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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, Nashville 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2019
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18628
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 0314
Pittsburgh 3126
Periods:
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1
Nashville   Pittsburgh
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
  0:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Shot by Calle Jarnkrok misses the net 0:19  
  0:30 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  0:32 Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:32  
  0:50 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 0:51  
Mikael Granlund hits Marcus Pettersson. 0:53  
  0:58 Dominik Kahun wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  1:02 Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  1:05 Dominik Kahun scores. Assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Juuso Riikola.
  1:05 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  1:13 Sam Lafferty hits Yannick Weber.
  1:18 Kris Letang hits Jarred Tinordi.
  1:23 Brandon Tanev wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Colin Blackwell hits Marcus Pettersson. 1:28  
Jarred Tinordi hits Brandon Tanev. 1:53  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:39  
Takeaway by Nick Bonino. 3:38  
Giveaway by Nick Bonino. 3:41  
Nick Bonino shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:46  
  3:48 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Rocco Grimaldi hits John Marino. 4:16  
  4:25 Sam Lafferty hits Austin Watson.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 4:46  
  4:55 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:24  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 5:25  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:28  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 5:28  
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:34  
  5:39 Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Mattias Ekholm.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Dominik Simon. 5:40  
  5:43 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Filip Forsberg.
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:44  
  5:45 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  6:01 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  6:02 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  6:09 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  6:10 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  6:20 Jack Johnson hits Calle Jarnkrok.
Kyle Turris penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Marino. 8:01  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 8:01  
  8:30 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  8:53 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  9:04 Kris Letang scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 9:04  
  9:50 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  9:56 Brandon Tanev hits Dante Fabbro.
  10:11 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Dominik Kahun. 10:12  
  10:59 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 11:00  
  11:28 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 11:29  
  11:46 Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  11:47 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  11:54 Brandon Tanev hits Mikael Granlund.
  11:56 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Matt Duchene hits Brandon Tanev. 12:05  
  12:23 Teddy Blueger hits Filip Forsberg.
Giveaway by Matt Duchene. 12:44  
  13:26 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Colin Blackwell.
  13:38 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  13:41 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Shot by Austin Watson misses the net 13:44  
  14:16 Chad Ruhwedel hits Rocco Grimaldi.
  14:38 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  14:39 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:40  
  15:02 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Filip Forsberg hits John Marino. 15:39  
Jarred Tinordi hits Brandon Tanev. 15:58  
  16:08 Brandon Tanev hits Austin Watson.
  16:11 John Marino hits Nick Bonino.
Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:40  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 16:41  
Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:51  
  16:52 Chad Ruhwedel hits Colin Blackwell.
Shot by Mattias Ekholm misses the net 17:03  
Colin Blackwell hits Sam Lafferty. 17:13  
  17:17 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Colin Blackwell hits Sam Lafferty. 17:20  
  17:46 Alex Galchenyuk hits Ryan Johansen.
  18:02 Marcus Pettersson hits Mikael Granlund.
Ryan Johansen blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 18:14  
Ryan Ellis hits Jared McCann. 18:18  
Takeaway by Dante Fabbro. 18:35  
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg. 18:56  
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg. 19:00  
  19:04 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  19:25 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Roman Josi. 19:26  
Austin Watson hits Marcus Pettersson. 19:32  
Nick Bonino shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:32  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:44  
2
Nashville   Pittsburgh
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
  0:06 Jack Johnson hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Ryan Johansen hits Evgeni Malkin. 0:15  
  0:46 Takeaway by Brandon Tanev.
Ryan Ellis hits Brandon Tanev. 0:54  
  0:58 John Marino shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  0:58 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:59  
Dante Fabbro hits Zach Aston-Reese. 1:36  
Nick Bonino hits Juuso Riikola. 1:48  
Austin Watson hits Jared McCann. 1:58  
Yannick Weber shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:28  
Austin Watson hits Chad Ruhwedel. 2:32  
  2:46 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  3:06 Dominik Simon hits Ryan Ellis.
  3:41 Sam Lafferty penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mattias Ekholm.
  3:41 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 4:01  
  4:05 Giveaway by Teddy Blueger.
Ryan Ellis shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:06  
Viktor Arvidsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Calle Jarnkrok and Roman Josi. 4:07  
  4:07 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Kyle Turris penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 4:31  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 4:31  
Takeaway by Nick Bonino. 5:10  
  5:28 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from Kris Letang. 5:52  
Team penalty for Nashville too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Craig Smith. 6:53  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 6:53  
  8:02 Alex Galchenyuk scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Marino and Juuso Riikola.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 8:02  
  8:14 John Marino hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Viktor Arvidsson hits Marcus Pettersson. 8:18  
  8:28 Takeaway by Brandon Tanev.
