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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 18, 2015
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18585
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1236
Pittsburgh 1102
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Boston   Pittsburgh
Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice. 0:00  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Malkin, Evgeni. 0:54  
  1:38 Cole, Ian shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Miller, Colin shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 2:20  
Chara, Zdeno shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 3:23  
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 3:24  
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 3:31  
  4:51 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Talbot, Maxime.
  5:00 Warsofsky, David shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  5:01 Cole, Ian shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  5:06 Maatta, Olli shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  5:02 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
  5:06 Maatta, Olli shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  5:09 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
Spooner, Ryan wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 6:30  
Seidenberg, Dennis shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 6:59  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 7:51  
  8:20
(0-1)
Sheary, Conor scores. Assisted by Crosby, Sidney.
  8:20 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
  8:58 Fehr, Eric shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Vatrano, Frank scores. Assisted by Spooner, Ryan. Assisted by Ferraro, Landon. 10:03
(1-1)
 
  10:03 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Spooner, Ryan.
Beleskey, Matt shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 11:32  
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 11:49  
Bergeron, Patrice penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 12:39  
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 12:39  
Marchand, Brad shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 14:45  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 14:51  
  14:52 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Beleskey, Matt.
  15:05 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 15:11  
  15:36 Kunitz, Chris shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  15:37 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
Connolly, Brett shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 16:23  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 16:24  
Krejci, David penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 17:59  
  17:59 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
2
Boston   Pittsburgh
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 0:00  
  0:24 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
  0:29 Kunitz, Chris shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  0:30 Krejci, David wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney.
Miller, Kevan penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 0:34  
  0:34 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  0:48 Bonino, Nick shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Bergeron, Patrice scores shorthanded. Assisted by Marchand, Brad. 1:03
(2-1)
 
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 1:03  
  1:49 Crosby, Sidney shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  1:56 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
  2:15 Daley, Trevor shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  2:15 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  2:39
(2-2)
Daley, Trevor scores. Assisted by Crosby, Sidney. Assisted by Sheary, Conor.
Spooner, Ryan wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 2:39  
Spooner, Ryan wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 2:52  
Spooner, Ryan shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 2:53  
  5:08 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 5:16  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 5:28  
  5:36 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Vatrano, Frank.
  6:30 Malkin, Evgeni shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  7:18 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  7:29 Hornqvist, Patric shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Marchand, Brad shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 7:45  
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 8:14  
  8:19 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 9:03  
  9:04 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Talbot, Maxime.
  9:22 Cole, Ian penalty for High sticking - 2 mins.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 9:22  
Eriksson, Loui shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 9:37  
Eriksson, Loui shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 9:38  
Eriksson, Loui scores a power play goal. Assisted by Spooner, Ryan. Assisted by Krejci, David. 9:39
(3-2)
 
  9:39 Malkin, Evgeni wins the face-off against Spooner, Ryan.
  11:47 Hornqvist, Patric shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Krejci, David. 11:48  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 12:32  
Marchand, Brad shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 13:32  
  14:11 Cole, Ian shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  14:17 Warsofsky, David shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Spooner, Ryan penalty for Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins. 14:52  
  14:52 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Talbot, Maxime.
  15:15 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 16:51  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 17:54  
  17:57 Lovejoy, Ben penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
  17:57 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 19:02  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 19:19  
  19:20 Bonino, Nick wins the face-off against Marchand, Brad.
Connolly, Brett penalty for Kneeing - 2 mins. 19:41  
  19:41 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Talbot, Maxime.
  19:47 Crosby, Sidney shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
3
Boston   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  0:15 Crosby, Sidney penalty for Kneeing - 2 mins.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 0:15  
Bergeron, Patrice scores. Assisted by Chara, Zdeno. Assisted by Marchand, Brad. 0:35
(4-2)
 
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Malkin, Evgeni. 0:35  
Ferraro, Landon shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 1:39  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 1:40  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 1:59  
  3:34 Kessel, Phil shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 3:35  
  4:27 Hornqvist, Patric shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  4:33 Plotnikov, Sergei penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
McQuaid, Adam penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 4:33  
  4:33 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  5:03 Crosby, Sidney penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 5:03  
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 5:14  
Krug, Torey shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 5:38  
Krejci, David shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 6:23  
Bergeron, Patrice shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 6:33  
Marchand, Brad wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 6:34  
  7:49 Daley, Trevor shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Malkin, Evgeni. 7:50  
  9:17 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Krejci, David.
Beleskey, Matt shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 9:52  
  10:01 Sheary, Conor shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Talbot, Maxime shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 10:32  
  10:33 Malkin, Evgeni wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Malkin, Evgeni. 10:47  
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 11:06  
  11:22 Bonino, Nick shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Beleskey, Matt shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 11:30  
  11:31 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Spooner, Ryan.
  11:41 Cole, Ian shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Spooner, Ryan shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 12:16  
Vatrano, Frank scores. Assisted by Spooner, Ryan. Assisted by Hayes, Jimmy. 12:18
(5-2)
 
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Malkin, Evgeni. 12:18  
  12:27 Malkin, Evgeni wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  14:35 Cullen, Matt wins the face-off against Spooner, Ryan.
Spooner, Ryan wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 14:41  
Vatrano, Frank shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 15:16  
Vatrano, Frank scores. Assisted by Spooner, Ryan. 15:18
(6-2)
 
Ferraro, Landon wins the face-off against Crosby, Sidney. 15:18  
  15:41 Kunitz, Chris shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  15:42 Malkin, Evgeni wins the face-off against Bergeron, Patrice.
  15:49 Lovejoy, Ben shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  15:55 Malkin, Evgeni shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  15:56 Kessel, Phil shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Bergeron, Patrice wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 15:57  
Bergeron, Patrice shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 16:23  
  16:31 Fehr, Eric shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  17:09 Daley, Trevor shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
  17:11 Crosby, Sidney wins the face-off against Talbot, Maxime.
  18:19 Kessel, Phil shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 18:24  
Ferraro, Landon shoots. Saved by Zatkoff, Jeff. 18:33  
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 18:34  
Krejci, David wins the face-off against Bonino, Nick. 19:01  
  19:25 Maatta, Olli shoots. Saved by Rask, Tuukka.
Talbot, Maxime wins the face-off against Cullen, Matt. 19:26