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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, New Jersey 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 15, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, James Tobias
Attendance: 15442
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1023
Pittsburgh 2147
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Jesper Bratt hits Matt Grzelcyk. 0:11  
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 0:24  
  0:30 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 0:54  
  1:30 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  2:04 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  2:08 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
  2:11 Erik Karlsson shoots misses the net
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 2:17  
  2:21 Bokondji Imama shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  2:23 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 2:25  
  2:27 Bokondji Imama hits Brett Pesce.
  2:32 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  2:50 Bokondji Imama hits Luke Hughes.
Shot by Cody Glass misses the net 3:11  
Nathan Bastian shoots misses the net 3:16  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:19  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:38  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:45  
  3:49 Philip Tomasino hits Luke Hughes.
  4:02 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Luke Hughes. 4:18  
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 4:44  
  4:51 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  5:30 Connor Dewar hits Dawson Mercer.
  5:35 Noel Acciari hits Brian Dumoulin.
  5:44 Blake Lizotte blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 5:48  
  6:15 Conor Timmins hits Nathan Bastian.
  6:49 Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:38  
  8:13 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Timo Meier.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 8:22  
  8:26 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Brenden Dillon hits Rickard Rakell. 8:27  
  8:40 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Dawson Mercer hits Rickard Rakell. 8:44  
  8:44 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 8:52  
  8:55 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Tomas Tatar. 9:06  
Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:25  
Cody Glass scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Luke Hughes. 10:08  
  10:08 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  10:15 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Stefan Noesen.
  10:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:28  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 10:30  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 10:34  
  10:51 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  10:56 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
  10:59 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  11:18 Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok.
  11:40 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  11:58 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Brett Pesce.
  12:02 Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brett Pesce.
  12:02 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt hits Kris Letang. 12:33  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 12:38  
  13:44 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
  13:59 Blake Lizotte hits Daniel Sprong.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:09  
  14:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Bryan Rust. 14:22  
  14:41 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 14:46  
  14:56 Giveaway by Philip Tomasino.
Cody Glass blocks shot from Vladislav Kolyachonok. 15:27  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:06  
  17:05 Connor Dewar hits Simon Nemec.
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 17:06  
  17:09 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  17:11 Connor Dewar scores. Assisted by Noel Acciari and Conor Timmins.
  17:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  17:36 Danton Heinen scores. and Philip Tomasino and Vladislav Kolyachonok.
  17:36 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
Curtis Lazar hits Vladislav Kolyachonok. 17:46  
  18:01 Bokondji Imama hits Nathan Bastian.
  18:03 Emil Bemstrom hits Curtis Lazar.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:20  
  18:22 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  18:29 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Shot by Cody Glass misses the net 18:59  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 19:00  
  19:02 Kris Letang blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  19:12 Giveaway by Connor Dewar.
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 19:15  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. 19:30  
  19:39 Erik Karlsson hits Paul Cotter.
Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net 19:57  
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  0:33 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  1:10 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  1:22 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  1:37 Vladislav Kolyachonok penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat.
  1:37 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:59  
  2:03 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
  2:04 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  2:15 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Timo Meier.
  2:36 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:41  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:06  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:06  
Shot by Simon Nemec misses the net 3:18  
Daniel Sprong shoots misses the net 3:22  
  3:53 Vladislav Kolyachonok hits Brett Pesce.
Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:06  
  4:08 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
  4:24 Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Conor Timmins.
  4:24 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 4:58  
Cody Glass hits Evgeni Malkin. 4:59  
Daniel Sprong blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 5:09  
  5:22 Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok.
  5:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Vladislav Kolyachonok. 5:37  
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 6:33  
  6:39 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:41  
  6:47 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  6:48 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  6:52 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  7:02 Conor Timmins hits Stefan Noesen.
  7:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Cody Glass blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 7:18  
Daniel Sprong hits Matt Grzelcyk. 7:21  
  7:29 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  7:48 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
  7:54 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
  8:13 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Paul Cotter hits Ryan Graves. 8:42  
Brenden Dillon hits Emil Bemstrom. 8:45  
Takeaway by Tomas Tatar. 8:57  
  9:05 Emil Bemstrom hits Brenden Dillon.
