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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 4, 2019
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Steve Kozari, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 18574
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 1001
Pittsburgh 2114
Periods:
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1
Detroit   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Filip Hronek hits Sidney Crosby. 0:09  
Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Kris Letang. 0:20  
  0:30 Kris Letang blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi.
Takeaway by Niklas Kronwall. 0:38  
Taro Hirose blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 1:21  
Shot by Andreas Athanasiou misses the net 1:27  
Dylan McIlrath hits Nick Bjugstad. 1:39  
  1:48 Nick Bjugstad hits Jake Chelios.
Dylan McIlrath hits Patric Hornqvist. 1:53  
  1:58 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Martin Frk penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Simon. 2:11  
  2:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  2:23 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  2:24 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  2:40 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Darren Helm misses the net 2:42  
Joe Hicketts hits Sidney Crosby. 3:01  
Christoffer Ehn blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 3:14  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 3:36  
  3:40 Nick Bjugstad hits Darren Helm.
Madison Bowey hits Jake Guentzel. 3:58  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 3:58  
  4:23 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
  4:42 Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Garrett Wilson. 4:54  
  5:29 Teddy Blueger hits Filip Hronek.
Shot by Jake Chelios misses the net 5:39  
  5:40 Jake Guentzel penalty for illegal check to head - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Mantha.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 5:40  
  6:20 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  6:41 Takeaway by Teddy Blueger.
Niklas Kronwall hits Teddy Blueger. 6:47  
Giveaway by Taro Hirose. 7:07  
  7:24 Jack Johnson hits Taro Hirose.
Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 7:31  
Matt Puempel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Filip Hronek Assisted by Taro Hirose. 7:35  
  7:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Christoffer Ehn.
  7:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Anthony Mantha.
Madison Bowey blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 8:09  
Giveaway by Filip Hronek. 9:14  
  9:20 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  9:58 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  10:03 Jack Johnson hits Ryan Kuffner.
Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:19  
  10:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dominic Turgeon.
Joe Hicketts hits Jake Guentzel. 10:25  
  10:40 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Luke Witkowski hits Olli Maatta. 10:41  
  10:43 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby.
Andreas Athanasiou wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 10:43  
Andreas Athanasiou hits Marcus Pettersson. 10:56  
  11:07 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
  11:14 Erik Gudbranson hits Andreas Athanasiou.
  12:12 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  12:13 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. 12:19  
  12:28 Kris Letang hits Tyler Bertuzzi.
Christoffer Ehn shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:43  
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Kris Letang. 12:51  
  13:23 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:27  
  13:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
  14:01 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  14:24 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  14:55 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Giveaway by Jimmy Howard. 14:58  
  15:03 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 15:23  
Christoffer Ehn shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:33  
  15:37 Erik Gudbranson hits Christoffer Ehn.
  16:16 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
  16:25 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou.
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:32  
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:38  
  16:39 Justin Schultz hits Martin Frk.
  16:54 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:54  
Anthony Mantha penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. 17:03  
  17:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  17:07 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  17:15 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  18:16 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  18:18 Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist.
Andreas Athanasiou wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 18:18  
  18:26 Bryan Rust hits Jake Chelios.
Taro Hirose blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 18:57  
  19:28 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 19:42  
Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net 19:48  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 19:53  
  19:58 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
2
Detroit   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  0:50 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
  0:54 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  1:05 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
  1:17 Giveaway by Jack Johnson.
Takeaway by Andreas Athanasiou. 1:25  
  1:28 Takeaway by Jack Johnson.
Joe Hicketts shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:34  
  1:58 Nick Bjugstad hits Madison Bowey.
  2:11 Takeaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Ryan Kuffner hits Marcus Pettersson. 2:22  
Martin Frk hits Erik Gudbranson. 2:30  
  2:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dominic Turgeon.
Dylan McIlrath blocks shot from Jared McCann. 2:50  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 3:05  
  4:08 Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Matt Puempel hits Erik Gudbranson. 4:30  
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:49  
Christoffer Ehn shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:55  
Shot by Martin Frk misses the net 5:29  
Joe Hicketts shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:34  
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:56  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 6:01  
  6:03 Matt Cullen hits Joe Hicketts.
  6:17 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  6:34 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  6:49 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Darren Helm shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:57  
Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 7:07  
Taro Hirose shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 7:12  
  7:13 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  7:21 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
  7:39 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  7:48 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  7:58 Takeaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:00  
  8:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
Takeaway by Darren Helm. 8:22  
Shot by Darren Helm misses the net 8:29  
Shot by Joe Hicketts misses the net 8:34  
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 8:45  
  8:55 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Taro Hirose.
  8:56 Jack Johnson hits Taro Hirose.
