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Pittsburgh 6,
Boston 5
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 4, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Dan Kelly
Attendance: 17850
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Dan Kelly
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Pittsburgh | Boston | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 0:00 | |
| 0:39 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 0:41 | Brad Marchand scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. | |
| 0:41 | Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 1:16 | Charlie McAvoy hits Reilly Smith. | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. | 2:18 | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 2:30 | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 2:48 | |
| 3:14 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 3:30 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 4:25 | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 4:29 | |
| Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 5:02 | |
| Drew O'Connor scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Lars Eller. | 5:04 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. | 5:04 | |
| Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 5:34 | |
| Jeff Carter blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 5:34 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 6:17 | |
| Ryan Graves scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. | 6:17 | |
| 6:39 | David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Morgan Geekie. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. | 6:39 | |
| 6:58 | Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| 7:03 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. | 7:21 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. | 7:21 | |
| Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net | 7:28 | |
| 7:46 | Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oskar Steen. | 7:52 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 7:52 | |
| Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 8:35 | |
| Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net | 8:50 | |
| 9:25 | Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net | |
| 9:33 | Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 9:34 | Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net | |
| Ryan Graves blocks shot from David Pastrnak. | 9:42 | |
| 9:49 | Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 9:56 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 10:13 | Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 10:25 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Danton Heinen. | 10:53 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 10:54 | |
| Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. | 11:06 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 11:10 | |
| 11:14 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 11:14 | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 11:38 | |
| 12:22 | Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 12:31 | Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher. | 12:32 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 12:42 | |
| 12:57 | Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| 12:59 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| Noel Acciari hits Brad Marchand. | 13:18 | |
| 14:02 | Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | 14:24 | |
| 14:27 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Hampus Lindholm. | 14:38 | |
| 15:08 | Giveaway by Danton Heinen. | |
| 15:14 | Giveaway by Danton Heinen. | |
| 15:45 | Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 15:58 | |
| Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Drew O'Connor and Erik Karlsson. | 15:58 | |
| 16:39 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Bryan Rust blocks shot from Georgii Merkulov. | 16:47 | |
| Noel Acciari blocks shot from David Pastrnak. | 17:16 | |
| Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 18:06 | |
| 18:06 | Giveaway by John Beecher. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:08 | |
| 18:38 | Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. | 18:47 | |
| Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | 18:52 | |
| Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | 18:57 | |
| Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net | 19:27 | |
| 19:29 | Brandon Carlo hits Drew O'Connor. |
2
| Pittsburgh | Boston | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 0:00 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 0:37 | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Matt Grzelcyk. | 1:02 | |
| 1:03 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 1:17 | Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. | |
| 1:26 | Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy. | |
| 1:45 | Trent Frederic hits Ryan Graves. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 1:47 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 1:50 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 1:56 | |
| Sidney Crosby hits Brad Marchand. | 2:11 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 2:19 | |
| 2:27 | Charlie Coyle hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | 3:23 | |
| 3:36 | Oskar Steen hits Drew O'Connor. | |
| Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net | 3:56 | |
| Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | 4:22 | |
| 4:36 | Brandon Carlo penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jansen Harkins. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 4:36 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 4:40 | |
| 4:41 | Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. | 4:54 | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 5:37 | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 5:39 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Beecher. | 5:54 | |
| Giveaway by Jeff Carter. | 6:10 | |
| 6:25 | Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Jeff Carter. | |
| Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 6:35 | |
| Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Bryan Rust. | 6:38 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 6:38 | |
| 7:18 | Morgan Geekie blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | |
| Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. | 7:21 | |
| Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | 7:42 | |
| 7:46 | Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 7:57 | |
| 8:01 | Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 9:21 | |
| 9:31 | Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. | |
| 9:51 | Morgan Geekie scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. | 9:51 | |
