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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, NY Islanders 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 29, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Jake Brenk, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0101
Pittsburgh 2002
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1
NY Islanders   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  0:59 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  1:06 Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net
  1:19 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  1:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  1:58 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Scott Mayfield.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 2:02  
Shot by Thomas Hickey misses the net 2:09  
Ross Johnston hits Jason Zucker. 2:16  
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:23  
Ross Johnston penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. 2:43  
  2:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield. 3:05  
Andy Greene hits Kris Letang. 3:18  
  3:44 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
  4:08 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  4:12 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Brock Nelson.
  4:24 Anthony Angello scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Marino and Mike Matheson.
  4:24 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Thomas Hickey hits Colton Sceviour. 4:44  
Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 4:58  
  5:05 Cody Ceci hits Mathew Barzal.
Takeaway by Leo Komarov. 5:24  
  5:39 Jason Zucker hits Thomas Hickey.
  5:51 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:09  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 6:09  
  6:17 Frederick Gaudreau hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:21  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Marcus Pettersson. 6:28  
Oliver Wahlstrom hits John Marino. 6:32  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:39  
  6:46 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:58  
  7:15 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Leo Komarov hits Mark Jankowski. 8:06  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Mark Jankowski. 8:06  
  8:11 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  8:24 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Andy Greene hits Jared McCann. 8:28  
Adam Pelech hits Sam Lafferty. 8:40  
  8:54 Sam Lafferty hits Andy Greene.
Matt Martin hits John Marino. 9:20  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:29  
Oliver Wahlstrom hits Kris Letang. 10:20  
Ross Johnston hits Bryan Rust. 10:25  
Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Kris Letang. 10:27  
Ross Johnston hits Bryan Rust. 10:37  
  10:38 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  10:39 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  10:48 Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net
Takeaway by Josh Bailey. 11:34  
  12:03 Kris Letang hits Mathew Barzal.
  12:07 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Colton Sceviour. 12:22  
Casey Cizikas hits Mike Matheson. 12:25  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Mike Matheson. 12:28  
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 12:33  
  12:42 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
  13:13 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  13:38 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
  13:48 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  14:01 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  14:05 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Thomas Hickey hits Sam Lafferty. 14:11  
Jordan Eberle hits Brian Dumoulin. 14:17  
Andy Greene hits Zach Aston-Reese. 14:21  
  14:29 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  14:39 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  14:40 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 14:41  
  14:55 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Scott Mayfield hits Colton Sceviour. 15:03  
Matt Martin hits John Marino. 15:07  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Anthony Angello. 15:16  
  15:35 Anthony Angello hits Scott Mayfield.
  16:14 Brian Dumoulin hits Josh Bailey.
Brock Nelson hits Jake Guentzel. 16:23  
Adam Pelech hits Bryan Rust. 16:31  
  16:43 Sam Lafferty hits Thomas Hickey.
  17:12 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Leo Komarov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Ceci. 17:13  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:13  
  17:51 Kris Letang penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 17:51  
  18:13 Jared McCann blocks shot from Thomas Hickey.
  18:28 Jared McCann scores. Assisted by John Marino and Mike Matheson.
  18:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  18:41 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:41  
Jordan Eberle hits Mike Matheson. 19:10  
  19:15 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:34  
Giveaway by Josh Bailey. 19:50  
2
NY Islanders   Pittsburgh
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:08 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Sidney Crosby. 0:24  
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:30  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Kris Letang. 0:49  
  0:49 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Scott Mayfield hits Jared McCann. 1:18  
  1:24 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Ross Johnston shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:26  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 1:27  
  1:49 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  1:54 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Casey Cizikas hits Marcus Pettersson. 2:05  
  2:09 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  2:16 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jordan Eberle.
Leo Komarov hits Anthony Angello. 2:29  
  2:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  2:45 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:55  
  3:14 Kris Letang blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier.
