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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 18, 2017
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 15824
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1012
Colorado 1214
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:17 Takeaway by Mark Barberio.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 0:28  
  0:31 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  0:37 Blake Comeau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 0:47  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 1:06  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:25  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:28  
  1:58 Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:00 Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 2:00  
Josh Archibald hits Samuel Girard. 2:11  
Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 2:29  
  2:54 Nikita Zadorov hits Carter Rowney.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 3:02  
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 3:14  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 3:33  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 3:53  
  4:17 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:23  
  4:24 Blake Comeau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:34  
Takeaway by Phil Kessel. 4:47  
  5:04 Tyson Barrie scores. Assisted by Matt Nieto.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 5:04  
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 5:22  
  5:37 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:45 Mark Barberio shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:49 Mark Barberio shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 7:16  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:31  
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 7:40  
  7:45 Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 8:06  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 8:07  
  8:14 Mark Barberio blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Carl Hagelin hits Patrik Nemeth. 9:29  
  10:03 Shot by J.T. Compher misses the net
  10:07 Anton Lindholm shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 10:33  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot. 10:33  
Chad Ruhwedel scores. Assisted by Carter Rowney. 10:39  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:39  
  10:52 Nikita Zadorov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 10:52  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:05  
  11:05 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:32  
  11:40 Carl Soderberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 12:23  
  12:30 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  13:22 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:18 Nail Yakupov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brian Dumoulin hits Tyson Jost. 14:22  
  14:37 Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 14:46  
  15:22 Blake Comeau shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Matt Hunwick. 15:52  
  15:55 Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 15:55  
  16:25 Takeaway by Samuel Girard.
  16:33 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 16:47  
  16:55 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 17:00  
  17:42 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:55  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Blake Comeau. 17:55  
  18:22 Blake Comeau hits Ian Cole.
  19:15 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Matt Hunwick.
Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:18  
Carter Rowney shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:24  
Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:27  
  19:57 Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
2
Pittsburgh   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov. 0:17  
  1:09 Shot by Carl Soderberg misses the net
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:20  
  1:50 Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:08 Anton Lindholm hits Riley Sheahan.
  2:14 Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot. 2:21  
  3:31 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  3:44 Nikita Zadorov hits Riley Sheahan.
  4:15 Nikita Zadorov hits Jake Guentzel.
Bryan Rust hits Blake Comeau. 4:33  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:38  
Ian Cole blocks shot from Matt Nieto. 4:45  
Ian Cole penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Nieto. 4:54  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 4:54  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 5:14  
  5:56 Tyson Barrie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Sven Andrighetto.
  5:56 Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 6:19  
  6:40 Shot by J.T. Compher misses the net
Ian Cole blocks shot from Colin Wilson. 6:46  
  6:54 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Mark Barberio. 7:00  
  7:01 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:10 Mark Barberio shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 7:11  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 7:34  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 8:10  
  8:10 Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  8:17 Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 8:37  
Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 9:18  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 9:20  
  9:30 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 9:44  
  10:26 Nikita Zadorov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary.
  10:26 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 10:48  
Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by J.T. Compher. 11:00  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:00  
  11:37 Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:37 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:02 Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Phil Kessel blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 12:06  
  12:28 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Bryan Rust.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 12:48  
  12:50 Tyson Barrie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg. 13:09  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot. 13:39  
Ian Cole penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyson Jost. 13:53  
  13:53 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:11 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 14:11  
  15:25 Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:27 Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Nail Yakupov. 15:35  
  15:56 Patrik Nemeth shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Kris Letang hits Alexander Kerfoot. 16:07  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 16:51  
  17:04 Carl Soderberg hits Olli Maatta.
  17:09 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  17:21 Tyson Barrie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  17:29 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby hits Nikita Zadorov. 18:03  
  18:18 Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:20 J.T. Compher scores. Assisted by Sven Andrighetto.
  18:20 Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  18:56 Alexander Kerfoot blocks shot from Matt Hunwick.
Josh Archibald blocks shot from Nail Yakupov. 19:02  
Olli Maatta penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyson Jost. 19:02  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 19:02  
  19:23 Mikko Rantanen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
  19:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:38 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  19:46 Shot by Patrik Nemeth misses the net
Shot by Ian Cole misses the net 20:00  
3
Pittsburgh   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:36 Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  0:45 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  1:23 Mark Barberio blocks shot from Ian Cole.
Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Ian Cole and Chad Ruhwedel. 1:25  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg. 1:25  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 1:46  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:56  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 2:34  
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot. 2:39  
Carter Rowney hits Tyson Jost. 2:51  
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 3:08  
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 3:57  
  4:01 Shot by Tyson Barrie misses the net
  4:07 Gabriel Landeskog shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:07 Blake Comeau wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Mark Barberio. 4:12  
  4:38 Blake Comeau shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:49 Nikita Zadorov hits Carl Hagelin.
Ian Cole hits Colin Wilson. 5:10  
  5:13 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:16 Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
  5:16 Shot by Patrik Nemeth misses the net
Ian Cole hits Nail Yakupov. 5:26  
  5:58 Nail Yakupov hits Ian Cole.
Jake Guentzel hits Gabriel Landeskog. 6:12  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 6:13  
  6:17 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 6:35  
  6:41 Tyson Barrie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg. 7:04  
  7:16 Nikita Zadorov hits Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Ryan Reaves. 7:52  
Josh Archibald hits Anton Lindholm. 8:11  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 8:30  
  8:38 Sven Andrighetto blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  8:59 Giveaway by Patrik Nemeth.
  9:15 Takeaway by Gabriel Landeskog.
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 9:25  
  9:52 Carl Soderberg shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Matt Nieto. 10:04  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 10:48  
  11:51 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:07 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  12:29 Patrik Nemeth hits Carl Hagelin.
  12:34 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:28  
Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:31  
Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:47  
Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net 13:48  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto. 13:59  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:02  
  14:29 Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  15:27 Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Anton Lindholm. 15:51  
Josh Archibald blocks shot from Gabriel Landeskog. 16:04  
  16:12 Patrik Nemeth shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Tyson Barrie. 16:19  
  17:54 Gabriel Landeskog shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:27 Mikko Rantanen scores on an empty net. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog.
  18:48 Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 18:48  
  19:20 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  19:23 Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 19:33  
  19:39 Blake Comeau wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.