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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 11, 2025
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1124
New Jersey 2002
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 0:00  
  0:15 Erik Haula scores. Assisted by Dawson Mercer and Brett Pesce.
  0:15 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:26 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
Evgeni Malkin hits Jesper Bratt. 0:28  
  0:45 Ondrej Palat hits Rickard Rakell.
Giveaway by Danton Heinen. 0:46  
Valtteri Puustinen hits Cody Glass. 1:08  
  1:34 Nathan Bastian hits Vasily Ponomarev.
  1:38 Paul Cotter hits Emil Bemstrom.
  1:40 Curtis Lazar hits Vasily Ponomarev.
  1:41 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Vasily Ponomarev wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 1:43  
  2:51 Takeaway by Dawson Mercer.
  3:02 Giveaway by Brett Pesce.
  3:23 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:34 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  3:36 Brian Dumoulin hits Rickard Rakell.
Ryan Graves hits Cody Glass. 3:58  
Kevin Hayes penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat. 4:02  
Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Timo Meier. 4:02  
  4:05 Timo Meier blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  4:42 Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  4:44 Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:47 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Vasily Ponomarev.
  4:54 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:55 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:57 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Vasily Ponomarev.
  5:05 Luke Hughes shoots misses the net
  6:06 Seamus Casey shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:17 Ondrej Palat scores. Assisted by Cody Glass and Seamus Casey.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 6:17  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 6:21  
Ville Koivunen blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. 6:56  
Danton Heinen hits Seamus Casey. 7:27  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 7:29  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 7:33  
  7:50 Paul Cotter hits Rickard Rakell.
  8:02 Giveaway by Jake Allen.
  8:31 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Vasily Ponomarev.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. 8:36  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 8:42  
  8:45 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  9:15 Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net
  9:29 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Joona Koppanen hits Dawson Mercer. 9:47  
  10:03 Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ryan Shea blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. 10:07  
  10:09 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 10:17  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 10:38  
Kris Letang hits Erik Haula. 10:42  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 10:50  
  11:19 Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:00 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  12:08 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  12:17 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  12:22 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
  12:26 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Vasily Ponomarev.
Emil Bemstrom hits Brenden Dillon. 12:36  
Giveaway by Joona Koppanen. 12:55  
  13:28 Giveaway by Erik Haula.
Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:36  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 13:38  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:43  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 13:45  
  14:01 Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 14:01  
Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net 14:08  
  14:13 Takeaway by Dawson Mercer.
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 15:31  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 15:34  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 15:40  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 16:05  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 16:06  
Evgeni Malkin scores. 16:10  
  16:10 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 16:24  
  16:30 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
  16:30 Paul Cotter hits Ryan Shea.
  16:36 Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net
  16:45 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:47 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:55 Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Matt Grzelcyk hits Daniel Sprong. 17:11  
Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 17:44  
  19:03 Paul Cotter hits Erik Karlsson.
  19:24 Giveaway by Seamus Casey.
Ville Koivunen blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 19:54  
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer. 0:00  
  0:04 Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:00 Brett Pesce penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 1:00  
Valtteri Puustinen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Matt Grzelcyk. 1:05  
  1:05 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:12 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell.
  1:47 Stefan Noesen shoots misses the net
  1:53 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
  1:54 Stefan Noesen hits Connor Dewar.
Kevin Hayes hits Brian Dumoulin. 2:01  
  2:24 Ondrej Palat hits Ryan Shea.
  2:49 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Vasily Ponomarev.
  3:32 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 3:34  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 4:23  
  4:34 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 4:58  
  5:00 Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 5:07  
  5:18 Brett Pesce blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  6:10 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Matt Grzelcyk penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ondrej Palat. 6:22  
Joona Koppanen wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 6:22  
  6:31 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
  7:04 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:07 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust.
  7:15 Shot by Timo Meier misses the net
  8:35 Brenden Dillon hits Joona Koppanen.
Ryan Shea hits Curtis Lazar. 9:35  
  9:44 Nathan Bastian hits Erik Karlsson.
Takeaway by Ryan Shea. 9:59  
  10:07 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:16 Paul Cotter hits Ryan Graves.
Vasily Ponomarev shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 11:04  
Danton Heinen hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 11:33  
  11:36 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen. 11:46  
Ville Koivunen shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 11:49  
  11:56 Giveaway by Nico Hischier.
  12:44 Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net
  12:52 Luke Hughes shoots misses the net
  13:01 Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 13:13  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 13:16  
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Seamus Casey. 13:44  
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Dawson Mercer. 14:11  
Vasily Ponomarev hits Brenden Dillon. 14:14  
Giveaway by Vasily Ponomarev. 14:38  
Conor Timmins hits Nico Hischier. 15:22  
Conor Timmins penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Stefan Noesen. 15:24  
  15:24 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
  15:57 Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Timo Meier.
  16:52 Stefan Noesen shoots misses the net
Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Brett Pesce. 19:51  
  20:00 Brett Pesce penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 1:12  
  1:21 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Ville Koivunen.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. 1:22  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 1:27  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 1:51  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 1:55  
  2:07 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:09 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen.
  2:30 Nathan Bastian hits Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. 3:24  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 3:29  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 3:54  
  3:56 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Rickard Rakell.
  4:15 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  4:17 Stefan Noesen blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  4:28 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:30 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:36 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:38 Stefan Noesen wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:42 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 5:00  
Connor Dewar hits Brett Pesce. 5:27  
  5:50 Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net
  6:11 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:15 Shot by Erik Haula misses the net
  6:23 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Vasily Ponomarev wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 6:24  
Ryan Shea hits Paul Cotter. 6:37  
  6:41 Nathan Bastian hits Conor Timmins.
Giveaway by Joona Koppanen. 6:53  
Emil Bemstrom hits Seamus Casey. 7:10  
Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net 7:41  
Rickard Rakell hits Nico Hischier. 8:01  
  8:21 Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. 8:24  
  8:40 Cody Glass shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:47 Giveaway by Cody Glass.
Erik Karlsson shoots misses the net 8:55  
Connor Dewar hits Seamus Casey. 9:31  
Vasily Ponomarev wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 9:59  
  10:10 Paul Cotter hits Erik Karlsson.
  10:18 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  10:35 Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen. 10:59  
Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net 11:01  
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 11:24  
  12:00 Cody Glass penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 12:00  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 12:08  
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Matt Grzelcyk. 13:21  
  13:21 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:27 Erik Haula hits Ryan Shea.
  13:33 Timo Meier hits Kris Letang.
  13:42 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  13:44 Shot by Brett Pesce misses the net
Danton Heinen blocks shot from Brett Pesce. 13:51  
  13:57 Shot by Erik Haula misses the net
  14:00 Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:25 Cody Glass blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 14:43  
  15:04 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
  15:48 Curtis Lazar hits Bryan Rust.
  15:53 Seamus Casey hits Ville Koivunen.
Giveaway by Danton Heinen. 16:30  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 16:39  
  17:25 Shot by Timo Meier misses the net
Ville Koivunen blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 18:17  
Bryan Rust scores on an empty net. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Ville Koivunen. 18:24  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 18:24  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 18:50  
Ville Koivunen blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 19:27  
  19:38 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  19:40 Timo Meier shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  19:40 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ville Koivunen blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 19:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 19:51  
  19:52 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 19:57