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Florida Panthers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Shots on goal: FLA 31, PIT 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 1-3 PIT; P2 FLA 0-1 PIT; P3 FLA 1-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 11:00 Elmer Soderblom to make it FLA 0-1 PIT; P1 16:15 Cole Schwindt (assists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Gustav Forsling) to make it FLA 1-1 PIT; P1 16:50 Sidney Crosby (assists: Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust) to make it FLA 1-2 PIT; P1 19:12 Rickard Rakell (assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin) to make it FLA 1-3 PIT; P2 18:08 Rickard Rakell (assists: Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak) to make it FLA 1-4 PIT; P3 03:48 Bryan Rust (assists: Sidney Crosby, Egor Chinakhov) to make it FLA 1-5 PIT; P3 14:15 Carter Verhaeghe (assists: Seth Jones) to make it FLA 2-5 PIT. Top skaters: Sidney Crosby (PIT) 1 G, 2 A; Rickard Rakell (PIT) 2 G, 0 A; Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 18 saves on 23, decision L; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 29 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:34 TOI
Goals · PIT
Rickard Rakell
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:16 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Arturs Silovs
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

FLA 0 largest lead Never led
PIT 4 largest lead P3 3:48 (FLA 1, PIT 5) · 4-0 run, P1 16:50–P3 3:48
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 11:00 Elmer Soderblom PIT · wrist shot · FLA 0, PIT 1
  • P1 16:15 Cole Schwindt (Vinnie Hinostroza, Gustav Forsling) FLA · wrist shot · FLA 1, PIT 1
  • P1 16:50 Sidney Crosby (Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust) PIT · snap shot · FLA 1, PIT 2
  • P1 19:12 Rickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin) PIT · Power play · snap shot · FLA 1, PIT 3
  • P2 18:08 Rickard Rakell (Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak) PIT · wrist shot · FLA 1, PIT 4
  • P3 3:48 Bryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Egor Chinakhov) PIT · backhand shot · FLA 1, PIT 5
  • P3 14:15 Carter Verhaeghe (Seth Jones) FLA · Power play · wrist shot · FLA 2, PIT 5

Linescore

123 T
FLA 101 2
PIT 311 5

Shots on goal: FLA 31, PIT 23

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

FLAPIT
31Shots on goal23
64Shot attempts52
29Faceoff wins21
28Hits7
9Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals1
4Takeaways4
14Giveaways13
23Penalty minutes21
78.3%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA7111331
PIT810523

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers2 G · 55 attempts
Eetu Luostarinen: saved (wrist)A.J. Greer: missed the netA.J. Greer: missed the netNolan Foote: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netTobias Bjornfot: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Cole Schwindt: goal (wrist)Jesper Boqvist: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (slap)Eetu Luostarinen: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: saved (backhand)Donovan Sebrango: saved (wrist)Cole Schwindt: saved (tip-in)Cole Schwindt: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Tomas Nosek: missed the netDonovan Sebrango: missed the netNolan Foote: saved (tip-in)Mike Benning: saved (wrist)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: saved (tip-in)Jesper Boqvist: saved (wrist)Dmitry Kulikov: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Dmitry Kulikov: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (backhand)Gustav Forsling: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (slap)Carter Verhaeghe: goal (wrist)Nolan Foote: missed the netNoah Gregor: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved53% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net44% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins5 G · 35 attempts
Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: missed the netElmer Soderblom: goal (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (tip-in)Sidney Crosby: goal (snap)Rickard Rakell: goal (snap)Noel Acciari: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (slap)Sidney Crosby: saved (tip-in)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: saved (slap)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netRickard Rakell: goal (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (tip-in)Bryan Rust: goal (backhand)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Ben Kindel: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netKris Letang: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 18Saved51% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Carter Verhaeghe C 101051022:43
Cole Schwindt R 101-233009:45
Seth Jones D 011-310024:50
Gustav Forsling D 011040224:21
Vinnie Hinostroza C 011-210009:01
Dmitry Kulikov D 000021221:59
Sam Bennett C 000031021:28
Matthew Tkachuk L 000030021:09
Mackie Samoskevich R 000-114020:38
Eetu Luostarinen C 000-111116:59
A.J. Greer L 000-102015:51
Donovan Sebrango D 000013014:00
Mike Benning D 000010112:58
Jesper Boqvist C 000-123112:45
Tobias Bjornfot D 000-300212:36
Tomas Nosek L 000002010:19
Noah Gregor L 000013008:09
Nolan Foote L 000-124005:37
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov L 182378.3560:00
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sidney Crosby C 123+241017:34
Rickard Rakell R 202+131018:16
Bryan Rust R 112+230118:50
Evgeni Malkin C 022020017:14
Egor Chinakhov R 022+210013:37
Elmer Soderblom L 101+110010:18
Tommy Novak C 011030014:29
Erik Karlsson D 000020121:27
Ryan Shea D 000+200018:48
Connor Dewar C 000+110118:30
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+102018:27
Noel Acciari C 000010318:19
Connor Clifton D 000+203417:31
Samuel Girard D 000+100117:17
Kris Letang D 000010116:06
Anthony Mantha R 000-100111:45
Ben Kindel C 000010211:35
Justin Brazeau R 000+100006:32
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 293193.5260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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