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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2017
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 17975
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1001
Carolina 0202
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Carolina
  0:00 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:16 Shot by Derek Ryan misses the net
  0:39 Jordan Staal hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 0:39  
  0:41 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:53 Justin Faulk hits Carl Hagelin.
Carl Hagelin hits Jordan Staal. 1:03  
  1:23 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:38 Giveaway by Victor Rask.
  1:41 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
  1:51 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:04 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
  2:23 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Riley Sheahan.
Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 2:45  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Elias Lindholm. 3:14  
Ryan Reaves hits Klas Dahlbeck. 3:23  
  3:25 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Klas Dahlbeck. 3:35  
  3:53 Takeaway by Jordan Staal.
  4:01 Justin Faulk hits Phil Kessel.
Brian Dumoulin scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Tristan Jarry. 4:34  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Justin Williams. 4:34  
  5:08 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
Riley Sheahan hits Justin Williams. 5:16  
  5:56 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Olli Maatta.
  6:26 Shot by Derek Ryan misses the net
  6:33 Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net
Ryan Reaves blocks shot from Noah Hanifin. 6:39  
Carter Rowney hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 6:40  
  6:47 Derek Ryan hits Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 6:53  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 6:53  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 7:06  
  7:13 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:16 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
  7:34 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Justin Williams. 7:35  
  7:42 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  8:20 Noah Hanifin hits Riley Sheahan.
  8:30 Shot by Victor Rask misses the net
  8:33 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:36 Klas Dahlbeck shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:12 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  9:45 Brett Pesce blocks shot from Ryan Reaves.
Carter Rowney hits Noah Hanifin. 10:16  
  10:38 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 10:43  
  10:55 Justin Williams shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 10:59  
  11:03 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 11:25  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 11:26  
Matt Hunwick penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Derek Ryan. 11:43  
  11:43 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  11:48 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  12:13 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  12:43 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
  13:03 Takeaway by Justin Faulk.
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 13:07  
Ian Cole blocks shot from Teuvo Teravainen. 13:32  
Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from Justin Faulk. 13:37  
  13:45 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Carter Rowney hits Teuvo Teravainen. 13:53  
  14:00 Takeaway by Justin Faulk.
  14:02 Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 14:04  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 14:12  
  14:29 Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 14:30  
  14:39 Shot by Derek Ryan misses the net
  14:47 Brock McGinn hits Jake Guentzel.
  14:57 Brett Pesce blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Noah Hanifin. 15:24  
  15:40 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
  15:50 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Riley Sheahan.
  15:55 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
  15:57 Noah Hanifin blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
  16:31 Klas Dahlbeck shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Ian Cole hits Jeff Skinner. 16:41  
  17:08 Josh Jooris wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  17:37 Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  17:38 Derek Ryan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:47 Brock McGinn hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  17:51 Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 17:54  
  18:02 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  18:04 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Noah Hanifin. 18:09  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 18:13  
  18:36 Giveaway by Noah Hanifin.
  18:39 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  18:54 Victor Rask hits Olli Maatta.
  19:06 Klas Dahlbeck hits Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 19:12  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 19:13  
  19:16 Sebastian Aho hits Matt Hunwick.
  19:36 Brett Pesce hits Phil Kessel.
  19:43 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
Matt Hunwick hits Jordan Staal. 19:48  
Brian Dumoulin hits Teuvo Teravainen. 19:50  
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Sebastian Aho. 19:53  
2
Pittsburgh   Carolina
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 0:00  
  0:20 Brett Pesce hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby hits Jaccob Slavin. 0:22  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 0:40  
  0:59 Jordan Staal hits Matt Hunwick.
  1:06 Teuvo Teravainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jordan Staal. 1:08  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Justin Williams. 1:09  
Ian Cole blocks shot from Justin Williams. 1:16  
  2:24 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Frank Corrado penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 2:27  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm. 2:27  
  2:49 Giveaway by Elias Lindholm.
  3:24 Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:32 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:35 Takeaway by Justin Faulk.
  3:39 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:40 Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:45 Giveaway by Justin Faulk.
  3:52 Jordan Staal hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
  4:06 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Carl Hagelin hits Derek Ryan. 4:11  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 4:40  
Frank Corrado shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 4:46  
  4:55 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  5:12 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Jake Guentzel.
  5:18 Phillip Di Giuseppe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Phillip Di Giuseppe. 5:25  
  5:35 Jaccob Slavin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 5:41  
Evgeni Malkin hits Brock McGinn. 6:04  
  6:09 Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:25 Derek Ryan scores. Assisted by Elias Lindholm and Klas Dahlbeck.
  6:25 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  6:34 Takeaway by Jordan Staal.
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 6:51  
  7:01 Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
Brian Dumoulin hits Justin Williams. 7:45  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Klas Dahlbeck. 7:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm. 7:54  
  8:10 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Brock McGinn. 8:16  
  8:32 Derek Ryan hits Matt Hunwick.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 8:47  
  8:52 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:56 Klas Dahlbeck shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:03 Justin Faulk hits Carl Hagelin.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 9:28  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 9:32  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 9:37  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Jeff Skinner. 9:55  
Conor Sheary shoots misses the net 10:02  
  10:07 Justin Williams hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  10:11 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Patric Hornqvist.
