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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 4, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Dan Kelly
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 4116
Boston 2215
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Boston
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 0:00  
  0:39 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  0:41 Brad Marchand scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy.
  0:41 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:16 Charlie McAvoy hits Reilly Smith.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 2:18  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:30  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:48  
  3:14 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 3:30  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 4:25  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 4:29  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:02  
Drew O'Connor scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Lars Eller. 5:04  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 5:04  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:34  
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 5:34  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 6:17  
Ryan Graves scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. 6:17  
  6:39 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Morgan Geekie.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 6:39  
  6:58 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  7:03 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. 7:21  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 7:21  
Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net 7:28  
  7:46 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Reilly Smith.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oskar Steen. 7:52  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 7:52  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 8:35  
Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net 8:50  
  9:25 Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net
  9:33 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:34 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
Ryan Graves blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 9:42  
  9:49 Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:56 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:13 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:25 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 10:53  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 10:54  
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. 11:06  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 11:10  
  11:14 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 11:14  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 11:38  
  12:22 Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  12:31 Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Valtteri Puustinen.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 12:32  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 12:42  
  12:57 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  12:59 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Noel Acciari hits Brad Marchand. 13:18  
  14:02 Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 14:24  
  14:27 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Hampus Lindholm. 14:38  
  15:08 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  15:14 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
  15:45 Giveaway by Mason Lohrei.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 15:58  
Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Drew O'Connor and Erik Karlsson. 15:58  
  16:39 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Georgii Merkulov. 16:47  
Noel Acciari blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 17:16  
Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 18:06  
  18:06 Giveaway by John Beecher.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:08  
  18:38 Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 18:47  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 18:52  
Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net 18:57  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 19:27  
  19:29 Brandon Carlo hits Drew O'Connor.
2
Pittsburgh   Boston
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 0:00  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 0:37  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Matt Grzelcyk. 1:02  
  1:03 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  1:17 Giveaway by Morgan Geekie.
  1:26 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  1:45 Trent Frederic hits Ryan Graves.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 1:47  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:50  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:56  
Sidney Crosby hits Brad Marchand. 2:11  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:19  
  2:27 Charlie Coyle hits Marcus Pettersson.
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 3:23  
  3:36 Oskar Steen hits Drew O'Connor.
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 3:56  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 4:22  
  4:36 Brandon Carlo penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jansen Harkins.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 4:36  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 4:40  
  4:41 Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. 4:54  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:37  
Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:39  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 5:54  
Giveaway by Jeff Carter. 6:10  
  6:25 Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 6:35  
Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Bryan Rust. 6:38  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 6:38  
  7:18 Morgan Geekie blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 7:21  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 7:42  
  7:46 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 7:57  
  8:01 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:21  
  9:31 Giveaway by Mason Lohrei.
  9:51 Morgan Geekie scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 9:51  
  9:56 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby hits Brandon Carlo. 10:18  
Kris Letang hits Hampus Lindholm. 10:39  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Trent Frederic. 10:43  
  10:50 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 10:54  
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. 11:10  
  11:17 Takeaway by Morgan Geekie.
Reilly Smith hits Pavel Zacha. 11:42  
Takeaway by Reilly Smith. 11:47  
Ryan Graves hits Danton Heinen. 12:18  
Jansen Harkins hits Danton Heinen. 12:32  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 12:59  
  13:03 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:12 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:19 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
Kris Letang penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 13:21  
  13:21 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  14:57 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Bryan Rust hits Jake DeBrusk. 15:01  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 15:05  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 15:05  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 15:08  
  15:17 Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. 15:25  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 15:27  
  15:42 Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 16:07  
  16:28 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  16:53 Trent Frederic hits Kris Letang.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 16:54  
  17:16 Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm.
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 17:16  
  17:24 Trent Frederic blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:07  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:13  
Jake Guentzel hits Hampus Lindholm. 18:56  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 19:24  
  19:24 Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Brandon Carlo and Morgan Geekie.
  19:42 Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:50 Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net
Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 19:57  
3
Pittsburgh   Boston
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 0:00  
Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 0:24  
  0:43 Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net
  1:21 Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net
  1:38 Charlie McAvoy penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:38  
  2:20 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 2:37  
  3:08 Brad Marchand scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Charlie Coyle.
  3:08 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 3:30  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 3:44  
  4:19 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 4:21  
Takeaway by Ryan Graves. 4:53  
  5:01 Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net
Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:11  
Jansen Harkins hits David Pastrnak. 5:18  
  5:44 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  5:47 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:45  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 7:26  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 7:42  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 7:43  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against James van Riemsdyk. 7:49  
Kris Letang hits Matt Grzelcyk. 8:07  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 8:34  
Evgeni Malkin hits Charlie McAvoy. 9:13  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 9:16  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 9:46  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 10:03  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. 10:31  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 10:33  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 11:10  
  11:12 Charlie McAvoy penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Carter.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 11:12  
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson. 11:19  
  11:19 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  11:21 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  11:52 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  12:07 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Noel Acciari.
  12:29 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Takeaway by Reilly Smith. 13:02  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:03  
  13:05 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust.
  13:12 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:17 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:30  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:36  
Erik Karlsson hits David Pastrnak. 13:47  
Noel Acciari hits Hampus Lindholm. 14:08  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 14:17  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 14:18  
Drew O'Connor hits Charlie Coyle. 14:18  
  14:23 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  14:26 Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
  15:00 Trent Frederic hits Rickard Rakell.
Bryan Rust hits Danton Heinen. 15:19  
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 15:30  
  15:38 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 15:58  
Drew O'Connor hits Matt Grzelcyk. 16:25  
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Hampus Lindholm. 16:47  
  17:12 Danton Heinen hits Sidney Crosby.
  17:15 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
  17:19 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  17:38 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:40 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 17:44  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 18:04  
  18:32 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  18:35 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 18:42  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 18:52  
  18:53 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  19:02 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 19:11  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 19:19  
  19:37 Pavel Zacha hits Sidney Crosby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 19:48  
  19:55 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:58 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net