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Pittsburgh 3,
Minnesota 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2018
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19163
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19163
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 0:00 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 0:15 | |
| 0:21 | Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Jack Johnson. | |
| Marcus Pettersson hits Luke Kunin. | 0:41 | |
| 1:03 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 1:16 | Ryan Suter hits Dominik Simon. | |
| Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 1:20 | |
| 1:45 | Takeaway by Mikael Granlund. | |
| Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:34 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 2:35 | |
| 2:52 | Luke Kunin hits Dominik Simon. | |
| 3:45 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 3:47 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Riley Sheahan penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. | 3:48 | |
| 3:48 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 3:59 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Takeaway by Matt Cullen. | 4:30 | |
| 4:57 | Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 4:57 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Derek Grant. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. | 5:27 | |
| 5:27 | Mikko Koivu scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Charlie Coyle. | |
| 5:51 | Eric Fehr shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 5:52 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 6:06 | |
| 6:07 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Mikko Koivu. | 6:18 | |
| 7:01 | Jonas Brodin hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Jack Johnson hits Charlie Coyle. | 7:21 | |
| 7:42 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 7:59 | |
| 8:15 | Giveaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | 8:17 | |
| 8:43 | Marcus Foligno hits Riley Sheahan. | |
| Juuso Riikola hits Jared Spurgeon. | 9:02 | |
| Derek Grant hits Marcus Foligno. | 9:15 | |
| Olli Maatta blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. | 9:25 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 9:48 | |
| 10:00 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | |
| Zach Aston-Reese hits Mikko Koivu. | 10:00 | |
| Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net | 10:15 | |
| 10:24 | Nino Niederreiter hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 10:26 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Jack Johnson hits Zach Parise. | 10:38 | |
| 10:53 | Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 11:04 | Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. | 11:10 | |
| Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 11:37 | |
| Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 11:45 | |
| 12:06 | Nate Prosser hits Derick Brassard. | |
| Kris Letang hits Mikael Granlund. | 12:13 | |
| 12:40 | Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net | |
| Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | 12:54 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 12:58 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 12:59 | |
| 13:24 | Jordan Greenway hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 13:54 | Giveaway by Jordan Greenway. | |
| Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 13:58 | |
| Takeaway by Derick Brassard. | 14:14 | |
| 14:45 | Nate Prosser penalty for kneeing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Cullen. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. | 14:45 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 14:52 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 15:09 | |
| Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. | 15:43 | |
| 15:43 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 16:37 | Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 16:50 | Nate Prosser blocks shot from Tanner Pearson. | |
| 17:30 | Giveaway by Mikko Koivu. | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. | 17:51 | |
| 17:59 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Matt Hendricks. | 17:59 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. | 18:13 | |
| 18:50 | Matt Hendricks hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 18:50 | Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net | |
| 18:51 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | |
| 18:56 | Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net | |
| Derick Brassard hits Mikael Granlund. | 19:07 | |
| Brian Dumoulin hits Mikael Granlund. | 19:28 | |
| Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | 19:37 | |
| 19:39 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Zach Aston-Reese. | 19:41 | |
| 19:43 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. |
2
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:17 | Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | |
| 0:57 | Luke Kunin hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net | 1:03 | |
| 1:30 | Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 1:31 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 1:36 | Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Matt Cullen blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 1:42 | |
| 2:09 | Eric Staal hits Riley Sheahan. | |
| 2:33 | Marcus Foligno hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Phil Kessel blocks shot from Nate Prosser. | 2:34 | |
| 3:49 | Jordan Greenway hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 4:10 | Luke Kunin hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 4:11 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 4:13 | Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net | |
| 4:31 | Luke Kunin hits Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Takeaway by Kris Letang. | 4:36 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 4:41 | |
| 4:53 | Takeaway by Charlie Coyle. | |
| 5:09 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | |
| 5:16 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 5:16 | Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 5:28 | Jason Zucker hits Brian Dumoulin. | |
| 5:42 | Shot by Ryan Suter misses the net | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 5:42 | |
| 5:48 | Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter. | |
| Sidney Crosby hits Nino Niederreiter. | 6:05 | |
| 6:09 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 6:12 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 6:18 | |
| 6:28 | Jonas Brodin hits Dominik Simon. | |
| 6:33 | Zach Parise blocks shot from Juuso Riikola. | |
| Juuso Riikola hits Zach Parise. | 6:51 | |
| 7:03 | Zach Parise hits Olli Maatta. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Matt Hendricks. | 7:15 | |
| Jack Johnson hits Eric Fehr. | 7:33 | |
| 7:56 | Takeaway by Marcus Foligno. | |
| Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net | 8:07 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. | 8:08 | |
