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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 10, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1214
Washington 0022
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:11 Alex Ovechkin hits Evan Rodrigues.
  0:18 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:20  
Jeff Carter hits Martin Fehervary. 0:36  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 0:52  
  0:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:27 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  1:42 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  2:44 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
John Marino hits Matt Irwin. 2:45  
  2:52 Alex Ovechkin hits John Marino.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 3:19  
  3:20 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:26  
  3:37 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 3:41  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 3:47  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:09  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:10  
Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net 4:14  
  4:21 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  4:25 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:39  
  4:50 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 4:51  
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Matt Irwin. 5:03  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Matt Irwin. 5:04  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:15  
  6:08 Tom Wilson hits Danton Heinen.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 6:14  
  6:57 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 8:07  
  8:08 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese.
  8:16 Matt Irwin hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Danton Heinen hits John Carlson. 9:02  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Lars Eller. 9:26  
  9:55 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  10:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  10:27 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  11:14 Matt Irwin hits Drew O'Connor.
  11:57 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:20 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  12:21 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  12:45 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 13:25  
  13:39 Justin Schultz hits Evan Rodrigues.
Brian Boyle hits Martin Fehervary. 13:59  
Mike Matheson hits Conor Sheary. 14:07  
  14:16 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:24  
  14:25 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang hits Nick Jensen. 14:45  
  15:00 Nick Jensen hits Evan Rodrigues.
  15:29 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Zach Aston-Reese hits Martin Fehervary. 15:36  
  15:46 Takeaway by Martin Fehervary.
  16:00 Takeaway by Daniel Sprong.
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Daniel Sprong. 16:02  
  16:12 T.J. Oshie hits Mike Matheson.
Danton Heinen scores. Assisted by John Marino and Mike Matheson. 16:16  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:16  
  16:53 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Kris Letang hits Tom Wilson. 17:01  
  17:21 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  17:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 17:55  
  17:58 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  18:03 Alex Ovechkin hits Evan Rodrigues.
  18:19 Beck Malenstyn hits Brian Dumoulin.
  18:41 Beck Malenstyn hits Teddy Blueger.
Brock McGinn hits John Carlson. 18:45  
Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 18:46  
Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 18:59  
  19:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  19:07 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 19:22  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:23  
  19:42 Takeaway by Nick Jensen.
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:22 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  0:24 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  0:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  0:34 Alex Ovechkin hits Brock McGinn.
Teddy Blueger hits Martin Fehervary. 0:37  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Tom Wilson. 0:40  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:45  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 1:33  
  1:46 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
  2:11 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:02 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  3:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Giveaway by John Marino. 3:57  
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 4:00  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 4:07  
Brock McGinn hits Lars Eller. 4:17  
  4:26 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Brock McGinn.
  4:54 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:21  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:22  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:56  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 6:04  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 6:20  
  6:23 T.J. Oshie hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  6:44 Martin Fehervary hits Jason Zucker.
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 6:54  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:06  
  7:07 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  7:12 Lars Eller blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:13  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:26  
  7:31 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby hits Tom Wilson. 7:33  
  7:42 Tom Wilson hits Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Pettersson hits Tom Wilson. 8:15  
Dominik Simon blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 8:21  
  8:27 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
  8:29 Matt Irwin hits Marcus Pettersson.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:30  
Brock McGinn scores. Assisted by Mike Matheson and Zach Aston-Reese. 8:37  
  8:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brock McGinn.
  8:51 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from John Carlson. 8:59  
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 9:09  
Brock McGinn hits Martin Fehervary. 9:13  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 9:17  
  9:27 Giveaway by Matt Irwin.
  9:31 Brett Leason blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 9:38  
Jeff Carter hits Matt Irwin. 9:46  
  10:11 Takeaway by Brett Leason.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:56  
  11:21 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues. 11:42  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:42  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 12:21  
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 12:33  
  12:37 John Carlson hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  13:08 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Marcus Pettersson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 13:09  
  13:09 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  13:13 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:14  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:17  
  13:21 T.J. Oshie hits Brian Dumoulin.
  13:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin.
  13:46 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:32 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  14:41 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:48 Tom Wilson hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  15:08 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:54 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:56 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:01 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:26 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:27 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 16:36  
  17:18 T.J. Oshie hits Danton Heinen.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 18:16  
  18:22 John Carlson blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 18:23  
Shot by Brock McGinn misses the net 18:44  
  19:12 Beck Malenstyn hits Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger hits Aliaksei Protas. 19:19  
  19:52 Tom Wilson hits Mike Matheson.
Jeff Carter penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 20:00  
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:00  
Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. 0:17  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:22  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 0:30  
Brian Boyle blocks shot from John Carlson. 1:15  
  1:57 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:06 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:11 Lars Eller penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
  2:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 2:29  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 2:49  
  2:51 Nick Jensen hits Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 2:56  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 3:28  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 3:51  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:52  
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 3:59  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:14  
  4:16 Dmitry Orlov hits Evan Rodrigues.
  4:41 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 4:42  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 4:48  
  5:05 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 5:06  
  5:27 T.J. Oshie hits Jeff Carter.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:28  
  5:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  5:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:46  
Marcus Pettersson hits Brett Leason. 6:19  
  6:21 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:41 Beck Malenstyn hits John Marino.
  7:25 Daniel Sprong blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  7:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Daniel Sprong.
  7:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  7:43 Daniel Sprong hits Marcus Pettersson.
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 7:54  
John Marino shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:56  
  8:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:18 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
  8:27 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
  8:30 Connor McMichael hits Dominik Simon.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 8:44  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Nick Jensen. 9:10  
Danton Heinen hits T.J. Oshie. 10:27  
  10:45 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:46  
  11:01 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 11:02  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 11:03  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Lars Eller. 11:22  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:39  
  11:49 Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net
Brock McGinn blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 12:09  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:12  
Takeaway by Brock McGinn. 12:46  
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 12:57  
  12:58 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:05  
  15:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 15:49  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 15:54  
Mike Matheson hits Lars Eller. 15:58  
  16:49 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 17:07  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:08  
  17:14 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Conor Sheary.
  17:14 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Jeff Carter scores on an empty net. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Tristan Jarry. 18:07  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:07  
  18:37 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  18:52 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:53  
  19:13 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 19:26  
  19:36 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:39