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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 5, Pittsburgh 1
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0011
Boston 0325
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:31  
  0:32 Hampus Lindholm hits Rickard Rakell.
  0:42 Jake DeBrusk hits Kris Letang.
  0:47 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Michael Bunting.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 0:50  
  1:05 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen. 1:08  
  1:09 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  1:18 Morgan Geekie hits Marcus Pettersson.
  1:26 Trent Frederic blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:37  
  1:42 Trent Frederic blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:49  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:13  
  2:30 Pavel Zacha hits John Ludvig.
  2:48 Jakub Lauko hits Emil Bemstrom.
  3:17 Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  3:19 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:32  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 3:34  
  4:38 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
John Ludvig hits David Pastrnak. 4:43  
  4:45 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
John Ludvig hits Charlie McAvoy. 4:53  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 5:10  
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:32  
  5:38 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Kris Letang. 5:38  
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:44  
  5:46 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:09 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  6:14 Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:24 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Marcus Pettersson hits Jesper Boqvist. 6:46  
  7:35 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Valtteri Puustinen.
  7:52 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 7:55  
  8:19 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Jesse Puljujarvi.
Giveaway by Jesse Puljujarvi. 8:22  
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Trent Frederic. 8:27  
  8:29 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  8:30 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Ryan Graves blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 8:44  
Giveaway by Noel Acciari. 8:46  
  8:49 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:51 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:56 Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net
Kris Letang hits David Pastrnak. 9:09  
Jonathan Gruden hits Kevin Shattenkirk. 9:20  
  9:32 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:01 Charlie Coyle hits Marcus Pettersson.
  10:30 Jakub Lauko hits Evgeni Malkin.
  10:42 Justin Brazeau hits Evgeni Malkin.
  11:00 Takeaway by James van Riemsdyk.
  11:06 Giveaway by James van Riemsdyk.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:07  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:10  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 11:14  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:30  
Sidney Crosby hits Danton Heinen. 11:56  
  12:03 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
Jonathan Gruden shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:10  
  12:11 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:24 Shot by Hampus Lindholm misses the net
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jakub Lauko. 12:27  
  12:50 Shot by Kevin Shattenkirk misses the net
  12:52 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  13:33 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:34  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 14:05  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 14:24  
  14:25 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  14:28 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 14:39  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 14:40  
  15:04 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  15:10 Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net
Erik Karlsson hits Pavel Zacha. 15:27  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Mason Lohrei. 16:18  
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. 16:45  
  16:50 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:02 Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm.
Rickard Rakell hits Hampus Lindholm. 17:10  
Emil Bemstrom hits James van Riemsdyk. 17:39  
  17:40 Trent Frederic hits Kris Letang.
  17:57 Morgan Geekie hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
  18:09 Morgan Geekie hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 18:22  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:26  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:28  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:33  
  18:36 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:46 Brad Marchand penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:46  
  19:00 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 19:20  
  19:27 Takeaway by Brandon Carlo.
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:49  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:56  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 19:59  
2
Pittsburgh   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 0:27  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:44  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 0:58  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 1:01  
  1:14 Giveaway by Trent Frederic.
  1:16 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:37  
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 1:51  
  1:57 Trent Frederic hits Emil Bemstrom.
John Ludvig hits David Pastrnak. 2:15  
  2:17 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. 2:26  
  2:26 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Jake DeBrusk and Pavel Zacha.
Giveaway by Jonathan Gruden. 2:57  
Marcus Pettersson hits Kevin Shattenkirk. 2:58  
Marcus Pettersson hits Justin Brazeau. 3:03  
  3:19 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
  3:32 Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm.
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:55  
Takeaway by Michael Bunting. 4:03  
John Ludvig hits Danton Heinen. 4:18  
  4:18 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
Giveaway by Reilly Smith. 4:19  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 4:28  
John Ludvig blocks shot from James van Riemsdyk. 5:41  
  5:41 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  5:44 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:46  
John Ludvig penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 5:46  
Takeaway by Jonathan Gruden. 6:30  
Marcus Pettersson hits David Pastrnak. 6:31  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:05  
  7:24 Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jonathan Gruden shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:33  
Ryan Graves hits Jake DeBrusk. 7:34  
  7:34 Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net
  7:42 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Justin Brazeau. 7:44  
  7:56 Justin Brazeau hits Marcus Pettersson.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:57  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. 8:01  
  8:17 Jakub Lauko hits Michael Bunting.