| 8:08 | Marcus Foligno penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Aston-Reese. | |
| Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 8:08 | |
| 8:24 | Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net | |
| 8:39 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | 9:16 | |
| Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:18 | |
| Juuso Riikola hits Mikko Koivu. | 9:36 | |
| Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:44 | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 9:46 | |
| Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:49 | |
| Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net | 9:54 | |
| Brian Dumoulin hits Charlie Coyle. | 10:10 | |
| Riley Sheahan scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Matt Cullen. | 10:19 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 10:19 | |
| 10:24 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 10:41 | Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter. | |
| 11:14 | Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 11:26 | Takeaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| 11:49 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 11:58 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 12:03 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | |
| 12:07 | Shot by Zach Parise misses the net | |
| 12:53 | Takeaway by Eric Fehr. | |
| 13:00 | Matt Hendricks wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 13:49 | |
| 13:50 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | 14:24 | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Eric Staal. | 14:50 | |
| 15:13 | Giveaway by Eric Staal. | |
| Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 15:18 | |
| 15:34 | Takeaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| 16:00 | Luke Kunin hits Juuso Riikola. | |
| 16:15 | Zach Parise hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 16:20 | Zach Parise hits Olli Maatta. | |
| 16:31 | Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net | 16:45 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nino Niederreiter. | 16:46 | |
| 16:50 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | |
| 17:06 | Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Jack Johnson hits Nino Niederreiter. | 17:14 | |
| Sidney Crosby hits Mikko Koivu. | 17:29 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. | 17:32 | |
| 17:38 | Shot by Mikko Koivu misses the net | |
| 17:39 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 17:46 | Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Ryan Suter. | 17:51 | |
| 17:52 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 18:00 | Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net | |
| 18:23 | Eric Staal hits Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:23 | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:29 | |
| 19:23 | Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. |
3
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Dominik Simon hits Jonas Brodin. | 0:51 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 0:56 | |
| 1:00 | Eric Staal blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 1:01 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Patric Hornqvist hits Greg Pateryn. | 1:06 | |
| 2:00 | Jason Zucker hits Derick Brassard. | |
| 2:11 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Jack Johnson blocks shot from Marcus Foligno. | 2:31 | |
| 2:36 | Marcus Foligno hits Jack Johnson. | |
| Riley Sheahan hits Nate Prosser. | 3:06 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 3:20 | |
| Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net | 3:38 | |
| Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 4:15 | |
| 5:23 | Eric Staal hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 5:33 | Nate Prosser blocks shot from Matt Cullen. | |
| 5:47 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 6:19 | Greg Pateryn hits Olli Maatta. | |
| Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 6:29 | |
| 6:30 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 6:45 | |
| 7:26 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 7:59 | Jared Spurgeon hits Derick Brassard. | |
| 8:07 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 8:08 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 8:26 | |
| Jake Guentzel hits Ryan Suter. | 8:40 | |
| 9:13 | Jordan Greenway hits Juuso Riikola. | |
| Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:25 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. | 9:29 | |
| Patric Hornqvist hits Greg Pateryn. | 9:40 | |
| Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:57 | |
| Patric Hornqvist hits Jonas Brodin. | 10:02 | |
| Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 10:08 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 10:19 | |
| Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 10:20 | |
| 10:23 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | |
| 10:35 | Shot by Ryan Suter misses the net | |
| 11:52 | Greg Pateryn hits Zach Aston-Reese. | |
| 12:12 | Shot by Luke Kunin misses the net | |
| Derek Grant hits Jordan Greenway. | 12:53 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 13:02 | |
| Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 13:54 | |
| Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 14:10 | |
| Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 14:12 | |
| 14:44 | Jason Zucker shoots misses the net | |
| 14:54 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | |
| Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Greg Pateryn. | 15:12 | |
| Olli Maatta hits Nino Niederreiter. | 15:33 | |
| 15:55 | Zach Parise scores. Assisted by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund. | |
| 15:55 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Jack Johnson hits Charlie Coyle. | 16:06 | |
| Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. | 16:13 | |
| 16:20 | Shot by Ryan Suter misses the net | |
| 16:25 | Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net | |
| 16:39 | Charlie Coyle hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 16:59 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 17:14 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 17:16 | |
| Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | 17:20 | |
| 17:23 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 17:24 | |
| 17:40 | Takeaway by Mikko Koivu. | |
| 17:51 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 18:15 | Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 18:16 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | 18:34 | |
| 18:43 | Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 19:17 | Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 19:21 | Takeaway by Mikko Koivu. | |
| 19:22 | Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Luke Kunin. | 19:31 | |
| Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Ryan Suter. | 19:33 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 19:34 | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 19:48 |