas Deslauriers. 18:44  
  18:52 Takeaway by Karl Alzner.
  18:58 Daniel Carr hits Justin Schultz.
  19:08 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  19:14 Jeff Petry hits Jake Guentzel.
  19:32 Jordie Benn blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 19:49  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 19:58  
2
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 0:24  
  0:25 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist hits Jordie Benn. 0:30  
  0:33 Giveaway by Jordie Benn.
  1:03 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
  1:06 Paul Byron hits Brian Dumoulin.
  1:07 Brendan Gallagher penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 1:07  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 1:26  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 1:28  
  1:52 Giveaway by Noah Juulsen.
  2:09 Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  2:16 Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  2:45 Giveaway by Jordie Benn.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 2:57  
  3:12 Brett Lernout blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Derick Brassard blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 3:28  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 3:32  
  3:47 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  4:02 Takeaway by Jacob De La Rose.
  4:03 Artturi Lehkonen hits Carter Rowney.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk. 4:06  
  4:18 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  5:34 Shot by Brett Lernout misses the net
  5:39 Byron Froese shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 5:42  
  5:44 Brett Lernout hits Conor Sheary.
  5:50 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Olli Maatta.
  5:54 Shot by Nicolas Deslauriers misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Daniel Carr. 6:11  
  6:46 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 8:28  
  8:31 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 9:13  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Alex Galchenyuk. 9:17  
  9:35 Paul Byron hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 9:37  
  9:39 Shot by Paul Byron misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Brendan Gallagher. 9:54  
  10:07 Jeff Petry penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 10:07  
Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Phil Kessel. 10:30  
  10:54 Giveaway by Brett Lernout.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Brett Lernout. 11:12  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 11:30  
  11:39 Charles Hudon hits Olli Maatta.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 11:48  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 11:50  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 11:51  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 11:58  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 12:01  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 12:22  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Jonathan Drouin. 12:47  
  12:52 Jonathan Drouin hits Kris Letang.
  12:57 Nicolas Deslauriers scores. Assisted by Daniel Carr and Jonathan Drouin.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 12:57  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 13:42  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 13:43  
  13:51 Giveaway by Jordie Benn.
  13:53 Brett Lernout blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  13:55 Brett Lernout blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 13:57  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 14:26  
  14:27 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  14:33 Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 14:57  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 14:58  
  15:15 Jordie Benn blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 15:23  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 15:39  
  16:01 Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:09 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Olli Maatta.
  16:15 Jeff Petry hits Olli Maatta.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 16:28  
  16:54 Jeff Petry hits Riley Sheahan.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 16:57  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher. 17:21  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 17:27  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 17:30  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 17:43  
Carl Hagelin hits Karl Alzner. 17:49  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 18:00  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 18:01  
  18:24 Nikita Scherbak shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 18:25  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 18:51  
  19:01 Giveaway by Jacob De La Rose.
  19:18 Jacob De La Rose hits Jake Guentzel.
  19:22 Jeff Petry hits Sidney Crosby.
  19:45 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
3
Pittsburgh   Montreal
  0:00 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Artturi Lehkonen. 0:08  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 0:47  
Giveaway by Tristan Jarry. 0:53  
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jordie Benn. 0:57  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 1:45  
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 2:00  
  2:38 Daniel Carr hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  2:47 Noah Juulsen hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
  3:06 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Justin Schultz.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Brett Lernout. 3:16  
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Noah Juulsen. 3:42  
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 4:00  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 4:23  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 4:32  
  4:34 Charles Hudon wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  4:56 Giveaway by Charles Hudon.
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 4:58  
Derick Brassard hits Logan Shaw. 5:02  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 5:11  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 5:12  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 5:15  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 5:16  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 5:22  
Sidney Crosby hits Alex Galchenyuk. 5:25  
  5:36 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan hits Daniel Carr. 6:11  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 6:37  
  7:01 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  7:06 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  7:27 Takeaway by Brett Lernout.
  7:31 Brett Lernout hits Carl Hagelin.
Evgeni Malkin hits Brett Lernout. 7:37  
  7:47 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 8:12  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 8:14  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 8:19  
  8:47 Charles Hudon hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Nikita Scherbak. 9:01  
  9:32 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
  9:53 Jordie Benn blocks shot from Carl Hagelin.
Sidney Crosby hits Karl Alzner. 10:44  
Sidney Crosby hits Karl Alzner. 10:54  
  10:59 Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:14 Giveaway by Byron Froese.
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 11:17  
  11:28 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  11:29 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 11:41  
  11:54 Noah Juulsen hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 11:59  
Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin. 12:24  
  12:24 Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 12:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 12:45  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 12:48  
  12:49 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:18 Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. 13:19  
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 13:24  
  13:36 Brett Lernout blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Derick Brassard hits Nikita Scherbak. 13:41  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 14:00  
  14:44 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. 14:50  
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 14:56  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 15:20  
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 15:23  
  15:24 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 15:31  
  16:23 Giveaway by Jeff Petry.
  17:14 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 17:15  
Bryan Rust scores on an empty net. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Jamie Oleksiak. 18:07  
  18:07 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:48 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  18:49 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 19:02  
  19:15 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  19:16 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:20 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
  19:27 Takeaway by Paul Byron.
  19:28 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 19:44  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 19:50  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 19:58