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Columbus 4,
Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 30, 2024
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18873
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18873
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Columbus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1SO | 4 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Pittsburgh | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 0:00 | |
| 0:18 | Shot by Alexandre Texier misses the net | |
| 1:10 | Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov. | |
| 1:32 | Mathieu Olivier hits Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 1:33 | Jake Bean blocks shot from John Ludvig. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 1:35 | |
| Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | 1:41 | |
| Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net | 1:45 | |
| Rickard Rakell hits Cole Sillinger. | 1:55 | |
| 2:01 | Takeaway by Cole Sillinger. | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Cole Sillinger. | 2:02 | |
| 2:16 | Brendan Gaunce hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 2:29 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 3:03 | Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | 3:04 | |
| 3:10 | Zach Werenski blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | 3:19 | |
| 3:28 | Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | |
| 4:30 | Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 4:33 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Lars Eller blocks shot from Jake Christiansen. | 4:35 | |
| Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 4:45 | |
| 5:11 | Brendan Gaunce hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 5:48 | Alexandre Texier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 6:42 | Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov. | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 6:44 | |
| 6:47 | Dmitri Voronkov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 6:47 | |
| 7:02 | Alexandre Texier blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| Giveaway by Kris Letang. | 7:39 | |
| 7:44 | Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 7:47 | Mathieu Olivier scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Cole Sillinger. | |
| 7:47 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Team penalty for Pittsburgh delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Valtteri Puustinen. | 7:47 | |
| Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | 8:06 | |
| 8:59 | Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko. | 9:04 | |
| Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 9:17 | |
| 9:48 | Shot by Alexander Nylander misses the net | |
| Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Jake Bean. | 10:20 | |
| 10:30 | Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net | |
| Reilly Smith penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mathieu Olivier. | 10:38 | |
| Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 10:38 | |
| 11:06 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 11:08 | |
| 11:33 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 11:40 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| John Ludvig blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 11:50 | |
| 12:00 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 12:01 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 12:07 | Shot by James Malatesta misses the net | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 12:31 | |
| 12:47 | Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net | |
| 12:49 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Mikael Pyyhtia. | 13:21 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 13:35 | |
| 13:57 | Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 14:02 | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 14:10 | |
| Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | 14:17 | |
| Bryan Rust blocks shot from Cole Sillinger. | 14:25 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 14:32 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 14:34 | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 14:38 | |
| 14:40 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jesse Puljujarvi. | |
| 15:09 | Jake Christiansen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 15:11 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 15:22 | Damon Severson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 15:46 | James Malatesta hits Jack St. Ivany. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:52 | |
| Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net | 15:53 | |
| 16:59 | Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net | |
| Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. | 17:14 | |
| 17:28 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 17:33 | |
| Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 17:35 | |
| Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 17:44 | |
| 17:46 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 17:56 | Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 18:03 | |
| Reilly Smith hits Erik Gudbranson. | 18:08 | |
| Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 18:16 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:34 | |
| Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Cole Sillinger. | 19:13 | |
| 19:38 | Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. |
2
| Pittsburgh | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 0:00 | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Alexandre Texier. | 0:20 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 0:22 | |
| 0:31 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 0:51 | |
| 0:54 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Jack St. Ivany shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 1:12 | |
| 1:14 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 1:32 | Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Michael Bunting. | |
| 1:52 | Ivan Provorov hits Rickard Rakell. | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 2:05 | |
| Kris Letang shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 2:22 | |
| Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Alexander Nylander. | 2:41 | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Marchenko. | 2:41 | |
| 2:50 | Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko. | |
| 3:32 | Shot by Alexander Nylander misses the net | |
| John Ludvig shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 4:01 | |
| 4:15 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| John Ludvig hits Damon Severson. | 4:44 | |
| Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 4:49 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 5:06 | |
| Evgeni Malkin hits Jake Christiansen. | 5:19 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 6:14 | |
| 6:47 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 7:03 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 7:05 | Jake Christiansen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 7:07 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 7:10 | Jake Christiansen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 7:12 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 9:06 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Giveaway by Lars Eller. | 9:19 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 9:45 | |
| 11:46 | Erik Gudbranson hits Sam Poulin. | |
| 11:48 | Carson Meyer shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Alexander Nylander. | 12:44 | |
| 12:46 | Alexander Nylander blocks shot from Jake Bean. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. | 12:54 | |
| 12:56 | Shot by Alexander Nylander misses the net | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Alexander Nylander. | 13:09 | |
| Drew O'Connor scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Marcus Pettersson. | 13:29 | |
