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Pittsburgh 5,
Detroit 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 27, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18639
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18639
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Justin Abdelkader hits Kris Letang. | 0:09 | |
| 0:12 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| 0:22 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 0:32 | Bryan Rust hits Dylan Larkin. | |
| Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 1:02 | |
| 1:17 | Brian Dumoulin hits Andreas Athanasiou. | |
| Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 1:19 | |
| Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net | 1:20 | |
| Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net | 1:23 | |
| 1:23 | Juuso Riikola penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Rasmussen. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 1:23 | |
| Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 1:36 | |
| Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 1:44 | |
| 1:45 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. | |
| 2:10 | Brian Dumoulin hits Frans Nielsen. | |
| Giveaway by Filip Hronek. | 2:32 | |
| 2:34 | Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net | 3:02 | |
| Giveaway by Trevor Daley. | 3:31 | |
| 3:53 | Jack Johnson hits Justin Abdelkader. | |
| 3:58 | Marcus Pettersson hits Luke Glendening. | |
| 4:23 | Derick Brassard hits Christoffer Ehn. | |
| Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. | 4:28 | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 4:42 | |
| Christoffer Ehn hits Olli Maatta. | 4:52 | |
| 5:01 | Tanner Pearson hits Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 5:29 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 5:36 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. | |
| 5:42 | Brian Dumoulin hits Gustav Nyquist. | |
| Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou. | 5:47 | |
| Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 6:25 | |
| 6:25 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 6:32 | |
| 6:41 | Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 6:42 | |
| Michael Rasmussen hits Phil Kessel. | 6:42 | |
| 6:49 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| 7:04 | Giveaway by Tanner Pearson. | |
| Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen. | 7:04 | |
| 7:05 | Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 7:06 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| 7:09 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 7:10 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. | 7:20 | |
| 7:23 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader. | |
| 7:23 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Dylan Larkin hits Kris Letang. | 7:27 | |
| Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 7:49 | |
| 8:02 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 8:17 | |
| 8:25 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. | |
| 8:49 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Christoffer Ehn. | |
| 9:21 | Tanner Pearson wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. | |
| 9:35 | Marcus Pettersson hits Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 9:53 | |
| Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 9:58 | |
| 10:55 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. | 11:11 | |
| Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. | 11:16 | |
| 11:23 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 11:35 | Dominik Simon hits Nick Jensen. | |
| Dylan Larkin scores. Assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader. | 11:49 | |
| 11:49 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 12:01 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. | 12:12 | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Juuso Riikola. | 12:33 | |
| 12:35 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. | |
| 12:59 | Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net | |
| Frans Nielsen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. | 13:09 | |
| Shot by Thomas Vanek misses the net | 13:25 | |
| 13:26 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou. | |
| 13:43 | Derick Brassard hits Filip Hronek. | |
| 13:46 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 14:01 | Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 14:02 | |
| 14:28 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 14:31 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 14:35 | Sidney Crosby hits Dylan Larkin. | |
| Dylan Larkin hits Sidney Crosby. | 14:43 | |
| Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin. | 14:53 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 15:20 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi hits Olli Maatta. | 15:38 | |
| Takeaway by Frans Nielsen. | 15:43 | |
| 15:45 | Tanner Pearson hits Frans Nielsen. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 16:20 | |
| Justin Abdelkader hits Marcus Pettersson. | 16:31 | |
| 16:43 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | 16:49 | |
| 16:52 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:03 | |
| 17:05 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. | 17:37 | |
| Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:49 | |
| Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:52 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 17:53 | |
| Wade Megan shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:59 | |
| 18:03 | Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. | |
| 18:10 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Thomas Vanek. | |
| 18:22 | Patric Hornqvist hits Jonathan Ericsson. | |
| 18:27 | Takeaway by Juuso Riikola. | |
| Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. | 18:34 | |
| 18:41 | Patric Hornqvist hits Frans Nielsen. | |
| 18:47 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening hits Phil Kessel. | 19:12 | |
| Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen. | 19:32 | |
| 19:39 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 19:40 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. |
2
| Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net | 0:20 | |
| 0:34 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 1:03 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 1:08 | |
| 1:35 | Juuso Riikola hits Michael Rasmussen. | |
| Filip Hronek blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 1:52 | |
| 2:04 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Trevor Daley blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 2:05 | |
| 2:05 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 2:16 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 2:18 | |
| Dennis Cholowski shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 2:23 | |
| 2:23 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| 2:29 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Wade Megan. | |
| 2:39 | Derick Brassard hits Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 2:54 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 3:00 | |
| 3:07 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | |
| 3:18 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. | |
| 4:21 | Giveaway by Matt Cullen. | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. | 4:25 | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 5:05 | |
| Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 5:14 | |
| 6:00 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| Andreas Athanasiou blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 6:08 | |
| Filip Hronek penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. | 6:08 | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 6:08 | |