Dawson Mercer hits Blake Lizotte. 9:15  
Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net 9:36  
  9:48 Blake Lizotte hits Tomas Tatar.
  10:22 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:27  
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:33  
  10:35 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  10:45 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Daniel Sprong hits Kris Letang. 10:50  
  10:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  11:08 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  11:33 Sidney Crosby hits Brett Pesce.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:44  
Brett Pesce penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. 11:44  
  12:12 Giveaway by Philip Tomasino.
  14:18 Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net
  14:19 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  14:20 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:24  
  14:57 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:23  
  15:52 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Rickard Rakell. 15:54  
Timo Meier hits Ryan Graves. 16:05  
  16:35 Connor Dewar hits Cody Glass.
Stefan Noesen hits Erik Karlsson. 16:41  
  17:16 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Giveaway by Brett Pesce. 17:36  
  17:38 Giveaway by Bokondji Imama.
  17:41 Kris Letang blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Ondrej Palat hits Kris Letang. 17:44  
  18:18 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net 18:57  
  19:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  19:24 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  19:44 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 0:09  
  0:18 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 0:26  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 0:33  
  1:09 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 1:19  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:31  
Stefan Noesen hits Vladislav Kolyachonok. 1:36  
Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net 1:59  
Brenden Dillon hits Philip Tomasino. 2:03  
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 2:07  
  2:22 Philip Tomasino scores.
  2:22 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  2:36 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Curtis Lazar hits Emil Bemstrom. 2:36  
  2:45 Giveaway by Emil Bemstrom.
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. 2:46  
  3:21 Noel Acciari penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Brett Pesce.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 3:21  
  3:50 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:25  
  4:27 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
  4:36 Giveaway by Ryan Graves.
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 4:37  
Stefan Noesen hits Connor Dewar. 4:38  
  4:52 Ryan Graves hits Daniel Sprong.
  4:57 Kevin Hayes hits Simon Nemec.
Giveaway by Tomas Tatar. 5:10  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 5:31  
Timo Meier scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt. Assisted by Simon Nemec. 5:40  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:40  
  5:46 Evgeni Malkin penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Brett Pesce.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 5:46  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:52  
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:21  
Nico Hischier scores a power play goal. Assisted by Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt. 6:40  
Stefan Noesen wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 6:40  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:04  
  7:07 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 8:10  
  8:20 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  8:25 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  8:30 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
  8:58 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Giveaway by Brett Pesce. 9:01  
  9:04 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:06  
Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net 9:15  
Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Philip Tomasino. 9:27  
  9:53 Danton Heinen hits Brian Dumoulin.
  9:55 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 10:07  
  10:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:37  
Giveaway by Jacob Markstrom. 10:44  
  11:34 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
  11:52 Giveaway by Blake Lizotte.
  11:54 Noel Acciari hits Ondrej Palat.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:10  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:12  
  12:22 Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Brett Pesce penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Hayes. 12:25  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 12:25  
  12:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brenden Dillon hits Rickard Rakell. 12:54  
  12:56 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:00  
  13:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Glass.
  13:24 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Jacob Markstrom.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:25  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:34  
Giveaway by Nathan Bastian. 14:08  
  14:17 Erik Karlsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. and Kris Letang.
  14:17 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:38  
  14:51 Giveaway by Noel Acciari.
Timo Meier hits Philip Tomasino. 15:08  
  15:44 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  16:16 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Paul Cotter. 16:31  
  16:54 Ryan Graves hits Daniel Sprong.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:28  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:51  
Stefan Noesen hits Conor Timmins. 17:56  
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 17:56  
  18:04 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  18:04 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:35  
  18:36 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Paul Cotter.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 18:45  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:50  
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 19:01  
  19:05 Connor Dewar scores on an empty net. Assisted by Blake Lizotte.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 19:05  
Giveaway by Curtis Lazar. 19:34  
  19:38 Kevin Hayes scores. Assisted by Emil Bemstrom.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 19:38  
  19:47 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.