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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 31, 2016
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Steve Barton, John Grandt
Attendance: 18560
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 1102
Pittsburgh 1315
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Nashville   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
  1:08 Matt Cullen shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 1:09  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:23  
Colton Sissons shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:00  
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 2:01  
  2:39 Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Colton Sissons wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 2:40  
  3:06
(0-1) 		Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz. Assisted by Nick Bonino.
  3:06 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
Filip Forsberg shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:43  
  4:57 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 4:59  
  5:11 Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  5:48 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  6:25 Carl Hagelin penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 6:25  
James Neal shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:35  
James Neal shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:52  
Mike Fisher shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:55  
  9:51 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  9:56 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:06  
Shea Weber shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:38  
  10:50 Oskar Sundqvist wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
  12:02 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
  12:33 Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:19  
  14:20 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
Roman Josi shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:37  
Colton Sissons wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 14:56  
  16:08 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Mattias Ekholm penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 16:10  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 16:10  
  16:51 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 17:11  
  17:40 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  17:41 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Calle Jarnkrok.
  17:48 Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 17:50  
  18:12 Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  18:47 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Johansen scores. Assisted by James Neal. Assisted by Filip Forsberg. 19:00
(1-1) 		 
Mike Ribeiro wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 19:00  
2
Nashville   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
  1:41 Derrick Pouliot shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  1:42 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
  1:46 Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 1:47  
  2:29
(1-2) 		Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Trevor Daley. Assisted by Oskar Sundqvist.
Colton Sissons wins the face-off against Oskar Sundqvist. 2:29  
  2:55 Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Shea Weber shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:15  
  3:48 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
  4:22 Eric Fehr shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 4:23  
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 5:43  
  6:18 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Craig Smith.
  7:56 Oskar Sundqvist wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
  8:09 Oskar Sundqvist shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  8:53 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  8:54 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Colton Sissons.
  9:23 Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Petter Granberg penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 9:24  
  9:24 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Calle Jarnkrok.
  9:53 Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  10:38 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  10:52 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  10:57
(1-3) 		Kris Letang scores a power play goal. Assisted by Chris Kunitz. Assisted by Sidney Crosby.
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 10:57  
  12:01 Beau Bennett shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  12:17 Conor Sheary penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
Mike Ribeiro wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 12:17  
Shea Weber shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:21  
Roman Josi shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:10  
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 13:45  
James Neal scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mattias Ekholm. Assisted by Ryan Johansen. 14:24
(2-3) 		 
  14:24 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Calle Jarnkrok.
  15:05 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
  15:15 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
Mike Ribeiro shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:40  
  16:27 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  16:59 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
Viktor Arvidsson penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 17:35  
  17:35 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Calle Jarnkrok.
  18:24
(2-4) 		Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Trevor Daley. Assisted by Kris Letang.
Colton Sissons wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 18:24  
3
Nashville   Pittsburgh
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
James Neal shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:25  
  0:26 Chris Kunitz penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  0:26 Chris Kunitz penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Calle Jarnkrok penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 0:26  
  0:26 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Craig Smith.
Shea Weber shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:55  
Roman Josi shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:36  
Mike Fisher wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 1:39  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:02  
  3:23 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
  3:43 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.
  3:48 Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  4:42 Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  5:27 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  5:31 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 7:11  
Craig Smith shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:23  
  9:28 Beau Bennett shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  9:31 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Colton Sissons.
Colton Sissons penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 9:35  
  9:35 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
  9:47 Sidney Crosby penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
  9:47 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
  11:08 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  11:47 Trevor Daley shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  12:37 Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  12:38 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Ryan Johansen.
  12:39 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 12:40  
  12:45 Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
Calle Jarnkrok shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:11  
Ryan Johansen wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 15:12  
Ryan Johansen shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:30  
  15:43 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Mike Fisher.
  15:49
(2-5) 		Nick Bonino scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin. Assisted by Ian Cole.
  15:49 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Colton Sissons.
  17:48 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Colton Sissons.
  18:15 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Carter Hutton.
  18:56 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Ribeiro.