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Pittsburgh 4,
Minnesota 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 18, 2023
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18200
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18200
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Minnesota | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Takeaway by Matt Boldy. | 0:16 | |
| Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net | 1:10 | |
| Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. | 1:18 | |
| Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 1:20 | |
| 1:21 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | |
| Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net | 1:59 | |
| Brock Faber blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 2:51 | |
| 3:19 | Takeaway by Ryan Graves. | |
| 4:24 | Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net | |
| 4:45 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Pat Maroon. | |
| 5:00 | Takeaway by Jansen Harkins. | |
| 5:18 | Jansen Harkins hits Jon Merrill. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 5:19 | |
| 5:21 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pat Maroon. | |
| Pat Maroon hits Radim Zohorna. | 5:31 | |
| Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. | 5:33 | |
| Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | 5:36 | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Marcus Pettersson. | 5:59 | |
| 6:19 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 6:21 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 6:26 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 6:37 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 6:58 | Giveaway by Ryan Graves. | |
| 7:21 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| 7:29 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | |
| 7:39 | Reilly Smith scores. Assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 7:39 | |
| 8:11 | Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 8:32 | Jansen Harkins hits Alex Goligoski. | |
| Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | 8:51 | |
| 9:04 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 9:06 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 9:07 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 9:33 | John Ludvig blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 10:26 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Brock Faber shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 10:38 | |
| 10:40 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Matt Boldy. | 11:04 | |
| 11:10 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 11:23 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith. | 11:24 | |
| 11:34 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. | |
| Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net | 11:38 | |
| 11:43 | Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. | |
| 12:06 | Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 12:09 | Jeff Carter blocks shot from Jon Merrill. | |
| 12:31 | Noel Acciari hits Vinni Lettieri. | |
| Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net | 12:54 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:06 | |
| Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. | 13:37 | |
| 13:42 | Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. | |
| 13:51 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Jake Middleton. | 14:00 | |
| Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 14:16 | |
| 14:18 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 14:28 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 14:37 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Jake Middleton blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 14:53 | |
| Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:02 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:09 | |
| Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:11 | |
| 15:24 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 15:27 | Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | |
| 15:28 | Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net | |
| 16:10 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Marco Rossi. | |
| 16:32 | Giveaway by Jansen Harkins. | |
| Vinni Lettieri shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 16:36 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:09 | |
| Shot by Brock Faber misses the net | 17:11 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:33 | |
| 18:06 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 18:19 | Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Evgeni Malkin. | 18:34 | |
| 18:43 | Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 18:47 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Zach Bogosian penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 18:47 | |
| 18:53 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 19:27 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 19:44 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 19:46 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. |
2
| Minnesota | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 0:36 | Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:36 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 1:10 | |
| 1:12 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | |
| 1:33 | Jeff Carter hits Alex Goligoski. | |
| Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:35 | |
| Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 2:46 | |
| 2:47 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Daemon Hunt shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 3:06 | |
| 3:18 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| 3:34 | Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 3:34 | |
| 3:42 | Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Connor Dewar. | |
| 4:04 | Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. | |
| Brandon Duhaime hits John Ludvig. | 4:16 | |
| Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. | 4:24 | |
| 5:08 | Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. | |
| 5:31 | Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Brock Faber. | |
| 5:42 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Ryan Hartman penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Karlsson. | 5:42 | |
| Takeaway by Jake Middleton. | 6:08 | |
| 6:36 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. | |
| 7:02 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 7:28 | |
| 7:42 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith. | 7:44 | |
| 8:05 | Kris Letang penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Boldy. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 8:05 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:32 | |
| Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 8:38 | |
| 9:24 | Marcus Pettersson hits Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 9:40 | |
| 9:42 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. | |
| 9:48 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. | |
| 10:28 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 10:50 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Jake Middleton blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 10:54 | |
| 10:56 | Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau hits Ryan Graves. | 11:31 | |
| 12:18 | Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Daemon Hunt. | |
| 12:18 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 12:30 | |
| Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:46 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Marco Rossi. | 12:52 | |
| Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net | 13:02 | |
| Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net | 13:11 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek hits Ryan Graves. | 13:44 | |
| 14:30 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 14:42 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 14:51 | |
| 14:55 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 15:03 | John Ludvig blocks shot from Brock Faber. | |
| Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 15:06 | |
| Ryan Hartman scores. Assisted by Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson. | 15:06 | |
| Jon Merrill blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 15:25 | |
| 16:24 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 16:28 | Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net | |
| 16:55 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell. | 17:05 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek hits Rickard Rakell. | 17:20 | |
| Jake Middleton scores. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov. | 17:30 | |
| Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:30 | |
| 18:20 | Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. | |
| 18:34 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. | |
| Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net | 18:36 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:52 | |
| 18:52 | Evgeni Malkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Goligoski. | |
| Alex Goligoski penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 18:52 | |
| Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net | 19:05 | |
| 19:25 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. | 19:25 | |
| 19:39 | Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | |
| 19:49 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 19:58 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. |
3
| Minnesota | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| 0:22 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 0:50 | Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| 1:11 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 1:33 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Matt Boldy. | 2:05 | |
| Shot by Brock Faber misses the net | 2:20 | |
| Giveaway by Matt Boldy. | 2:40 | |
| 2:44 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 3:05 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | |
| Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 3:14 | |
| Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 3:16 | |
| Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | 3:28 | |
| 3:37 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 4:09 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 5:07 | Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net | 5:24 | |
| Vinni Lettieri scores. Assisted by Jon Merrill and Daemon Hunt. | 5:33 | |
| 5:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson. | 5:44 | |
| 5:45 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Kirill Kaprizov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. | 5:45 | |
| 5:49 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 5:50 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| 5:58 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 6:04 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 6:11 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 6:20 | Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 6:20 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. | |
| Jon Merrill blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 7:18 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 7:27 | |
| 7:27 | Radim Zohorna penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. Served by Jansen Harkins. | |
| Ryan Hartman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Radim Zohorna. | 7:27 | |
| Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net | 7:31 | |
| Brock Faber shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 7:47 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 7:49 | |
| 7:52 | Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. | |
| Shot by Brock Faber misses the net | 8:02 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 8:18 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 8:20 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 8:28 | |
| 8:30 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 8:57 | Noel Acciari hits Brock Faber. | |
| Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net | 9:39 | |
| Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 10:13 | |
| Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 10:15 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 10:17 | |
| 10:23 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brock Faber. | |
| 12:09 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. | |
| 12:19 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Connor Dewar penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 12:21 | |
| 12:21 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 12:44 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 12:52 | |
| 12:53 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime. | 13:28 | |
| 13:47 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. | |
| Daemon Hunt blocks shot from Reilly Smith. | 14:07 | |
| 14:28 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| Vinni Lettieri blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 14:54 | |
| Brock Faber hits Drew O'Connor. | 15:03 | |
| Takeaway by Marco Rossi. | 16:23 | |
| Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | 16:56 | |
| Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | 17:07 | |
| Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 17:19 | |
| 17:20 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:47 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 18:03 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:05 | |
| 18:07 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Matt Boldy. | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek hits Marcus Pettersson. | 18:28 | |
| Matt Boldy hits Jake Guentzel. | 18:52 | |
| Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net | 19:08 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 19:24 |