  8:31 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 8:33  
  8:35 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Reilly Smith hits Danton Heinen. 8:58  
  9:28 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Morgan Geekie. 9:31  
Kris Letang hits Kevin Shattenkirk. 9:48  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Trent Frederic. 10:11  
  10:37 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  11:05 Jake DeBrusk hits Erik Karlsson.
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:05  
  11:07 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 11:11  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:13  
Michael Bunting hits Brandon Carlo. 11:24  
Rickard Rakell penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 11:31  
  11:31 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  11:36 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 12:01  
  12:03 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Marcus Pettersson hits Morgan Geekie. 12:17  
Marcus Pettersson hits Jake DeBrusk. 12:22  
  12:40 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. 12:48  
  12:48 Pavel Zacha scores a power play goal. Assisted by Morgan Geekie and Mason Lohrei.
John Ludvig hits Jesper Boqvist. 13:07  
Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen. 13:22  
  13:24 Jakub Lauko blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:52  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Trent Frederic. 14:04  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:05  
  14:26 Danton Heinen hits Noel Acciari.
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 14:44  
Jonathan Gruden shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:49  
Takeaway by Michael Bunting. 15:28  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 15:36  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:50  
  15:57 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  16:00 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  16:09 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  16:12 Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  16:26 Trent Frederic hits John Ludvig.
  16:28 Jakub Lauko wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  16:45 Giveaway by Justin Brazeau.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 17:08  
  17:09 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net 17:22  
  17:56 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  18:25 Brad Marchand scores. Assisted by Charlie Coyle and Hampus Lindholm.
  18:25 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell hits Brandon Carlo. 18:56  
  18:57 Hampus Lindholm hits Michael Bunting.
  19:51 Trent Frederic hits Jonathan Gruden.
3
Pittsburgh   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:20  
Michael Bunting hits Charlie Coyle. 0:29  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:12  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:15  
  1:16 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net 1:23  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:26  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:28  
  1:31 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  1:36 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  1:39 Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  1:56 Justin Brazeau hits Ryan Graves.
  1:57 Takeaway by Jakub Lauko.
John Ludvig blocks shot from Mason Lohrei. 2:00  
  2:32 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell hits Brandon Carlo. 2:40  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 2:48  
  2:51 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. 2:51  
  3:24 Charlie McAvoy hits Evgeni Malkin.
  4:02 Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  4:15 Shot by Jakub Lauko misses the net
  4:22 Takeaway by Hampus Lindholm.
  4:42 Brandon Carlo hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
  4:50 Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jesse Puljujarvi hits Brandon Carlo. 5:16  
Rickard Rakell hits Charlie Coyle. 5:41  
  6:19 Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm.
  6:31 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
  6:52 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Jonathan Gruden shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:03  
  7:32 Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  7:45 Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net
  7:59 Charlie McAvoy hits Michael Bunting.
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:05  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 8:07  
  8:15 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen.
  8:16 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:50 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  9:03 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 9:05  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:15  
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 9:35  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 9:36  
  9:36 Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Hampus Lindholm.
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 10:20  
  10:23 Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 10:27  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:29  
  10:45 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:46  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 10:48  
  10:54 Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Michael Bunting hits Hampus Lindholm. 11:07  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:11  
Takeaway by Michael Bunting. 11:11  
  11:13 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:32  
  11:34 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Jesse Puljujarvi.
  11:57 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
  11:58 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  12:00 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Noel Acciari hits Brandon Carlo. 12:43  
  12:53 Justin Brazeau hits Ryan Graves.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:22  
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 13:23  
  13:29 Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  13:44 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 13:53  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:58  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 14:41  
  14:57 Charlie McAvoy hits Michael Bunting.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 15:12  
  15:20 David Pastrnak hits Kris Letang.
  15:33 Pavel Zacha scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen.
  15:33 Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  16:09 Shot by Justin Brazeau misses the net
  16:20 Shot by Kevin Shattenkirk misses the net
  16:31 Jakub Lauko hits Ryan Graves.
Marcus Pettersson hits Morgan Geekie. 17:12  
  17:13 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:20 Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
  17:36 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Michael Bunting blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 18:26  
  18:33 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Rickard Rakell.
  18:35 Justin Brazeau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. 18:50  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 18:54  
  19:17 Kevin Shattenkirk blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  19:17 Giveaway by Mason Lohrei.