Andreas Athanasiou hits Evgeni Malkin. 9:01  
  9:08 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  9:10 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:24  
Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 9:40  
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:50  
Luke Witkowski blocks shot from Dominik Simon. 10:21  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:24  
  10:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Andreas Athanasiou wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:35  
  11:01 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
  11:30 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  11:56 Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:04  
  12:13 Bryan Rust hits Dylan McIlrath.
Christoffer Ehn hits Marcus Pettersson. 12:24  
Martin Frk hits Marcus Pettersson. 12:42  
  12:56 Garrett Wilson hits Ryan Kuffner.
Martin Frk hits Olli Maatta. 13:14  
  13:21 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  13:23 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
  13:25 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  13:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
Takeaway by Darren Helm. 13:30  
Giveaway by Darren Helm. 13:39  
  13:39 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  13:56 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  14:01 Jake Guentzel hits Taro Hirose.
Taro Hirose shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:18  
  14:19 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Anthony Mantha hits Jack Johnson. 14:28  
Tyler Bertuzzi hits Justin Schultz. 14:36  
Jake Chelios shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:50  
  14:52 Jack Johnson penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Tyler Bertuzzi penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Jack Johnson. 14:52  
  14:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  15:24 Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net
  15:30 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  15:30 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Darren Helm.
  15:32 Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin.
Andreas Athanasiou wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 15:32  
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:48  
Shot by Darren Helm misses the net 15:56  
Andreas Athanasiou hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:04  
  16:07 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  16:08 Erik Gudbranson hits Andreas Athanasiou.
  16:45 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  16:46 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  16:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  16:47 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:50  
  17:17 Marcus Pettersson hits Jake Chelios.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 17:24  
Martin Frk hits Erik Gudbranson. 17:39  
  18:06 Erik Gudbranson hits Martin Frk.
  18:09 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
  18:24 Erik Gudbranson hits Darren Helm.
  18:32 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  18:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  19:03 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
  19:07 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Dylan Larkin.
Andreas Athanasiou wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 19:08  
  19:38 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Filip Hronek.
Shot by Andreas Athanasiou misses the net 19:52  
3
Detroit   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:22  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:27  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 0:33  
Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:42  
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:51  
Anthony Mantha hits Justin Schultz. 1:05  
Madison Bowey hits Evgeni Malkin. 1:18  
Joe Hicketts shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:28  
  1:48 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  2:07 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  2:17 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Darren Helm.
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Matt Cullen. 2:45  
  2:51 Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net
  2:54 Garrett Wilson hits Luke Witkowski.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:57  
Dylan Larkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. 3:17  
  3:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou. 3:20  
  3:34 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  3:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Christoffer Ehn.
  3:44 Phil Kessel blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou.
Dylan McIlrath blocks shot from Kris Letang. 4:09  
  4:17 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Kris Letang. 4:48  
  5:21 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  5:32 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Dylan Larkin.
  5:49 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Andreas Athanasiou.
Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 5:59  
  6:00 Garrett Wilson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Andreas Athanasiou penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 6:01  
  6:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Andreas Athanasiou penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Taro Hirose. 6:01  
  6:14 Kris Letang blocks shot from Christoffer Ehn.
  6:35 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
  6:36 Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Patric Hornqvist.
Dominic Turgeon wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 6:36  
  6:57 Justin Schultz hits Ryan Kuffner.
  7:40 Teddy Blueger hits Jake Chelios.
Joe Hicketts shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:19  
  8:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Christoffer Ehn.
  8:47 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:48  
Christoffer Ehn hits Jared McCann. 8:59  
  9:05 Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Dominic Turgeon wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:06  
  9:46 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  9:52 Bryan Rust penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joe Hicketts.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 9:52  
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:59  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:26  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:28  
  10:38 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:42  
  10:45 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
  11:12 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Takeaway by Ryan Kuffner. 11:57  
Shot by Matt Puempel misses the net 11:58  
  12:01 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Christoffer Ehn.
Dominic Turgeon hits Erik Gudbranson. 12:18  
Jake Chelios hits Evgeni Malkin. 12:35  
  13:02 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
  13:04 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Dylan McIlrath shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:04  
  14:36 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Dominic Turgeon.
  15:03 Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson.
Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:09  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:10  
  15:22 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:31  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:36  
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:14  
Shot by Ryan Kuffner misses the net 16:36  
Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:38  
  17:39 Jared McCann hits Dominic Turgeon.
  17:42 Marcus Pettersson hits Dominic Turgeon.
  17:46 Takeaway by Erik Gudbranson.
  17:50 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 18:18  
Joe Hicketts blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 18:28  
  18:29 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Christoffer Ehn.
  18:31 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard.
Christoffer Ehn wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 18:32  
Jake Chelios hits Patric Hornqvist. 18:46  
Shot by Luke Witkowski misses the net 19:28  
Martin Frk shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:29  
  19:33 Sidney Crosby hits Martin Frk.
Luke Witkowski blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 19:46  
Martin Frk hits Jake Guentzel. 19:47  
Matt Puempel shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:56