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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18190
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 4004
Pittsburgh 1203
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
Aliaksei Protas hits Marcus Pettersson. 0:11  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:16  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:36  
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Ethan Bear. 0:55  
  0:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Rasmus Sandin hits Lars Eller. 1:14  
  1:19 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:46  
  2:12 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Beck Malenstyn.
Takeaway by Dylan Strome. 2:20  
  2:33 Jeff Carter hits Matthew Phillips.
  2:47 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  2:57 Jansen Harkins hits Rasmus Sandin.
Martin Fehervary hits Jake Guentzel. 3:46  
  4:05 Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net
  4:08 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. 4:16  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 4:17  
Tom Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson. 4:29  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:03  
  5:08 Reilly Smith blocks shot from Ethan Bear.
Nic Dowd hits Reilly Smith. 5:15  
  5:19 Giveaway by Reilly Smith.
Shot by Hendrix Lapierre misses the net 5:58  
  6:28 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  6:30 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  6:35 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn. 6:51  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 7:05  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Marcus Pettersson. 7:19  
  7:36 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:52  
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin. 8:21  
  8:28 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:29  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 8:31  
  8:34 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
  8:40 Noel Acciari hits Nick Jensen.
  8:56 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha. 9:00  
Martin Fehervary hits Lars Eller. 9:28  
  9:50 Lars Eller hits Martin Fehervary.
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:53  
Tom Wilson hits Evgeni Malkin. 10:02  
  10:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Kris Letang. 10:28  
  10:36 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:06 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Beck Malenstyn scores. Assisted by Nic Dowd. 11:16  
  11:16 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  11:26 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 12:38  
  12:47 Noel Acciari hits John Carlson.
Martin Fehervary scores. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Hendrix Lapierre. 13:02  
  13:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:22  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:24  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:46  
  13:52 Ryan Graves hits Tom Wilson.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 14:11  
Martin Fehervary hits Bryan Rust. 14:53  
  15:00 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  15:02 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  15:13 Noel Acciari hits John Carlson.
John Carlson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 15:25  
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jansen Harkins. 15:27  
  15:31 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 15:37  
  15:39 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:44  
  16:07 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
  16:08 Kris Letang hits Ethan Bear.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 16:16  
  16:16 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:36 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 16:48  
  17:30 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Kris Letang. 17:39  
  17:45 Valtteri Puustinen penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
  17:45 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 18:19  
  18:31 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
  18:39 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  18:41 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  18:47 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Anthony Mantha. 19:18  
  19:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Beck Malenstyn hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 19:31  
  19:44 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  19:48 Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  19:56 Rickard Rakell scores. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 19:56  
2
Washington   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  0:15 Rickard Rakell hits Martin Fehervary.
Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net 0:33  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 1:21  
Ethan Bear blocks shot from Lars Eller. 1:54  
  1:57 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  2:20 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:22  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 2:31  
  3:03 Sidney Crosby hits Beck Malenstyn.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 3:12  
  3:41 Chad Ruhwedel hits Matthew Phillips.
  3:49 Jansen Harkins hits Joel Edmundson.
  3:56 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:58  
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson. 4:18  
Beck Malenstyn hits Erik Karlsson. 4:21  
Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net 4:31  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 4:40  
  4:55 Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen.
  4:59 Drew O'Connor hits John Carlson.
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:06  
Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net 5:28  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:29  
Tom Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:41  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:46  
  6:41 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
  6:44 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  6:46 Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Matthew Phillips.
Matthew Phillips shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 6:48  
Ethan Bear shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 6:57  
  7:19 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Matthew Phillips blocks shot from Jansen Harkins. 7:30  
Joel Edmundson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jansen Harkins. 7:32  
  7:32 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 7:42  
John Carlson blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 8:20  
  8:21 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  8:22 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Beck Malenstyn wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:25  
  8:55 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  9:05 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  9:11 Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:11  
  9:47 Reilly Smith hits Martin Fehervary.
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 9:56  
Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net 9:57  
  10:46 Jansen Harkins hits Tom Wilson.
  10:49 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  10:57 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd hits Jake Guentzel. 11:44  
  11:47 Chad Ruhwedel hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  12:01 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:04  
Giveaway by Ethan Bear. 12:20  
  12:28 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
  12:32 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
  12:33 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:49 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:51 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:52 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 12:57  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:13  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:16  
  13:26 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:28  
Martin Fehervary hits Rickard Rakell. 13:39  
  13:41 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:42  
  13:51 Valtteri Puustinen hits Martin Fehervary.
  14:07 Takeaway by Drew O'Connor.
  14:27 Drew O'Connor hits Aliaksei Protas.
  14:45 Jeff Carter penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Jensen.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:45  
Giveaway by Dylan Strome. 15:05  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 15:08  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:45  
  16:01 Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel.
  16:03 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  16:35 Takeaway by Noel Acciari.
  16:55 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 17:01  
  17:08 Takeaway by Jansen Harkins.
  17:10 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 17:27  
  17:51 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  17:58 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  18:28 Jake Guentzel hits Rasmus Sandin.
  18:49 Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Sandin.
  18:52 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  18:54 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell.
  18:54 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  19:42 Kris Letang hits Nick Jensen.
  19:50 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
3
Washington   Pittsburgh
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:17 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  0:23 Sidney Crosby hits Martin Fehervary.
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:30  
  1:16 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 1:27  
  1:40 Bryan Rust hits Beck Malenstyn.
  1:42 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 1:49  
  1:57 Ryan Graves hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  1:58 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  1:59 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  2:00 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor. 2:04  
  2:27 Lars Eller blocks shot from Ethan Bear.
  3:19 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
  4:04 Noel Acciari hits Aliaksei Protas.
  4:18 Takeaway by Ryan Graves.
  4:46 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  5:08 Kris Letang blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  5:09 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  5:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  5:18 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  5:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Martin Fehervary penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. 5:28  
  5:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  5:33 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  6:11 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  6:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:18 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  6:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 6:49  
  7:13 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  7:23 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:39  
  8:05 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  9:08 Giveaway by Jeff Carter.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:14  
Shot by Joel Edmundson misses the net 9:16  
  9:30 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 9:51  
  10:09 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Martin Fehervary hits Evgeni Malkin. 10:24  
Ethan Bear penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 10:40  
  10:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  10:56 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  11:21 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  12:02 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:09 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  12:31 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
John Carlson hits Bryan Rust. 12:35  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Kris Letang. 12:40  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:42  
  12:59 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 13:43  
  13:57 Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  14:03 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
  14:06 Reilly Smith hits Martin Fehervary.
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 14:30  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 14:53  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:10  
  16:23 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
  16:27 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:36  
  16:47 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net 16:49  
  18:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 18:54  
  19:01 Sidney Crosby hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Martin Fehervary hits Rickard Rakell. 19:16  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:17  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 19:32  
  19:37 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  19:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
John Carlson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 19:45  
  19:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 19:52  
  19:54 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:56