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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, NY Rangers 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees: Jake Brenk, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18006
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0437
NY Rangers 0112
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   NY Rangers
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 0:00  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 0:15  
  0:30 Chris Kreider hits Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 0:34  
  0:39 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  0:56 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 1:06  
  1:12 Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:12 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. 1:20  
  1:26 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  1:38 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  1:43 Filip Chytil shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Matt Cullen. 1:55  
  2:00 Cody McLeod hits Jack Johnson.
  2:08 Cody McLeod hits Jack Johnson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 2:19  
Bryan Rust hits Marc Staal. 2:43  
Marcus Pettersson hits Jesper Fast. 2:52  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 2:55  
Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Fast. 2:55  
  2:55 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 3:08  
  3:16 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:22 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:28 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
Kris Letang hits Chris Kreider. 3:42  
Jack Johnson hits Kevin Hayes. 4:03  
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 4:30  
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. 4:49  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Neal Pionk. 5:01  
  5:17 Takeaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome. 5:32  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 5:40  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 5:45  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 5:46  
Juuso Riikola hits Boo Nieves. 5:55  
  6:37 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
  6:45 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Jack Johnson hits Kevin Hayes. 6:55  
Marcus Pettersson hits Kevin Hayes. 6:58  
  7:01 Neal Pionk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:11 Jesper Fast hits Jack Johnson.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 7:15  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Neal Pionk. 7:23  
Bryan Rust hits Marc Staal. 7:30  
  7:33 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  7:38 Giveaway by Neal Pionk.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 7:43  
  8:03 Chris Kreider hits Kris Letang.
Tanner Pearson hits Pavel Buchnevich. 8:16  
Olli Maatta hits Brett Howden. 8:31  
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 8:35  
  8:42 Boo Nieves hits Derick Brassard.
  9:13 Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:13 Neal Pionk hits Bryan Rust.
  10:20 Filip Chytil shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:22 Mika Zibanejad hits Sidney Crosby.
  10:24 Shot by Filip Chytil misses the net
Zach Aston-Reese hits Fredrik Claesson. 10:37  
  10:55 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
  10:59 Giveaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Filip Chytil. 11:07  
  11:26 Giveaway by Boo Nieves.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 11:28  
  11:28 Boo Nieves wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Derick Brassard hits Boo Nieves. 11:44  
Kris Letang hits Brett Howden. 11:54  
  12:00 Shot by Adam McQuaid misses the net
  12:22 Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
  12:42 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:47 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
  12:48 Mats Zuccarello penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Simon.
  12:48 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Kevin Hayes. 13:51  
  14:20 Brady Skjei blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  15:05 Ryan Strome hits Juuso Riikola.
  15:30 Mika Zibanejad hits Marcus Pettersson.
  16:11 Chris Kreider shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:12 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  16:17 Shot by Adam McQuaid misses the net
  16:54 Boo Nieves hits Juuso Riikola.
  16:58 Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 16:58  
  17:03 Jesper Fast hits Jake Guentzel.
  17:13 Marc Staal hits Bryan Rust.
  17:36 Jesper Fast hits Sidney Crosby.
  17:52 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  18:07 Brett Howden shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson hits Brett Howden. 18:10  
Takeaway by Phil Kessel. 18:16  
  18:29 Pavel Buchnevich blocks shot from Tanner Pearson.
  18:34 Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
  18:37 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 18:48  
  18:51 Adam McQuaid hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  18:59 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  19:36 Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:36 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:40 Neal Pionk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 19:40  
  19:53 Chris Kreider hits Brian Dumoulin.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 19:56  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 19:59  
2
Pittsburgh   NY Rangers
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 0:00  
  0:17 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:36 Marc Staal hits Bryan Rust.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 0:38  
  0:45 Jesper Fast blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  1:00 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
  1:28 Vladislav Namestnikov hits Olli Maatta.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 1:41  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 1:45  
  1:45 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:51 Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 2:02  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 2:39  
  2:46 Shot by Adam McQuaid misses the net
Brian Dumoulin hits Filip Chytil. 2:59  
Matt Cullen hits Ryan Strome. 3:18  
  3:25 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:42 Giveaway by Marc Staal.
  3:43 Neal Pionk blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  3:57 Chris Kreider hits Bryan Rust.
  4:05 Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  4:16 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  4:29 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Olli Maatta hits Kevin Hayes. 4:48  
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 5:10  
  5:19 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
  5:36 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  5:53 Brett Howden shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome. 5:55  
  6:05 Cody McLeod hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  6:14 Cody McLeod shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 6:24  
  6:25 Fredrik Claesson hits Kris Letang.