| 13:29 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Marchenko. | 14:10 | |
| Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 14:10 | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 14:17 | |
| 15:07 | Shot by Alexander Nylander misses the net | |
| Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. | 15:32 | |
| 15:42 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 15:43 | Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 16:07 | |
| 16:17 | Ivan Provorov hits Lars Eller. | |
| 16:29 | Elvis Merzlikins hits Reilly Smith. | |
| 16:32 | Damon Severson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 16:47 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Rickard Rakell hits Ivan Provorov. | 16:53 | |
| 17:05 | Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. | |
| 17:08 | Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Evgeni Malkin hits Mathieu Olivier. | 17:10 | |
| 17:10 | Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 17:30 | |
| 18:08 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 18:17 | Damon Severson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 18:19 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 18:27 | Shot by Alexander Nylander misses the net | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:29 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:49 | |
| Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. | 18:55 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 18:55 | |
| Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 19:11 |
3
| Pittsburgh | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:16 | Shot by Damon Severson misses the net | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 0:19 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 0:37 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 1:02 | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 1:06 | |
| 1:09 | Damon Severson blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| 1:14 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Cole Sillinger. | 1:38 | |
| 1:55 | Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net | |
| 1:59 | Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net | |
| 2:38 | Jake Bean shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 3:05 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 3:17 | |
| Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen. | 3:29 | |
| Sam Poulin wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 3:30 | |
| 3:45 | Mathieu Olivier hits John Ludvig. | |
| Sam Poulin hits Damon Severson. | 4:01 | |
| Jeff Carter blocks shot from Sam Poulin. | 4:10 | |
| 4:14 | Mikael Pyyhtia blocks shot from Sam Poulin. | |
| 4:59 | Cole Sillinger penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor. | |
| 4:59 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 5:21 | Ivan Provorov hits Reilly Smith. | |
| 5:42 | Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 5:43 | |
| Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 5:50 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 6:13 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 6:36 | |
| Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | 6:37 | |
| 6:48 | Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce. | |
| Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 7:19 | |
| Giveaway by Sam Poulin. | 7:25 | |
| 8:08 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net | 8:16 | |
| Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net | 8:22 | |
| 8:28 | Takeaway by Cole Sillinger. | |
| 8:31 | Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 8:33 | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 8:38 | |
| 8:54 | Giveaway by Jake Bean. | |
| Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. | 8:59 | |
| 8:59 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 9:08 | Kirill Marchenko scores. Assisted by Damon Severson and Zach Werenski. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 9:08 | |
| 9:27 | Shot by Johnny Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 9:44 | Zach Werenski blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| 9:45 | Brendan Gaunce hits Lars Eller. | |
| 10:00 | Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau. | |
| 10:12 | Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 10:15 | |
| Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | 10:34 | |
| 10:46 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 11:08 | Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 11:47 | Zach Werenski scores. Assisted by Johnny Gaudreau. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. | 11:47 | |
| 12:03 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 12:12 | Mathieu Olivier hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| 12:43 | Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net | |
| 12:48 | Alexandre Texier hits Erik Karlsson. | |
| 13:01 | Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. | |
| 13:33 | Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 13:35 | Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| 13:39 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 13:44 | Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net | |
| 13:51 | Mathieu Olivier hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 14:10 | Takeaway by Mikael Pyyhtia. | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Brendan Gaunce. | 14:14 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 14:23 | |
| 14:41 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 14:43 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | 15:10 | |
| 15:44 | Mikael Pyyhtia hits John Ludvig. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:57 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:58 | |
| Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | 16:06 | |
| Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | 16:11 | |
| 16:21 | Mathieu Olivier hits John Ludvig. | |
| Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 16:30 | |
| 16:31 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | |
| Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 16:52 | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Jake Bean. | 17:45 | |
| 18:27 | Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 18:48 | Damon Severson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 18:59 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau. | 19:31 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 19:48 |
1 OT
| Pittsburgh | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 0:00 | |
| Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | 0:37 | |
| 0:43 | Zach Werenski hits Reilly Smith. | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Alexander Nylander. | 0:49 | |
| 0:51 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 1:46 | Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net | |
| Kris Letang blocks shot from Alexander Nylander. | 2:09 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 2:28 | |
| Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau. | 3:02 | |
| 3:18 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 3:20 | Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 3:29 | Kirill Marchenko wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 4:15 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 4:18 |
Shootout
Round 1
| CLB | Shootout attempt by Johnny Gaudreau. Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. |
| PIT | Shootout attempt by Rickard Rakell. Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. |
Round 2
| CLB | Alexandre Texier scores on shootout attempt. |
| PIT | Sidney Crosby scores on shootout attempt. |
Round 3
| CLB | Kirill Marchenko misses the net. |
| PIT | Bryan Rust misses the net. |
Round 4
| PIT | Shootout attempt by Kris Letang. Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. |
| CLB | Alexander Nylander misses the net. |
Round 5
| CLB | Damon Severson scores on shootout attempt. |
| PIT | Shootout attempt by Evgeni Malkin. Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. |