  8:57 Giveaway by Matt Murray.
  9:06 Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  9:15 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Viktor Arvidsson hits Chad Ruhwedel. 9:20  
  9:27 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  9:50 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 9:51  
  9:58 Sam Lafferty hits Mattias Ekholm.
Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:20  
Colin Blackwell hits Marcus Pettersson. 10:25  
Austin Watson blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 10:39  
  10:45 Juuso Riikola hits Colin Blackwell.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Dominik Kahun. 10:49  
Matt Duchene hits Jared McCann. 11:09  
  11:14 Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Mikael Granlund.
  11:17 Juuso Riikola hits Mikael Granlund.
  11:18 Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Roman Josi.
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:20  
  11:26 Juuso Riikola blocks shot from Mikael Granlund.
  12:15 Teddy Blueger hits Ryan Ellis.
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:27  
  12:33 Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Yannick Weber.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:34  
Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:40  
  12:41 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:35  
Matt Duchene hits Evgeni Malkin. 13:39  
  13:45 Dominik Simon blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
  13:58 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Yannick Weber misses the net 14:40  
  14:41 Giveaway by Jack Johnson.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:43  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:44  
Yannick Weber shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:51  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 14:51  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 15:13  
  15:41 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Brandon Tanev. 15:46  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 15:53  
Craig Smith scores. Assisted by Colin Blackwell and Roman Josi. 16:03  
  16:03 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  16:22 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Matt Duchene.
  16:35 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Roman Josi.
  16:55 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:14  
  17:19 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  17:29 John Marino hits Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:40  
  17:41 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Mattias Ekholm hits Chad Ruhwedel. 18:14  
  18:46 Giveaway by Brandon Tanev.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:52  
  18:52 Juuso Riikola hits Craig Smith.
  18:53 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund.
Shot by Matt Duchene misses the net 18:57  
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:59  
Mikael Granlund scores. Assisted by Matt Duchene and Filip Forsberg. 19:01  
  19:01 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  19:18 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  19:24 Patric Hornqvist hits Colin Blackwell.
  19:49 Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Jared McCann. 19:58  
3
Nashville   Pittsburgh
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
  0:22 Kris Letang blocks shot from Ryan Johansen.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 0:51  
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:59  
  1:00 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund.
  1:53 Sam Lafferty hits Jarred Tinordi.
Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:57  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:58  
  2:05 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jarred Tinordi.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:16  
Giveaway by Jarred Tinordi. 2:20  
  2:22 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  2:23 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese. 2:24  
  3:02 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:35  
  3:39 Sam Lafferty hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 3:49  
  3:59 Takeaway by Dominik Simon.
  4:16 Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist.
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:18  
Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:23  
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:36  
  4:37 Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Duchene.
  4:37 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  4:42 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:59  
  5:00 Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:06  
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:09  
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:10  
Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:13  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 6:14  
  6:24 Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
Ryan Ellis shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:30  
  6:30 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
  6:50 Jared McCann hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Austin Watson hits Jake Guentzel. 6:58  
Shot by Rocco Grimaldi misses the net 7:07  
  7:15 Kris Letang blocks shot from Mattias Ekholm.
Austin Watson hits Evgeni Malkin. 7:25  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 7:44  
Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:07  
  8:20 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jarred Tinordi.
  8:24 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:49  
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 8:49  
Mikael Granlund scores. Assisted by Matt Duchene and Roman Josi. 8:56  
  8:56 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Ryan Ellis hits Jack Johnson. 9:13  
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:29  
  9:30 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Mattias Ekholm.
  10:01 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Shot by Mattias Ekholm misses the net 10:09  
  10:17 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  10:24 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Austin Watson blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 10:27  
  10:28 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  10:35 Teddy Blueger hits Nick Bonino.
Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:01  
  11:02 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund.
  11:37 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:38  
  11:50 Kris Letang hits Calle Jarnkrok.
Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 12:06  
  12:20 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Colin Blackwell hits Zach Aston-Reese. 12:50  
  13:15 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Dominik Kahun. 13:15  
Rocco Grimaldi hits Juuso Riikola. 13:32  
  13:42 Alex Galchenyuk hits Dante Fabbro.
  14:19 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Roman Josi blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 14:28  
  15:20 John Marino shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  15:21 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 15:22  
  16:07 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene.
Matt Duchene hits Zach Aston-Reese. 16:50  
Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 17:16  
  17:23 Chad Ruhwedel hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:23  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:31  
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 17:45  
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:05  
  18:24 Kris Letang hits Rocco Grimaldi.
Austin Watson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Murray. 18:34  
  18:34 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  18:57 Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust.
  18:57 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  19:22 Bryan Rust scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jake Guentzel.
Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 19:22