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New Jersey 2,
Pittsburgh 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 21, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brandon Schrader
Attendance: 2800
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brandon Schrader
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| New Jersey | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 0:19 | |
| 0:29 | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | 0:32 | |
| 0:37 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:51 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:01 | |
| Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net | 1:03 | |
| 1:09 | Cody Ceci hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| 1:13 | Mike Matheson hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 1:22 | Cody Ceci hits Jack Hughes. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Mike Matheson. | 1:23 | |
| 1:44 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 1:50 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net | 2:07 | |
| 2:13 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 2:15 | Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 3:05 | Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 3:06 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:21 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:21 | |
| Nicholas Merkley hits Kris Letang. | 3:25 | |
| 3:37 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 3:37 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Anthony Angello. | 3:57 | |
| 4:18 | Marcus Pettersson hits Miles Wood. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:48 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 4:49 | |
| 4:59 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Takeaway by Ty Smith. | 5:15 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 6:07 | |
| Mikhail Maltsev hits John Marino. | 6:47 | |
| 6:56 | Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 7:06 | Shot by Anthony Angello misses the net | |
| Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Anthony Angello. | 7:09 | |
| 7:12 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:12 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:36 | |
| 8:09 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 9:05 | Evan Rodrigues hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 9:12 | |
| 9:38 | Cody Ceci blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 9:39 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Anthony Angello. | 9:50 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:51 | |
| 10:03 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 10:19 | Kris Letang hits Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:41 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov hits Cody Ceci. | 10:52 | |
| 11:01 | Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:07 | Colton Sceviour hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Miles Wood hits Cody Ceci. | 11:20 | |
| 11:40 | Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 11:41 | |
| 12:15 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 12:31 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | 13:02 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:27 | |
| 13:48 | Sam Lafferty hits Pavel Zacha. | |
| Miles Wood hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 14:17 | |
| 14:33 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. | |
| 14:40 | Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 15:23 | Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 15:24 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 16:01 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 16:14 | Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| Mikhail Maltsev hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 17:07 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 17:33 | |
| Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. | 17:46 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:52 | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 18:02 | |
| 18:14 | Takeaway by Colton Sceviour. | |
| 18:54 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:44 | Brian Dumoulin hits Ty Smith. | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:53 | |
| 19:56 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Hughes. |
2
| New Jersey | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| 0:10 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:13 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen. | 0:33 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:49 | |
| Kyle Palmieri hits Sam Lafferty. | 1:10 | |
| Giveaway by P.K. Subban. | 1:18 | |
| 1:28 | Zach Aston-Reese penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 1:28 | |
| 1:56 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 2:02 | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 2:08 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:10 | |
| 3:34 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Sami Vatanen hits Sidney Crosby. | 3:43 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:10 | |
| 4:14 | John Marino hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 4:19 | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 4:25 | |
| 4:32 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:38 | |
| Sami Vatanen scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Travis Zajac. | 4:48 | |
| 4:48 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 4:56 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 4:58 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 5:10 | |
| 5:38 | Takeaway by Jared McCann. | |
| 5:43 | Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 5:50 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 5:51 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 6:13 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 6:27 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 6:28 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 6:28 | |
| 7:07 | Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:25 | Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | 7:29 | |
| 7:47 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 8:02 | Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 8:11 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 8:43 | Mark Jankowski hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 8:57 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Dmitry Kulikov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. | 9:02 | |
| 9:02 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 9:10 | Kasperi Kapanen hits Sami Vatanen. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:27 | |
| Sami Vatanen hits Kasperi Kapanen. | 9:46 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 10:01 | |
| 10:28 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 10:40 | Giveaway by John Marino. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jared McCann. | 11:11 | |
| 11:22 | Sam Lafferty hits Sami Vatanen. | |
| Damon Severson hits Sam Lafferty. | 11:39 | |
| 12:18 | Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 12:45 | Frederick Gaudreau hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 12:47 | |
| 12:48 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 12:56 | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:01 | |
| 13:09 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 13:11 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Cody Ceci. | 13:18 | |
| 13:45 | Giveaway by Sam Lafferty. | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:53 | |
| 13:55 | Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 13:55 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 14:04 | Takeaway by Colton Sceviour. | |
| 15:04 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 15:05 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:20 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 15:21 | |
| Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | 15:53 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:23 | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 16:41 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 16:42 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 16:49 | |
| 16:55 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:07 | |
| 17:11 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. | 17:11 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:13 | |
| 17:24 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | |
| Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:39 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 17:40 | |
| Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:48 | |
| Takeaway by Sami Vatanen. | 18:23 | |
| 18:37 | Cody Ceci blocks shot from Miles Wood. | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 18:38 | |
| 18:59 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. | 19:19 | |
| 19:19 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 19:20 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 19:28 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 19:33 |
3
| New Jersey | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:17 | |
| 0:20 | Brian Dumoulin hits Travis Zajac. | |
| 0:25 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 0:38 | |
| 0:56 | Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:06 | |
| 1:18 | Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nicholas Merkley hits Jared McCann. | 1:39 | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jared McCann. | 1:47 | |
| 2:05 | Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 2:35 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| Miles Wood hits Brian Dumoulin. | 2:55 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 3:08 | |
| 3:10 | Anthony Angello hits Miles Wood. | |
| Michael McLeod hits Brian Dumoulin. | 3:13 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Sam Lafferty. | 3:47 | |
| Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | 4:35 | |
| Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:53 | |
| 4:57 | Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 5:16 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 6:06 | Marcus Pettersson hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Andreas Johnsson hits Marcus Pettersson. | 6:14 | |
| Michael McLeod hits Jared McCann. | 6:20 | |
| 6:33 | Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 6:49 | Anthony Angello hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:01 | |
| 7:02 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 7:21 | John Marino shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 7:22 | |
| 7:48 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 7:54 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:15 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 8:17 | |
| 8:31 | Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net | |
| Damon Severson hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 8:34 | |
| Miles Wood blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | 9:11 | |
| 10:52 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:40 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 12:46 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. | 12:52 | |
| 13:13 | Kasperi Kapanen hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Damon Severson hits Mike Matheson. | 13:16 | |
| 13:19 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 13:20 | |
| 13:34 | Cody Ceci hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Takeaway by Michael McLeod. | 13:48 | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:06 | |
| 14:41 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 14:50 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 14:57 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 15:30 | |
| 16:32 | Evan Rodrigues hits Damon Severson. | |
| 16:40 | Sidney Crosby hits Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:45 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 16:46 | |
| 17:11 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Nicholas Merkley. | |
| 17:55 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 17:55 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 18:11 | Sidney Crosby hits P.K. Subban. | |
| P.K. Subban hits Bryan Rust. | 18:22 | |
| 19:16 | Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net | |
| 19:23 | Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from John Marino. | 19:29 | |
| 19:44 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. |
1 OT
| New Jersey | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 0:00 | |
| 1:18 | John Marino shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban hits John Marino. | 1:22 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:25 | |
| 1:26 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 1:52 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 2:06 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha and Ty Smith. | 2:50 |