| Giveaway by Trevor Daley. | 6:13 | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 6:26 | |
| Takeaway by Jonathan Ericsson. | 6:49 | |
| 7:12 | Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 7:12 | |
| 7:18 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Niklas Kronwall. | |
| Thomas Vanek hits Olli Maatta. | 7:52 | |
| 8:11 | Brian Dumoulin hits Frans Nielsen. | |
| 8:26 | Derick Brassard scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Tanner Pearson. | |
| 8:26 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| 8:42 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| 9:06 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 9:27 | |
| Wade Megan blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 10:06 | |
| 10:17 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 10:21 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 10:23 | |
| Giveaway by Trevor Daley. | 10:27 | |
| 10:29 | Giveaway by Derick Brassard. | |
| 11:05 | Juuso Riikola hits Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 11:14 | |
| Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net | 11:23 | |
| 11:27 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Bryan Rust. | 11:55 | |
| 12:01 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Filip Hronek hits Patric Hornqvist. | 12:18 | |
| Giveaway by Filip Hronek. | 12:34 | |
| 12:47 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 12:49 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 12:50 | |
| Takeaway by Trevor Daley. | 13:01 | |
| Trevor Daley blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. | 13:08 | |
| Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. | 13:39 | |
| Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net | 13:46 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 13:53 | |
| Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 14:00 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 14:01 | |
| Wade Megan shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 14:37 | |
| 14:39 | Juuso Riikola hits Andreas Athanasiou. | |
| 14:52 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 14:54 | Tanner Pearson hits Nick Jensen. | |
| 15:01 | Derick Brassard hits Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 15:06 | |
| 15:43 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 15:57 | |
| 16:39 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Niklas Kronwall. | |
| Luke Glendening hits Juuso Riikola. | 17:09 | |
| 17:15 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening hits Juuso Riikola. | 17:33 | |
| Michael Rasmussen hits Olli Maatta. | 17:41 | |
| 17:57 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. | |
| 18:12 | Takeaway by Tanner Pearson. | |
| Trevor Daley penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tanner Pearson. | 18:15 | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:15 | |
| 18:23 | Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening blocks shot from Juuso Riikola. | 18:42 | |
| 18:58 | Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 18:58 | |
| Giveaway by Frans Nielsen. | 19:38 | |
| 19:39 | Matt Cullen hits Frans Nielsen. | |
| 19:40 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net | 19:59 |
3
| Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. | |
| 0:19 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 0:39 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 0:46 | Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 0:49 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 1:17 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Michael Rasmussen. | |
| 1:41 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 1:44 | Takeaway by Dominik Simon. | |
| Dennis Cholowski shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 2:10 | |
| 2:19 | Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 2:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 2:27 | Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Giveaway by Christoffer Ehn. | 2:43 | |
| Christoffer Ehn hits Juuso Riikola. | 2:54 | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 3:16 | |
| 3:50 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Justin Abdelkader. | |
| Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. | 3:56 | |
| Michael Rasmussen blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 4:16 | |
| 4:39 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Andreas Athanasiou scores. Assisted by Michael Rasmussen and Luke Glendening. | 4:45 | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Tanner Pearson. | 4:45 | |
| 4:51 | Brian Dumoulin hits Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| 5:06 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | |
| 5:11 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 5:13 | Derick Brassard hits Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 5:16 | |
| 5:50 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 5:51 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| 5:55 | Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Jack Johnson and Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 5:55 | |
| Luke Glendening hits Jack Johnson. | 6:04 | |
| 6:39 | Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 7:10 | |
| 9:37 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Thomas Vanek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 9:51 | |
| Thomas Vanek penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Cullen. | 9:57 | |
| 9:57 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. | |
| 10:06 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 10:33 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 10:35 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 10:36 | |
| 10:59 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 11:02 | |
| 11:39 | Giveaway by Tanner Pearson. | |
| Jacob De La Rose blocks shot from Juuso Riikola. | 11:55 | |
| 12:03 | Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| 12:11 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 13:28 | Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 13:44 | |
| 13:48 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| 13:58 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. | |
| Gustav Nyquist hits Jack Johnson. | 14:20 | |
| 14:41 | Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | 14:54 | |
| Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 15:39 | |
| 15:52 | Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 16:00 | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 16:01 | |
| 16:27 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. | |
| Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 16:28 | |
| Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 16:36 | |
| 16:39 | Brian Dumoulin hits Gustav Nyquist. | |
| 16:44 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | |
| 16:46 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Abdelkader. | |
| Justin Abdelkader hits Jake Guentzel. | 16:52 | |
| Justin Abdelkader hits Brian Dumoulin. | 17:28 | |
| 17:31 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 17:35 | Derick Brassard scores on an empty net. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 17:35 | |
| 17:53 | Marcus Pettersson hits Nick Jensen. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Marcus Pettersson. | 18:06 | |
| 18:24 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Michael Rasmussen. | |
| Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 18:26 | |
| Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 18:35 | |
| 19:07 | Giveaway by Matt Murray. | |
| 19:22 | Juuso Riikola hits Nick Jensen. | |
| 19:30 | Giveaway by Matt Cullen. | |
| 19:42 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dennis Cholowski. | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 19:55 |