  3:14 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Oliver Wahlstrom.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:38  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Ceci. 3:39  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:39  
  3:58 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  4:13 Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas.
  4:13 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  4:52 Jason Zucker hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:00  
Scott Mayfield hits Jake Guentzel. 5:25  
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:03  
  6:27 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Mark Jankowski. 6:36  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 6:37  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:53  
Ross Johnston shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:02  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Marcus Pettersson. 7:20  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:31  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 7:32  
  7:43 Kris Letang blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Mark Jankowski. 8:13  
  8:30 Jake Guentzel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Eberle.
  8:30 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Matt Martin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mathew Barzal and Nick Leddy. 9:22  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:22  
  9:22 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ross Johnston.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Mike Matheson. 9:35  
Ross Johnston hits Kris Letang. 9:49  
  10:11 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  10:56 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  11:07 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
Casey Cizikas blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 11:14  
  11:44 Bryan Rust hits Andy Greene.
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 12:03  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 12:09  
  12:41 Marcus Pettersson hits Jordan Eberle.
  13:00 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 13:06  
Leo Komarov hits Sam Lafferty. 13:17  
  13:19 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
  13:38 Zach Aston-Reese hits Ryan Pulock.
  13:46 Sam Lafferty hits Oliver Wahlstrom.
  13:55 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 13:59  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 14:17  
  14:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  14:51 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  15:07 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  15:11 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  15:25 Sam Lafferty hits Adam Pelech.
  15:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Leo Komarov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:33  
  15:46 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Kris Letang. 16:04  
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 16:06  
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:15  
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:33  
  16:42 Sam Lafferty hits Mathew Barzal.
  17:53 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Cody Ceci. 18:15  
Matt Martin hits Mike Matheson. 18:15  
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:23  
Matt Martin hits Anthony Angello. 18:26  
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:28  
  18:54 Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 18:59  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:17  
  19:30 Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oliver Wahlstrom.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 19:30  
  19:58 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom.
3
NY Islanders   Pittsburgh
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
  0:16 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  0:41 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  1:00 Cody Ceci hits Jordan Eberle.
Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:31  
  1:39 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Frederick Gaudreau. 1:42  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Bryan Rust. 2:06  
Ross Johnston hits Cody Ceci. 2:13  
  2:21 Jake Guentzel hits Adam Pelech.
  2:34 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  3:00 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  3:27 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Scott Mayfield hits Frederick Gaudreau. 3:46  
  4:01 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  4:21 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:21  
Ross Johnston hits Brian Dumoulin. 4:50  
  4:59 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Jake Guentzel. 5:02  
Matt Martin hits Mike Matheson. 5:16  
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:52  
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:59  
  6:16 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  6:17 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Leo Komarov hits Evan Rodrigues. 6:29  
  6:31 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 7:05  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Brian Dumoulin. 7:40  
  7:51 Jake Guentzel hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  8:26 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  8:41 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Casey Cizikas hits Jared McCann. 8:46  
Matt Martin blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 9:03  
Matt Martin hits John Marino. 9:17  
  9:55 Kris Letang hits Mathew Barzal.
  10:15 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  10:20 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  10:50 Kris Letang hits Adam Pelech.
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:50  
  10:51 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Shot by Oliver Wahlstrom misses the net 11:10  
Jordan Eberle hits Evan Rodrigues. 11:59  
  12:30 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  12:37 Anthony Angello hits Andy Greene.
  12:59 Marcus Pettersson hits Casey Cizikas.
Takeaway by Matt Martin. 13:12  
  13:23 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
Ryan Pulock hits Colton Sceviour. 13:34  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 14:26  
  14:46 Jared McCann hits Ryan Pulock.
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 15:45  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:57  
Scott Mayfield shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:41  
  16:46 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:58  
  17:19 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
Ryan Pulock hits Mark Jankowski. 17:43  
  18:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  19:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  19:37 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  19:57 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
  19:58 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.