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Pittsburgh 2,
Carolina 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18267
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18267
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Carolina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1SO | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Carolina | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 1:02 | |
| 1:18 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. | |
| Takeaway by Jordan Staal. | 2:01 | |
| 2:29 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Brady Skjei. | |
| Jordan Staal hits Lars Eller. | 2:36 | |
| 3:07 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Shot by Jaccob Slavin misses the net | 3:17 | |
| Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 3:18 | |
| 4:02 | Kris Letang hits Seth Jarvis. | |
| 4:10 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Jeff Carter. | 4:33 | |
| 4:36 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Michael Bunting. | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 5:12 | |
| 5:13 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Drury. | |
| Takeaway by Brent Burns. | 5:45 | |
| Takeaway by Jordan Martinook. | 6:38 | |
| 6:47 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 6:53 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Jalen Chatfield hits Noel Acciari. | 7:10 | |
| Jalen Chatfield blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 7:12 | |
| Giveaway by Jalen Chatfield. | 7:31 | |
| Shot by Martin Necas misses the net | 7:56 | |
| 8:03 | Reilly Smith blocks shot from Brent Burns. | |
| 8:05 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Martin Necas. | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 8:22 | |
| 8:30 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Michael Bunting. | |
| 8:32 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| 8:48 | Sidney Crosby hits Brady Skjei. | |
| 8:51 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel. | |
| Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 8:51 | |
| 9:23 | Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 9:38 | |
| Brent Burns shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 9:39 | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:41 | |
| Stefan Noesen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. | 9:51 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:51 | |
| Takeaway by Jordan Staal. | 10:05 | |
| 10:06 | Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. | |
| 10:18 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| 10:36 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 10:45 | |
| 12:06 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Michael Bunting. | |
| 12:29 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. | |
| Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 12:33 | |
| 12:38 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brett Pesce. | |
| Takeaway by Brett Pesce. | 12:49 | |
| 13:03 | Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Drury. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 13:03 | |
| 14:36 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Brady Skjei. | |
| Shot by Martin Necas misses the net | 15:06 | |
| Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin. | 15:14 | |
| Takeaway by Jesper Fast. | 15:39 | |
| Jaccob Slavin hits Jake Guentzel. | 16:09 | |
| 16:46 | Jansen Harkins hits Jack Drury. | |
| 17:05 | Jansen Harkins hits Jack Drury. | |
| 17:20 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Seth Jarvis. | |
| 17:22 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Martinook. | |
| 17:42 | Marcus Pettersson hits Jesper Fast. | |
| Giveaway by Jesper Fast. | 17:57 | |
| 17:58 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 17:58 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 18:26 | Drew O'Connor hits Seth Jarvis. | |
| 18:29 | Takeaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 18:38 | Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. |
2
| Carolina | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 0:00 | |
| 0:16 | Kris Letang hits Jordan Martinook. | |
| 0:31 | Jeff Carter hits Jordan Martinook. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 0:52 | |
| 0:54 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brady Skjei. | |
| Shot by Seth Jarvis misses the net | 1:30 | |
| Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:33 | |
| Brent Burns shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 1:35 | |
| 2:10 | Ryan Graves blocks shot Andrei Svechnikov shoots | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 2:32 | |
| Martin Necas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 2:41 | |
| 2:42 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. | |
| 3:15 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jalen Chatfield. | |
| 3:25 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net | 4:13 | |
| 4:15 | Jake Guentzel hits Jordan Martinook. | |
| Jesper Fast blocks shot Brady Skjei shoots | 4:16 | |
| Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 4:29 | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 4:31 | |
| Shot by Seth Jarvis misses the net | 4:37 | |
| Stefan Noesen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Ludvig. | 4:40 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 4:40 | |
| Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 4:48 | |
| Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 5:07 | |
| 5:19 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 5:51 | Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| 6:28 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 6:29 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 6:31 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| 7:46 | Drew O'Connor hits Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Jalen Chatfield blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. | 7:55 | |
| Jalen Chatfield blocks shot from Noel Acciari. | 7:59 | |
| 8:00 | Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 8:01 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 8:03 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Drury. | |
| Brent Burns hits Rickard Rakell. | 8:13 | |
| Jack Drury penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 8:25 | |
| 8:25 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| 8:43 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Seth Jarvis hits Valtteri Puustinen. | 8:50 | |
| 9:03 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin. | 9:25 | |
| Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 9:27 | |
| Jalen Chatfield blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 10:27 | |
| 10:30 | Lars Eller hits Jalen Chatfield. | |
| 10:44 | Giveaway by Ryan Graves. | |
| Andrei Svechnikov blocks shot from Brett Pesce. | 10:50 | |
| 10:52 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jack Drury. | |
| Martin Necas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 11:32 | |
| Teuvo Teravainen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 11:34 | |
| 11:35 | John Ludvig blocks shot from Brent Burns. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 11:52 | |
| 12:06 | Noel Acciari hits Brady Skjei. | |
| 12:12 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 12:15 | |
| 13:09 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 13:12 | |
| 13:17 | Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Brady Skjei. | |
| 13:40 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 13:42 | |
| Shot by Martin Necas misses the net | 13:43 | |
| 13:53 | Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 14:05 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 14:23 | Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Jalen Chatfield. | |
| 14:39 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Drury. | |
| 14:43 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. | |
| Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 14:51 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 14:52 | |
| Teuvo Teravainen scores. Assisted by Jack Drury and Jaccob Slavin. | 14:52 | |
| 15:15 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 16:04 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 16:05 | Shot by Jansen Harkins misses the net | |
| 16:27 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| Jordan Martinook blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 16:29 | |
