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Pittsburgh 3,
NY Islanders 1
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Garrett Rank, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18216
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Garrett Rank, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18216
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| NY Islanders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| 0:07 | John Ludvig penalty for fighting against Matt Martin - 5 mins (Major). | |
| Matt Martin penalty for fighting against John Ludvig - 5 mins (Major). | 0:07 | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:07 | |
| 0:12 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Mathew Barzal. | |
| Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 0:25 | |
| 0:27 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 0:34 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 1:02 | |
| Brock Nelson blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 1:04 | |
| Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 1:54 | |
| 2:18 | Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Jansen Harkins and Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 2:18 | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 2:33 | |
| 2:40 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| Mathew Barzal blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 2:50 | |
| Bo Horvat blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 2:54 | |
| 3:11 | Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | |
| 3:22 | Marcus Pettersson hits Mathew Barzal. | |
| 3:30 | Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net | |
| 4:19 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 4:35 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| 4:45 | Jansen Harkins blocks shot from Noah Dobson. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Lars Eller. | 5:10 | |
| Sebastian Aho blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 5:30 | |
| 5:31 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 6:01 | |
| 6:04 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 6:30 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 6:38 | |
| 6:43 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Samuel Bolduc. | |
| 7:11 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| 7:22 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Matt Martin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 7:45 | |
| 7:52 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 8:07 | Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 8:30 | |
| Hudson Fasching shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 9:11 | |
| 9:12 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 9:13 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| Takeaway by Brock Nelson. | 9:34 | |
| 10:16 | Jansen Harkins hits Mike Reilly. | |
| 10:24 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Mike Reilly blocks shot from Jansen Harkins. | 10:29 | |
| 10:39 | Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 10:41 | |
| Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 11:12 | |
| 11:18 | Marcus Pettersson hits Julien Gauthier. | |
| 11:22 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Simon Holmstrom. | |
| Julien Gauthier hits Marcus Pettersson. | 11:26 | |
| 11:31 | Sidney Crosby penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Julien Gauthier. | |
| 11:31 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 12:04 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Noah Dobson. | |
| 12:09 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:39 | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:44 | |
| 12:45 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Bo Horvat. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:46 | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 12:49 | |
| 12:53 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| 13:15 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Mike Reilly. | |
| Anders Lee hits John Ludvig. | 13:34 | |
| 13:45 | Shot by John Ludvig misses the net | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Erik Karlsson. | 13:48 | |
| Matt Martin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 14:19 | |
| 14:21 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 14:46 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| 14:51 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Scott Mayfield hits Evgeni Malkin. | 15:09 | |
| 15:39 | Jansen Harkins wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Shot by Sebastian Aho misses the net | 16:01 | |
| Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 16:05 | |
| 16:28 | Takeaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Matt Martin hits Marcus Pettersson. | 16:58 | |
| Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 17:04 | |
| 17:17 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 17:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Simon Holmstrom. | |
| 17:32 | Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Samuel Bolduc blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 17:35 | |
| 17:44 | Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | |
| 17:47 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| Anders Lee blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 17:50 | |
| Cal Clutterbuck hits Sidney Crosby. | 18:01 | |
| 18:07 | Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. | |
| Alexander Romanov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 18:12 | |
| 18:23 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 18:24 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Bo Horvat penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 18:26 | |
| Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:26 | |
| 19:07 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 19:08 | |
| 19:27 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| Simon Holmstrom penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 19:33 | |
| 19:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| 19:52 | Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | |
| 19:59 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. |
2
| NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| 0:20 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 0:29 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Alexander Romanov. | 0:42 | |
| 1:00 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 1:01 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 1:49 | |
| 2:20 | Noel Acciari scores. Assisted by Drew O'Connor. | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 2:20 | |
| Mike Reilly blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 2:34 | |
| Anders Lee shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 2:51 | |
| Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net | 2:53 | |
| Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:00 | |
| 3:01 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Alexander Romanov. | |
| Shot by Noah Dobson misses the net | 3:10 | |
| Casey Cizikas hits Ryan Graves. | 3:23 | |
| 3:39 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| Takeaway by Julien Gauthier. | 4:02 | |
| Samuel Bolduc blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. | 4:14 | |
| 4:20 | Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net | |
| 4:51 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Simon Holmstrom blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 5:04 | |
| Hudson Fasching shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 5:39 | |
| 5:54 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 6:03 | |
| Julien Gauthier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 6:10 | |
| Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 6:12 | |
| Anders Lee hits Marcus Pettersson. | 6:35 | |
| 6:38 | Drew O'Connor hits Sebastian Aho. | |
| 7:11 | Takeaway by Jeff Carter. | |
| Team penalty for New York too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Matt Martin. | 7:22 | |
| 7:22 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| 7:29 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Casey Cizikas hits Jake Guentzel. | 7:46 | |
| 7:51 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 8:07 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 8:23 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 8:32 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Alexander Romanov penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. | 8:34 | |
| 8:34 | Rickard Rakell penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 8:34 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| Sebastian Aho blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 8:44 | |
