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Pittsburgh 5,
Montreal 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18574
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18574
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Montreal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Montreal | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Paul Byron shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 0:17 | |
| 0:18 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:25 | |
| 0:30 | Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Karl Alzner. | |
| 1:19 | Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net | |
| 1:19 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 1:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| 1:46 | Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 2:01 | |
| 2:10 | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 2:10 | |
| 2:20 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 2:23 | Patric Hornqvist hits Paul Byron. | |
| Jeff Petry hits Carl Hagelin. | 2:33 | |
| Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 2:47 | |
| 2:51 | Carl Hagelin hits Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net | 2:57 | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brian Dumoulin. | 3:11 | |
| 3:46 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 4:06 | Olli Maatta hits Artturi Lehkonen. | |
| 5:09 | Jake Guentzel hits Jeff Petry. | |
| 5:44 | Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net | |
| 5:57 | Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. | |
| Daniel Carr hits Jamie Oleksiak. | 6:06 | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 6:23 | |
| 6:29 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| 6:47 | Bryan Rust hits Paul Byron. | |
| Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. | 6:56 | |
| 6:58 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Carl Hagelin. | 7:17 | |
| 7:45 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Alex Galchenyuk. | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 7:54 | |
| 8:19 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Logan Shaw. | |
| Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 8:21 | |
| 8:39 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 8:46 | |
| Jeff Petry hits Riley Sheahan. | 8:51 | |
| Karl Alzner blocks shot from Josh Jooris. | 9:04 | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brian Dumoulin. | 9:05 | |
| 9:11 | Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Takeaway by Paul Byron. | 9:26 | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Jake Guentzel. | 9:40 | |
| 9:48 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| 9:49 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 9:53 | Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin. | |
| 9:53 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Evgeni Malkin. | 10:07 | |
| 10:28 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. | 10:34 | |
| Shot by Nikita Scherbak misses the net | 10:58 | |
| 11:17 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Jake Guentzel. | 11:48 | |
| 11:53 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 11:54 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 11:57 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 11:58 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 12:04 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 12:11 | |
| 12:15 | Bryan Rust hits Noah Juulsen. | |
| 12:20 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 12:21 | |
| 12:29 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Karl Alzner hits Evgeni Malkin. | 12:51 | |
| 12:54 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Carl Hagelin. | 13:00 | |
| 13:11 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 13:24 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Nikita Scherbak. | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 13:24 | |
| 13:48 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 13:51 | |
| 14:28 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 14:31 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 14:32 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 14:34 | |
| Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris. | 14:34 | |
| Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 14:54 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 14:56 | |
| Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 15:07 | |
| 15:13 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 15:19 | |
| 15:35 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| Logan Shaw blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 15:41 | |
| Jeff Petry blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 15:46 | |
| 15:52 | Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 16:15 | |
| 16:43 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Bryan Rust. | 16:47 | |
| Karl Alzner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 16:58 | |
| 16:58 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| Jordie Benn blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 17:09 | |
| 17:31 | Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. | |
| 17:31 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. | |
| Giveaway by Carey Price. | 17:44 | |
| 18:33 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Artturi Lehkonen hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 18:45 | |
| 18:59 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 19:12 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 19:13 | |
| Brendan Gallagher hits Brian Dumoulin. | 19:18 | |
| Brett Lernout hits Carl Hagelin. | 19:25 | |
| Jonathan Drouin scores. Assisted by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. | 19:30 | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 19:30 | |
| 19:45 | Jake Guentzel hits Brett Lernout. | |
| Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 19:51 | |
| Shot by Daniel Carr misses the net | 19:56 |
2
| Montreal | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Jeff Petry hits Jake Guentzel. | 0:16 | |
| 0:24 | Bryan Rust hits Paul Byron. | |
| 0:27 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:40 | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. | 0:53 | |
| Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 1:01 | |
| 1:09 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Nikita Scherbak shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 1:25 | |
| 1:26 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| Logan Shaw hits Derick Brassard. | 1:38 | |
| 2:01 | Derick Brassard hits Jordie Benn. | |
| 2:14 | Shot by Tom Kuhnhackl misses the net | |
| 2:19 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Giveaway by Michael McCarron. | 3:01 | |
| Charles Hudon hits Josh Jooris. | 3:05 | |
| 3:14 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 3:14 | |
| 3:24 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Brendan Gallagher hits Bryan Rust. | 3:50 | |
| 3:52 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 3:53 | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Evgeni Malkin. | 4:20 | |
| Brett Lernout blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 4:27 | |
| Shot by Nikita Scherbak misses the net | 5:00 | |
| 5:09 | Conor Sheary blocks shot from Daniel Carr. | |
| 5:10 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. | |
| Charles Hudon hits Jamie Oleksiak. | 5:16 | |
| 5:24 | Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Michael McCarron penalty for fighting against Jamie Oleksiak - 5 mins (Major). | 5:37 | |
| 5:37 | Jamie Oleksiak penalty for fighting against Michael McCarron - 5 mins (Major). | |
| 5:37 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| 5:42 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Paul Byron hits Jake Guentzel. | 5:57 | |
| 5:57 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| 6:09 | Jake Guentzel penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Petry. | |
| 6:09 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 6:17 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 6:51 | |
| Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 7:06 | |
| Brendan Gallagher penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. | 7:10 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 7:10 | |
| 7:26 | Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 7:31 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Nikita Scherbak scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Charles Hudon and Brett Lernout. | 8:19 | |