  10:20 Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Jake Guentzel.
  10:45 Justin Williams hits Jake Guentzel.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 10:53  
  11:09 Takeaway by Brett Pesce.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. 11:17  
  11:22 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 11:33  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 11:39  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 11:47  
  12:02 Jordan Staal hits Evgeni Malkin.
Phil Kessel hits Klas Dahlbeck. 12:09  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 12:23  
  12:36 Sebastian Aho hits Brian Dumoulin.
  13:05 Justin Williams wins the faceoff against Dominik Simon.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Justin Williams. 13:11  
  13:46 Josh Jooris hits Frank Corrado.
  14:05 Joakim Nordstrom hits Ian Cole.
  14:14 Josh Jooris hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  14:17 Noah Hanifin hits Carl Hagelin.
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 14:20  
  14:20 Phillip Di Giuseppe hits Phil Kessel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 14:21  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 14:30  
  15:03 Takeaway by Sebastian Aho.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 15:14  
  16:04 Brock McGinn hits Ian Cole.
  16:20 Noah Hanifin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Dominik Simon blocks shot from Victor Rask. 16:25  
  16:28 Justin Williams hits Ian Cole.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 16:31  
  16:45 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
  16:51 Victor Rask hits Olli Maatta.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 16:52  
  17:16 Shot by Derek Ryan misses the net
  17:22 Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net
  17:44 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
  18:04 Sebastian Aho scores.
Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 18:04  
Giveaway by Tristan Jarry. 18:04  
  18:31 Sebastian Aho hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  18:36 Teuvo Teravainen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jamie Oleksiak.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm. 18:36  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 18:52  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 19:04  
  19:15 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 19:31  
3
Pittsburgh   Carolina
  0:00 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:50 Takeaway by Joakim Nordstrom.
  1:31 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  1:38 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  1:39 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:42 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Brett Pesce. 1:51  
  1:54 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  2:04 Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin.
  2:06 Brett Pesce blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 2:07  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 2:09  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 2:10  
Olli Maatta hits Teuvo Teravainen. 2:17  
Phil Kessel blocks shot from Klas Dahlbeck. 2:25  
  2:47 Sebastian Aho penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ian Cole.
  2:47 Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 3:08  
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 3:09  
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 3:14  
Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 3:40  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 3:58  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris. 4:19  
  5:05 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
Frank Corrado blocks shot from Justin Williams. 5:20  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 5:24  
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 5:29  
  5:51 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
  5:55 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  6:08 Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
Brian Dumoulin hits Jordan Staal. 6:16  
  6:40 Brock McGinn hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  7:09 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Brock McGinn. 7:10  
  7:50 Giveaway by Justin Williams.
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 8:00  
  8:09 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 8:22  
Shot by Frank Corrado misses the net 8:26  
Carter Rowney hits Justin Faulk. 8:31  
  8:37 Jordan Staal hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
Carter Rowney hits Jeff Skinner. 8:41  
Matt Hunwick hits Derek Ryan. 9:30  
  9:37 Klas Dahlbeck shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  9:55 Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  10:09 Victor Rask blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 10:16  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Josh Jooris. 10:35  
Riley Sheahan hits Josh Jooris. 10:48  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 11:03  
Riley Sheahan hits Joakim Nordstrom. 11:10  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 11:39  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 11:41  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 11:43  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 11:44  
  11:52 Derek Ryan hits Sidney Crosby.
  11:53 Takeaway by Derek Ryan.
  12:46 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:03 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Patric Hornqvist hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 13:16  
  13:34 Justin Williams hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 13:42  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 13:44  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 13:49  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 13:49  
  13:50 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Matt Hunwick. 14:28  
  14:36 Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 14:37  
Dominik Simon hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 14:56  
Dominik Simon hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 15:04  
  15:11 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  15:27 Takeaway by Jordan Staal.
  15:29 Giveaway by Jordan Staal.
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 15:47  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Derek Ryan. 15:58  
Matt Hunwick hits Brock McGinn. 16:08  
  16:16 Takeaway by Elias Lindholm.
Brian Dumoulin hits Brett Pesce. 16:31  
  16:41 Elias Lindholm hits Matt Hunwick.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 16:45  
  17:12 Jordan Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:20 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
  17:22 Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen.
  17:25 Jordan Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 17:26  
  17:32 Takeaway by Klas Dahlbeck.
Phil Kessel hits Klas Dahlbeck. 17:34  
  18:02 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  18:04 Jaccob Slavin hits Jake Guentzel.
  18:21 Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net
  18:24 Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net
  18:30 Elias Lindholm hits Olli Maatta.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 18:39  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 18:40  
  18:53 Jaccob Slavin hits Conor Sheary.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jordan Staal. 18:58  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 19:04  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Cam Ward. 19:17  
  19:33 Shot by Jordan Staal misses the net