| Giveaway by Jesper Fast. | 17:05 | |
| Jordan Martinook hits Rickard Rakell. | 17:07 | |
| Brett Pesce penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 17:13 | |
| 17:13 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| 17:15 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 17:41 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| 18:00 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Brent Burns shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 18:31 | |
| 19:12 | Takeaway by Jeff Carter. | |
| 19:17 | Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net | |
| 19:20 | Giveaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 19:24 | |
| 19:26 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. | |
| 19:46 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Brett Pesce. | |
| 19:57 | Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. | |
| Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 19:58 |
3
| Carolina | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 0:10 | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:12 | |
| Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 0:15 | |
| Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net | 0:16 | |
| 0:26 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| 0:28 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 0:32 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| Brady Skjei blocks shot from Ryan Graves. | 0:35 | |
| Jordan Staal blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen. | 1:06 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 1:35 | |
| Jalen Chatfield hits Jake Guentzel. | 1:39 | |
| 1:41 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 2:37 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Seth Jarvis. | |
| Brady Skjei blocks shot from Noel Acciari. | 2:44 | |
| 3:15 | Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| 3:40 | John Ludvig hits Jordan Martinook. | |
| 4:23 | Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Teuvo Teravainen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 4:24 | |
| 4:35 | Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 4:36 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| 5:00 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Jesper Fast. | |
| 5:02 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jack Drury. | |
| Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 5:16 | |
| 5:34 | Giveaway by John Ludvig. | |
| Andrei Svechnikov hits Reilly Smith. | 5:38 | |
| Brady Skjei blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen. | 6:00 | |
| 6:12 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 6:34 | |
| 6:51 | Kris Letang hits Michael Bunting. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Drew O'Connor. | 7:13 | |
| Seth Jarvis blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 7:43 | |
| 7:45 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 7:46 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 7:52 | |
| 8:21 | Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. | |
| Jordan Staal hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 8:34 | |
| 9:30 | Giveaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| 9:43 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 10:03 | |
| 10:11 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 10:14 | Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| 10:16 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| 10:23 | Radim Zohorna hits Brett Pesce. | |
| 10:27 | Lars Eller shoots misses the net | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 10:42 | |
| Giveaway by Michael Bunting. | 11:40 | |
| 12:12 | Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Brett Pesce. | |
| 12:27 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Andrei Svechnikov. | |
| 12:27 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 12:29 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Brady Skjei. | |
| Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net | 12:34 | |
| Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:53 | |
| 12:55 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| 13:22 | Noel Acciari hits Sebastian Aho. | |
| Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 13:27 | |
| 13:45 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Seth Jarvis. | |
| Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 13:46 | |
| Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net | 13:55 | |
| Jordan Martinook blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 14:32 | |
| 15:15 | Sidney Crosby hits Andrei Svechnikov. | |
| 15:18 | Erik Karlsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Martinook. | |
| 15:18 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| 16:00 | Marcus Pettersson hits Sebastian Aho. | |
| 16:10 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Brent Burns. | |
| Seth Jarvis hits Marcus Pettersson. | 16:22 | |
| Shot by Jack Drury misses the net | 17:03 | |
| Jack Drury hits Drew O'Connor. | 17:06 | |
| Martin Necas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 17:11 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:13 | |
| 17:16 | Jeff Carter blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 17:39 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Jordan Martinook. | |
| 17:41 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. | |
| Takeaway by Seth Jarvis. | 17:46 | |
| 18:10 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 18:40 | Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| Jack Drury blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 18:45 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 18:47 | |
| Jordan Martinook blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 18:51 | |
| 18:57 | Noel Acciari hits Jordan Staal. | |
| 19:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| Jesper Fast blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 19:21 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 19:23 | |
| 19:32 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. | |
| 19:49 | Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. |
1 OT
| Carolina | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 0:00 | |
| Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin. | 0:17 | |
| 0:42 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. | |
| Takeaway by Andrei Svechnikov. | 0:57 | |
| 1:13 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:33 | |
| Takeaway by Brett Pesce. | 1:43 | |
| 1:50 | Takeaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 2:12 | Rickard Rakell hits Brett Pesce. | |
| 2:14 | Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | |
| Martin Necas blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 2:19 | |
| 2:43 | Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Martin Necas. | |
| Takeaway by Sebastian Aho. | 2:52 | |
| Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin. | 3:27 | |
| Seth Jarvis blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 3:44 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 3:46 | |
| Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:46 | |
| Brent Burns blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 3:47 | |
| 3:58 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 4:05 | Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| 4:29 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| 4:31 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. | |
| Brett Pesce blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 4:38 | |
| Jordan Staal blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 4:45 | |
| 4:50 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 4:54 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Jordan Staal blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 4:58 |
Shootout
Round 1
| PIT | Shootout attempt by Rickard Rakell. Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. |
| CAR | Shootout attempt by Stefan Noesen. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. |
Round 2
| PIT | Sidney Crosby scores on shootout attempt. |
| CAR | Shootout attempt by Andrei Svechnikov. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. |
Round 3
| PIT | Shootout attempt by Kris Letang. Saved by Pyotr Kochetkov. |
| CAR | Shootout attempt by Teuvo Teravainen. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. |