| 9:56 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Sidney Crosby hits Brandon Carlo. | 10:18 | |
| Kris Letang hits Hampus Lindholm. | 10:39 | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Trent Frederic. | 10:43 | |
| 10:50 | Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 10:54 | |
| Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. | 11:10 | |
| 11:17 | Takeaway by Morgan Geekie. | |
| Reilly Smith hits Pavel Zacha. | 11:42 | |
| Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | 11:47 | |
| Ryan Graves hits Danton Heinen. | 12:18 | |
| Jansen Harkins hits Danton Heinen. | 12:32 | |
| Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 12:59 | |
| 13:03 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 13:12 | Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 13:19 | Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net | |
| Kris Letang penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. | 13:21 | |
| 13:21 | Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 14:57 | James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Bryan Rust hits Jake DeBrusk. | 15:01 | |
| Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | 15:05 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. | 15:05 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 15:08 | |
| 15:17 | Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. | 15:25 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 15:27 | |
| 15:42 | Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | 16:07 | |
| 16:28 | Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 16:53 | Trent Frederic hits Kris Letang. | |
| Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 16:54 | |
| 17:16 | Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm. | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 17:16 | |
| 17:24 | Trent Frederic blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:07 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:13 | |
| Jake Guentzel hits Hampus Lindholm. | 18:56 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. | 19:24 | |
| 19:24 | Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Brandon Carlo and Morgan Geekie. | |
| 19:42 | Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 19:50 | Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. | 19:57 |
3
| Pittsburgh | Boston | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 0:00 | |
| Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. | 0:24 | |
| 0:43 | Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net | |
| 1:21 | Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net | |
| 1:38 | Charlie McAvoy penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 1:38 | |
| 2:20 | Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 2:37 | |
| 3:08 | Brad Marchand scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Charlie Coyle. | |
| 3:08 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | 3:30 | |
| Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | 3:44 | |
| 4:19 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 4:21 | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Graves. | 4:53 | |
| 5:01 | Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 5:11 | |
| Jansen Harkins hits David Pastrnak. | 5:18 | |
| 5:44 | Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 5:47 | Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 6:45 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 7:26 | |
| Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. | 7:42 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. | 7:43 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against James van Riemsdyk. | 7:49 | |
| Kris Letang hits Matt Grzelcyk. | 8:07 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 8:34 | |
| Evgeni Malkin hits Charlie McAvoy. | 9:13 | |
| Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | 9:16 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 9:46 | |
| Giveaway by Kris Letang. | 10:03 | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. | 10:31 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. | 10:33 | |
| Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 11:10 | |
| 11:12 | Charlie McAvoy penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Carter. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 11:12 | |
| Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson. | 11:19 | |
| 11:19 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 11:21 | Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 11:52 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| 12:07 | Kevin Shattenkirk hits Noel Acciari. | |
| 12:29 | James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | 13:02 | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 13:03 | |
| 13:05 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust. | |
| 13:12 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 13:17 | Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Bryan Rust. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 13:30 | |
| Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 13:36 | |
| Erik Karlsson hits David Pastrnak. | 13:47 | |
| Noel Acciari hits Hampus Lindholm. | 14:08 | |
| Takeaway by Lars Eller. | 14:17 | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. | 14:18 | |
| Drew O'Connor hits Charlie Coyle. | 14:18 | |
| 14:23 | Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Ryan Graves. | |
| 14:26 | Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. | |
| 15:00 | Trent Frederic hits Rickard Rakell. | |
| Bryan Rust hits Danton Heinen. | 15:19 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 15:30 | |
| 15:38 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 15:58 | |
| Drew O'Connor hits Matt Grzelcyk. | 16:25 | |
| Noel Acciari blocks shot from Hampus Lindholm. | 16:47 | |
| 17:12 | Danton Heinen hits Sidney Crosby. | |
| 17:15 | Takeaway by Danton Heinen. | |
| 17:19 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 17:38 | David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 17:40 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. | 17:44 | |
| Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Brad Marchand. | 18:04 | |
| 18:32 | Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 18:35 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| Noel Acciari blocks shot from David Pastrnak. | 18:42 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | 18:52 | |
| 18:53 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 19:02 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Brad Marchand. | 19:11 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from David Pastrnak. | 19:19 | |
| 19:37 | Pavel Zacha hits Sidney Crosby. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. | 19:48 | |
| 19:55 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 19:58 | Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net |