| 8:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| Shot by Jacob De La Rose misses the net | 9:23 | |
| 9:34 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Mike Reilly hits Phil Kessel. | 9:36 | |
| 9:36 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 9:37 | |
| Noah Juulsen hits Riley Sheahan. | 9:41 | |
| 9:43 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| 9:54 | Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 9:55 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 9:56 | |
| Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 10:09 | |
| 10:17 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Daniel Carr blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 10:27 | |
| Giveaway by Charles Hudon. | 10:28 | |
| Takeaway by Charles Hudon. | 10:32 | |
| 10:39 | Olli Maatta penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charles Hudon. | |
| 10:39 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 11:31 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Daniel Carr. | |
| 11:54 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Nikita Scherbak. | |
| Logan Shaw wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 12:40 | |
| 13:42 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Kris Letang. | 13:54 | |
| 13:59 | Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jordie Benn. | |
| Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 14:23 | |
| Jacob De La Rose scores. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher. | 14:24 | |
| 14:24 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| 15:00 | Bryan Rust hits Mike Reilly. | |
| 15:02 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust. | |
| 15:02 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| 15:43 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Logan Shaw. | |
| Nikita Scherbak blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | 15:51 | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers hits Patric Hornqvist. | 16:11 | |
| 16:19 | Patric Hornqvist hits Karl Alzner. | |
| 16:25 | Carl Hagelin hits Charles Hudon. | |
| Michael McCarron shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 16:28 | |
| 16:43 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Charles Hudon. | |
| 16:52 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 16:53 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 16:57 | Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Jake Guentzel. | 17:03 | |
| 17:20 | Sidney Crosby hits Jeff Petry. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 17:22 | |
| 17:29 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 17:40 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Artturi Lehkonen. | |
| 17:46 | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| 18:01 | Kris Letang hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| Paul Byron hits Olli Maatta. | 18:12 | |
| Jonathan Drouin hits Josh Jooris. | 18:20 | |
| 18:44 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Paul Byron hits Conor Sheary. | 18:55 | |
| 19:05 | Derick Brassard blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Noah Juulsen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 19:17 | |
| Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 19:20 | |
| 19:27 | Conor Sheary hits Noah Juulsen. | |
| Logan Shaw hits Brian Dumoulin. | 19:32 |
3
| Montreal | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Brendan Gallagher hits Brian Dumoulin. | 0:09 | |
| 0:16 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 0:45 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. | 0:47 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 1:05 | |
| 1:05 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| 1:20 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Giveaway by Brett Lernout. | 1:56 | |
| Takeaway by Logan Shaw. | 1:59 | |
| 2:04 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher. | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Derick Brassard. | 2:32 | |
| 2:38 | Derick Brassard scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Olli Maatta. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 2:38 | |
| 2:50 | Riley Sheahan hits Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Riley Sheahan. | 2:55 | |
| 3:15 | Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net | |
| 3:21 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk. | |
| Brett Lernout blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 3:52 | |
| Takeaway by Nikita Scherbak. | 4:08 | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 4:24 | |
| 4:25 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. | |
| 4:47 | Takeaway by Derick Brassard. | |
| Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 5:10 | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 5:11 | |
| 5:19 | Brian Dumoulin hits Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 5:32 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Paul Byron. | |
| Shot by Paul Byron misses the net | 5:53 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 5:54 | |
| Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 6:03 | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 6:17 | |
| Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 6:19 | |
| Logan Shaw blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. | 6:55 | |
| Daniel Carr blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 7:02 | |
| 7:09 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 7:15 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Daniel Carr. | |
| 7:25 | Giveaway by Derick Brassard. | |
| 7:30 | Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net | |
| 7:34 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. | |
| 7:37 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 7:38 | |
| 7:44 | Derick Brassard hits Jeff Petry. | |
| Shot by Michael McCarron misses the net | 7:57 | |
| 8:04 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 8:42 | Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 8:42 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher. | |
| 8:46 | Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 9:10 | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| Giveaway by Carey Price. | 9:47 | |
| 9:59 | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| Mike Reilly blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. | 10:01 | |
| 10:14 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Artturi Lehkonen. | |
| 10:26 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Charles Hudon. | |
| Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 10:28 | |
| 10:40 | Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. | |
| Michael McCarron hits Brian Dumoulin. | 11:12 | |
| Nicolas Deslauriers hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 11:29 | |
| 11:35 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Jeff Petry hits Jake Guentzel. | 11:42 | |
| Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 12:11 | |
| 12:12 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Jacob De La Rose hits Justin Schultz. | 12:17 | |
| 12:31 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| 12:33 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jeff Petry blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 13:40 | |
| 13:44 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| Noah Juulsen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 13:58 | |
| 14:14 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Logan Shaw. | |
| 14:17 | Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Patric Hornqvist. | 14:23 | |
| Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 14:56 | |
| 15:03 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. | |
| Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 15:14 | |
| 15:55 | Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Logan Shaw shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | 16:29 | |
| 16:30 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. | |
| Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 16:49 | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Petry. | 17:10 | |
| 17:39 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Carey Price. | |
| Giveaway by Jacob De La Rose. | 17:46 | |
| 18:27 | Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby. | |
| Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:27 | |
| Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:32 | |
| Michael McCarron hits Brian Dumoulin. | 18:58 | |
| 19:35 | Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Brett Lernout. |