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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2016
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dave Lewis, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Devin Berg
Attendance: 18625
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 0101
Pittsburgh 1214
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
  1:08 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  2:09 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
Jon Merrill shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:23  
  3:24 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 4:23  
  5:06 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against PA Parenteau.
  5:42 Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 5:59  
  9:11 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 9:36  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 9:36  
  10:25 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  11:00
(0-1) 		Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Schultz. Assisted by Phil Kessel.
  11:00 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
  11:14 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 11:18  
  11:45 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
  11:49 Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  11:50 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 12:19  
  12:54 Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:36  
  14:24 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Kyle Palmieri.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 14:58  
  16:01 Chad Ruhwedel shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  17:30 Scott Wilson shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  17:35 Eric Fehr shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 17:36  
  17:48 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
2
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:27 Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  1:47 Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 1:48  
  2:44 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  2:48 Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Beau Bennett shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:18  
  4:11 Matt Cullen shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  4:13
(0-2) 		Eric Fehr scores.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 4:13  
Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:19  
  4:20 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 4:37  
  7:03 Bryan Rust penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 7:03  
  7:20 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:20  
Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:21  
  8:23 Ian Cole penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
  8:23 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
PA Parenteau shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:40  
PA Parenteau penalty for Interference - 2 mins. 9:11  
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 9:11  
  10:32 Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  10:33 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
  11:01 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  11:11 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 11:12  
  11:19 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
  11:23 Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 11:24  
  12:09 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha. 12:10  
  12:31 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 12:32  
John Moore shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:22  
Kyle Palmieri scores. Assisted by John Moore. Assisted by Taylor Hall. 13:24
(1-2) 		 
  13:24 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
  13:41 Eric Fehr shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  13:42 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
Michael Cammalleri shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:47  
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 13:48  
Andy Greene shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:07  
Ben Lovejoy shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:06  
  16:07 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
  16:59 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 17:16  
Travis Zajac shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:43  
  17:44 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Beau Bennett.
Miles Wood shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:51  
Miles Wood penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 17:53  
  17:53 Steve Oleksy penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  17:53 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
  18:22 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  19:01 Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 19:02  
Ben Lovejoy shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:13  
  19:21
(1-3) 		Chad Ruhwedel scores. Assisted by Chris Kunitz. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin.
  19:21 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
Sergey Kalinin shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:55  
3
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  1:42 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
  2:27 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
John Moore shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:23  
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 3:24  
John Moore shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:31  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 4:22  
  4:53 Steve Oleksy shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  5:57 Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha.
  6:17 Eric Fehr shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:35 Scott Wilson shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 6:36  
Jon Merrill shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:11  
  8:37 Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  8:41 Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Taylor Hall shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:52  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha. 8:53  
  10:17 Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  10:58 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler.
  11:10 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 11:59  
  12:05
(1-4) 		Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin.
  12:05 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 12:15  
PA Parenteau shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:41  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 13:29  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Matt Cullen. 13:36  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Nick Bonino. 13:44  
Vernon Fiddler shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:04  
Miles Wood shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:05  
  15:25 Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  15:26 Bryan Rust shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin. 16:14  
Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 16:45  
  17:09 Matt Cullen shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  18:32 Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Travis Zajac.
  19:01 Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider.
  19:02 Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.
Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby. 19:16  
PA Parenteau shoots. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:24  
  19:25 Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique.