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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Justin Johnson, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17320
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 2013
Pittsburgh 0022
Periods:
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1
Boston   Pittsburgh
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  0:33 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov. 0:33  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. 1:12  
  1:19 Anthony Beauvillier hits Mason Lohrei.
David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha Assisted by Morgan Geekie. 1:32  
  1:32 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Matthew Poitras.
  1:38 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Matthew Poitras.
Cole Koepke hits Vincent Desharnais. 1:59  
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 2:16  
  2:16 Vincent Desharnais hits Cole Koepke.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 2:36  
  2:38 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:41 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:48 Giveaway by Noel Acciari.
  2:55 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  3:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:36  
  4:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 5:07  
  5:09 Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mason Lohrei.
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 5:09  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:16  
Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:18  
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 5:23  
Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net 5:32  
  5:37 Giveaway by P.O Joseph.
Elias Lindholm hits P.O Joseph. 5:37  
Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net 5:48  
  5:52 P.O Joseph hits Brad Marchand.
  5:56 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Mason Lohrei scores a power play goal. Assisted by Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak. 6:33  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:33  
  6:42 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Giveaway by Charlie Coyle. 6:43  
  6:49 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  6:54 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Cole Koepke hits Erik Karlsson. 6:58  
  7:04 Shot by Cody Glass misses the net
Elias Lindholm blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 7:28  
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:33  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:52  
  8:01 Sidney Crosby penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Kastelic.
  8:01 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Jeffrey Viel penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. 8:01  
Mark Kastelic penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by P.O Joseph. 8:01  
  8:32 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
John Beecher wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 8:34  
Charlie Coyle penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 8:59  
  8:59 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  9:11 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:20 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  9:37 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  9:43 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  9:49 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:56 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:57 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  10:04 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Parker Wotherspoon blocks shot from Philip Tomasino. 10:08  
  10:28 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  11:13 Ryan Shea blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  11:22 Noel Acciari hits Ian Mitchell.
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 11:54  
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 12:15  
  12:23 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Giveaway by Matthew Poitras. 12:27  
  12:40 Cody Glass shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
John Beecher wins the faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier. 12:42  
  12:47 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Mark Kastelic hits P.O Joseph. 12:59  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:05  
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:12  
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:31  
  13:43 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
John Beecher blocks shot from Vincent Desharnais. 13:45  
  13:52 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Ryan Shea. 13:54  
  14:03 Danton Heinen wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Takeaway by Charlie Coyle. 14:07  
  14:21 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Georgii Merkulov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 14:40  
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 14:44  
  14:49 Giveaway by Kevin Hayes.
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon. 14:54  
  14:57 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Jeffrey Viel hits Philip Tomasino. 15:00  
  15:10 Kris Letang hits Jeffrey Viel.
Jeffrey Viel shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 15:15  
  15:16 Anthony Beauvillier hits John Beecher.
John Beecher hits Evgeni Malkin. 15:24  
  16:50 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Parker Wotherspoon.
  17:12 Shot by Vincent Desharnais misses the net
Ian Mitchell blocks shot from Philip Tomasino. 17:39  
  17:55 Danton Heinen hits Parker Wotherspoon.
Giveaway by Georgii Merkulov. 18:01  
  18:23 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Nikita Zadorov hits Evgeni Malkin. 18:24  
  18:28 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  18:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Nikita Zadorov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Glass. 18:33  
Elias Lindholm blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 18:36  
  19:14 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  19:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 19:24  
2
Boston   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 0:35  
  0:37 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Mason Lohrei hits Noel Acciari. 0:46  
  0:49 Blake Lizotte hits Andrew Peeke.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom. 0:53  
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Cody Glass. 1:31  
Cole Koepke hits Kris Letang. 1:39  
  1:57 Anthony Beauvillier hits Ian Mitchell.
  2:25 Ryan Shea blocks shot from Mark Kastelic.
  2:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
Takeaway by Charlie Coyle. 3:08  
  3:45 Kris Letang blocks shot from Charlie Coyle.
  3:51 Philip Tomasino hits Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Charlie Coyle. 4:25  
  4:33 Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net
  4:42 Giveaway by Noel Acciari.
  5:37 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  5:43 Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net
  6:01 Vincent Desharnais shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  6:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
  7:02 Danton Heinen hits Parker Wotherspoon.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 7:20  
Shot by Georgii Merkulov misses the net 7:21  
  7:49 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  7:49 Kris Letang hits David Pastrnak.
  7:53 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  7:58 Blake Lizotte hits Elias Lindholm.
Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net 8:01  
  8:03 Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  8:22 Noel Acciari hits Nikita Zadorov.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 8:26  
Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net 8:41  
  8:56 Anthony Beauvillier hits Mason Lohrei.
Andrew Peeke hits Evgeni Malkin. 9:00  
  9:21 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Shot by Mark Kastelic misses the net 9:24  
Shot by Jeffrey Viel misses the net 9:27  
  9:38 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  9:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
John Beecher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. 9:48  
  10:25 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  10:32 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 10:34  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:16  
Nikita Zadorov hits Kris Letang. 11:31  
  12:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Matthew Poitras.
Matthew Poitras wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 12:10  
Shot by Matthew Poitras misses the net 12:25  
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 12:47  
  12:56 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
  13:01 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  13:09 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 13:12  
  13:35 Vincent Desharnais hits Mark Kastelic.
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic. 13:36  
John Beecher blocks shot from Mark Kastelic. 13:39  
Jeffrey Viel hits Kris Letang. 13:39  
Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:42  
Jeffrey Viel shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:42  
Mark Kastelic blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov. 13:49  
  13:51 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Mark Kastelic.
  13:59 Vincent Desharnais blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov.
  14:03 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 14:10  
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 14:48  
  15:04 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  15:28 Giveaway by Ryan Shea.
  15:55 Giveaway by Emil Bemstrom.
  16:17 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Kris Letang. 16:32  
  16:33 Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  16:51 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  17:01 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Georgii Merkulov. 17:12  
Georgii Merkulov shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 17:15  
Parker Wotherspoon hits Bryan Rust. 17:48  
  18:52 Blake Lizotte hits Nikita Zadorov.
  18:56 Emil Bemstrom hits Brandon Carlo.
  18:59 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  19:02 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Kevin Hayes. 19:07  
Parker Wotherspoon shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 19:53  
3
Boston   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  0:18 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Cole Koepke hits Bryan Rust. 0:33  
  0:52 Cody Glass shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  0:57 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  0:58 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
  1:02 Giveaway by Cody Glass.
  1:10 Giveaway by Cody Glass.
  1:35 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
Parker Wotherspoon blocks shot from Ryan Shea. 1:37  
Parker Wotherspoon blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier. 1:39  
Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Kris Letang. 1:44  
  1:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Kris Letang. 2:01  
  2:38 Kris Letang hits John Beecher.
Cole Koepke hits Blake Lizotte. 3:22  
  3:30 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 3:38  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 3:38  
Giveaway by Charlie Coyle. 3:51  
Shot by Cole Koepke misses the net 4:33  
  4:41 Vincent Desharnais hits Cole Koepke.
  4:46 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Matthew Poitras shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 4:47  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:49  
Mark Kastelic penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Vincent Desharnais. 4:49  
  5:46 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  6:09 Philip Tomasino hits Andrew Peeke.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Kris Letang. 6:22  
  6:40 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 6:42  
  7:23 Anthony Beauvillier hits Ian Mitchell.
  7:53 Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net
  8:10 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  8:14 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 8:18  
  8:25 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 8:43  
  8:47 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:06 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 9:28  
  9:32 Philip Tomasino hits Andrew Peeke.
  9:44 Vincent Desharnais shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  9:51 Vincent Desharnais hits Parker Wotherspoon.
  9:55 Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 9:57  
Cole Koepke blocks shot from Ryan Shea. 10:43  
Matthew Poitras wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:56  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:22  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:32  
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 11:39  
  11:42 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Mark Kastelic blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 11:46  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. 12:12  
  12:25 Ryan Shea shoots misses the net
  12:26 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  12:29 Blake Lizotte penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Carlo.
  12:29 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  12:45 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 13:25  
  13:54 Vincent Desharnais hits David Pastrnak.
  14:01 Anthony Beauvillier scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Kevin Hayes.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. 14:01  
Charlie Coyle hits Ryan Shea. 14:12  
  15:18 Matt Grzelcyk hits John Beecher.
  15:44 Giveaway by Philip Tomasino.
Nikita Zadorov hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:06  
  16:15 Ryan Shea shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  16:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:33  
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. 16:40  
  16:40 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  17:04 Anthony Beauvillier hits Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 17:05  
  18:16 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:24 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Cole Koepke penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Rickard Rakell. 18:26  
  18:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  18:42 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:43 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:44 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  19:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Charlie Coyle scores shorthanded on an empty net. Assisted by Nikita Zadorov. 19:19  
  19:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Nikita Zadorov hits Evgeni Malkin. 19:25  
  19:38 Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby.
  19:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  19:44 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.