| 8:58 | Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| Cal Clutterbuck hits Erik Karlsson. | 9:07 | |
| 9:20 | Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net | |
| 9:22 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Noah Dobson blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 9:32 | |
| Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | 9:54 | |
| 10:00 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 10:28 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Brock Nelson. | |
| 10:43 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 10:54 | Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| 11:02 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Mike Reilly. | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 11:04 | |
| 11:06 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Anders Lee. | |
| Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 11:56 | |
| Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 11:58 | |
| 12:07 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 12:19 | Lars Eller hits Mike Reilly. | |
| 12:48 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 12:55 | Giveaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| 12:58 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 12:59 | |
| 13:05 | Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom. | 13:14 | |
| Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 13:19 | |
| 13:36 | Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | |
| 14:11 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Bo Horvat shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:01 | |
| Shot by Mathew Barzal misses the net | 15:12 | |
| Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:16 | |
| Anders Lee shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:17 | |
| Anders Lee shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:18 | |
| 15:20 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 15:49 | |
| 15:59 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Hudson Fasching. | |
| 15:59 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| 16:29 | Drew O'Connor penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Scott Mayfield. | |
| 16:29 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 16:41 | Takeaway by Noel Acciari. | |
| Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net | 16:57 | |
| Shot by Noah Dobson misses the net | 17:37 | |
| Mike Reilly blocks shot from Noel Acciari. | 18:14 | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Marcus Pettersson. | 18:38 | |
| 18:57 | Jake Guentzel hits Julien Gauthier. | |
| Scott Mayfield hits Jake Guentzel. | 19:07 | |
| Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 19:20 | |
| Julien Gauthier blocks shot from Alexander Romanov. | 19:24 | |
| 19:39 | Takeaway by Ryan Graves. | |
| 19:43 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. |
3
| NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:05 | |
| 0:25 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:27 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Samuel Bolduc hits Drew O'Connor. | 1:14 | |
| 1:15 | Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net | |
| 1:21 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:22 | |
| 1:34 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| Sebastian Aho hits Valtteri Puustinen. | 1:41 | |
| 1:55 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Simon Holmstrom. | |
| 1:57 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| 2:09 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| 2:14 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 2:24 | |
| 2:41 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 2:43 | Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net | |
| 2:45 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Cal Clutterbuck hits Jake Guentzel. | 2:52 | |
| 2:55 | Jeff Carter blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| 3:00 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 3:02 | |
| 3:18 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Matt Martin. | |
| Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net | 3:18 | |
| Matt Martin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 3:21 | |
| Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 3:23 | |
| 3:31 | John Ludvig blocks shot from Scott Mayfield. | |
| 3:52 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Mathew Barzal. | |
| 3:57 | Jeff Carter blocks shot from Anders Lee. | |
| 4:00 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Mathew Barzal. | |
| 4:09 | Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. | |
| Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 4:10 | |
| Anders Lee shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 4:11 | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 4:14 | |
| Bo Horvat hits Kris Letang. | 4:20 | |
| 4:22 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. | |
| Bo Horvat shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 4:41 | |
| 4:42 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| 4:50 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Simon Holmstrom shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 5:00 | |
| 5:20 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 5:21 | |
| 5:38 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. | |
| 6:01 | Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net | |
| Casey Cizikas hits John Ludvig. | 6:30 | |
| 7:04 | Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 7:13 | |
| 7:20 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Bo Horvat. | |
| Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 7:22 | |
| Shot by Anders Lee misses the net | 7:28 | |
| Brock Nelson hits Vinnie Hinostroza. | 8:52 | |
| Brock Nelson hits Vinnie Hinostroza. | 8:55 | |
| Hudson Fasching blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | 8:57 | |
| 8:59 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from John Ludvig. | 9:03 | |
| Takeaway by Sebastian Aho. | 9:42 | |
| 10:00 | Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 10:01 | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 10:10 | |
| Shot by Anders Lee misses the net | 10:13 | |
| 10:46 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Noah Dobson hits Marcus Pettersson. | 10:53 | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor. | 11:10 | |
| Simon Holmstrom blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 11:50 | |
| 11:58 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 12:04 | Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net | |
| 12:10 | Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 12:41 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Noah Dobson blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 12:47 | |
| 12:57 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 13:31 | John Ludvig blocks shot from Scott Mayfield. | |
| Samuel Bolduc scores. | 13:51 | |
| 13:51 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. | |
| 14:20 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Alexander Romanov. | |
| Takeaway by Matt Martin. | 14:31 | |
| 14:51 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 14:53 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| Brock Nelson hits Evgeni Malkin. | 15:27 | |
| Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 15:46 | |
| Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 16:05 | |
| Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 16:06 | |
| Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | 16:09 | |
| 16:11 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 16:13 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Anders Lee hits Noel Acciari. | 16:42 | |
| 16:59 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| Julien Gauthier blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 17:03 | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Drew O'Connor. | 17:11 | |
| 17:38 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| 17:49 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin. | |
| 17:50 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 18:31 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat. | |
| Shot by Bo Horvat misses the net | 18:45 | |
| Anders Lee hits Sidney Crosby. | 18:54 | |
| Shot by Anders Lee misses the net | 19:00 | |
| 19:10 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:17 | |
| 19:17 | Lars Eller scores on an empty net. | |
| Team penalty for New York delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Kyle Palmieri. | 19:25 | |
| 19:25 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | |
| Bo Horvat penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). | 19:25 |