Zach Aston-Reese scores. Assisted by Matt Cullen. 6:29  
  6:29 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jack Johnson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mika Zibanejad. 6:46  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 6:46  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 6:51  
  6:55 Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net
Kris Letang hits Chris Kreider. 7:08  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad. 7:21  
  7:51 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  8:01 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Filip Chytil. 8:50  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 9:05  
  9:22 Fredrik Claesson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome. 9:33  
Brian Dumoulin hits Ryan Strome. 9:51  
  10:19 Chris Kreider hits Olli Maatta.
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 10:29  
  10:31 Adam McQuaid hits Phil Kessel.
  10:32 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. 11:11  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 11:11  
Olli Maatta hits Filip Chytil. 11:48  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Filip Chytil. 11:50  
  11:50 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  11:59 Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:04 Fredrik Claesson hits Riley Sheahan.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 12:18  
Kris Letang scores. 12:20  
  12:20 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:26 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:46 Ryan Strome scores. Assisted by Brady Skjei and Adam McQuaid.
  12:46 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:10 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  13:14 Mika Zibanejad blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  13:16 Mika Zibanejad hits Sidney Crosby.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 13:17  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 13:24  
  13:52 Shot by Brett Howden misses the net
  14:05 Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
  14:15 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome. 14:15  
  14:29 Brady Skjei hits Matt Cullen.
  14:35 Filip Chytil shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta hits Filip Chytil. 14:39  
  14:42 Cody McLeod hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  15:16 Takeaway by Neal Pionk.
Evgeni Malkin hits Mats Zuccarello. 15:33  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Neal Pionk. 15:37  
Dominik Simon scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. 15:45  
  15:45 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 15:58  
  16:29 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  16:43 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
  16:51 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:55 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:55 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 16:56  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 17:40  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 17:45  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 17:55  
Patric Hornqvist hits Filip Chytil. 18:00  
Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net 18:01  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 18:02  
  19:00 Vladislav Namestnikov hits Derick Brassard.
  19:17 Takeaway by Chris Kreider.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 19:23  
  19:38 Giveaway by Chris Kreider.
  19:55 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. 19:59  
3
Pittsburgh   NY Rangers
  0:00 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Marc Staal. 0:17  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Chris Kreider. 0:21  
  0:27 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  0:30 Shot by Chris Kreider misses the net
  0:50 Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 0:52  
Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Dominik Simon. 1:03  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 1:03  
  1:08 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:14 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:14 Fredrik Claesson shoots misses the net
  1:22 Pavel Buchnevich scores. Assisted by Fredrik Claesson and Kevin Shattenkirk.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 1:22  
  2:40 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  3:16 Vladislav Namestnikov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 3:16  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist. 3:47  
Patric Hornqvist hits Mika Zibanejad. 4:17  
  4:26 Ryan Strome shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Tanner Pearson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. 4:40  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 4:40  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Brett Howden. 4:49  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 5:19  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 5:34  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 5:58  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 6:11  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 6:18  
  6:19 Brady Skjei blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 6:53  
  7:20 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  7:23 Shot by Chris Kreider misses the net
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jesper Fast. 7:34  
  7:45 Neal Pionk shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Neal Pionk. 7:52  
  8:04 Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  8:13 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  8:29 Mats Zuccarello hits Olli Maatta.
  9:10 Boo Nieves hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  9:30 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
Brian Dumoulin hits Brady Skjei. 9:32  
  9:57 Neal Pionk blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
  10:02 Mika Zibanejad hits Patric Hornqvist.
  10:06 Neal Pionk hits Evgeni Malkin.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Chris Kreider. 10:14  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 10:19  
  10:24 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:25 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:38 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  11:30 Giveaway by Marc Staal.
  11:36 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Chris Kreider. 11:41  
  12:05 Chris Kreider hits Marcus Pettersson.
  12:14 Ryan Strome wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome. 12:26  
  12:41 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Patric Hornqvist.
  12:49 Takeaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 13:10  
  13:13 Takeaway by Filip Chytil.
  13:16 Giveaway by Ryan Strome.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 13:51  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 13:52  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 13:54  
Sidney Crosby scores. 13:56  
  13:56 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  14:53 Giveaway by Fredrik Claesson.
  15:28 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:33 Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net
  15:41 Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 15:53  
  16:06 Filip Chytil blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:14  
  16:14 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:03 Cody McLeod hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:04  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:44  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:46  
  19:15 Takeaway by Neal Pionk.
Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Kevin Hayes. 19:23  
Tanner Pearson hits Neal Pionk. 19:43