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Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Dallas Stars 3 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Dallas Stars 3 (shootout). Shots on goal: PIT 29, DAL 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 1-0 DAL; P2 PIT 1-1 DAL; P3 PIT 0-1 DAL; OT PIT 0-0 DAL; shootout won by DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 18:18 Connor Dewar (assists: Blake Lizotte, Noel Acciari) to make it PIT 1-0 DAL; P2 01:27 Jamie Benn (assists: Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson) to make it PIT 1-1 DAL; P2 05:56 Tommy Novak (assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby) to make it PIT 2-1 DAL; P3 18:11 Miro Heiskanen (assists: Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen) to make it PIT 2-2 DAL. Top skaters: Jamie Benn (DAL) 1 G, 0 A; Tommy Novak (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Miro Heiskanen (DAL) 1 G, 0 A; Connor Dewar (PIT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Tristan Jarry (PIT) 21 saves on 23, decision O; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 27 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL
Jamie Benn
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:02 TOI
Goals · DAL
Miro Heiskanen
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 27:57 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
Jake Oettinger
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

PIT 1 largest lead P1 18:18 (PIT 1, DAL 0)
DAL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:18 Connor Dewar (Blake Lizotte, Noel Acciari) PIT · slap shot · PIT 1, DAL 0
  • P2 1:27 Jamie Benn (Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson) DAL · snap shot · PIT 1, DAL 1
  • P2 5:56 Tommy Novak (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby) PIT · tip-in shot · PIT 2, DAL 1
  • P3 18:11 Miro Heiskanen (Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen) DAL · Power play · slap shot · PIT 2, DAL 2

Linescore

123OT SO T
PIT 1100 0 2
DAL 0110 1 3

Shots on goal: PIT 29, DAL 23 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

PITDAL
29Shots on goal23
71Shot attempts59
25Faceoff wins22
26Hits17
19Blocked shots20
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways5
13Giveaways23
2Penalty minutes4
91.3%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PIT7119229
DAL739423

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins2 G · 48 attempts
Justin Brazeau: saved (tip-in)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Ville Koivunen: saved (snap)Rutger McGroarty: missed the netRutger McGroarty: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (tip-in)Ryan Graves: missed the netAnthony Mantha: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (snap)Ben Kindel: missed the netConnor Dewar: goal (slap)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netTommy Novak: goal (tip-in)Mathew Dumba: saved (wrist)Ville Koivunen: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (slap)Ben Kindel: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (snap)Kevin Hayes: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (backhand)Sidney Crosby: saved (tip-in)Erik Karlsson: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (snap)Kevin Hayes: saved (snap)Ryan Graves: saved (snap)Rutger McGroarty: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: missed the netKris Letang: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (snap)Ville Koivunen: missed the netKevin Hayes: saved (snap)Kris Letang: saved (slap)Kevin Hayes: saved (tip-in)Ben Kindel: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (backhand)Sidney Crosby: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 27Saved56% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts
Dallas Stars2 G · 35 attempts
Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netNils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netEsa Lindell: saved (snap)Oskar Bäck: saved (snap)Alexander Petrovic: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: saved (backhand)Jamie Benn: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (slap)Jamie Benn: goal (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netRadek Faksa: saved (tip-in)Jamie Benn: missed the netJamie Benn: missed the netMatt Duchene: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Sam Steel: missed the netAlexander Petrovic: saved (slap)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: goal (slap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (backhand)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netEsa Lindell: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (tip-in)Jason Robertson: missed the netMikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 21Saved60% 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

PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tommy Novak C 101+110217:15
Connor Dewar C 101015113:39
Kris Letang D 011+121122:36
Sidney Crosby C 011+111022:20
Blake Lizotte C 011002213:59
Noel Acciari C 011023013:51
Erik Karlsson D 000+120026:36
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+101121:09
Bryan Rust R 000+100519:09
Anthony Mantha R 000-140018:57
Ryan Shea D 000+110018:42
Ben Kindel C 000040217:30
Mathew Dumba D 000-211216:22
Ryan Graves D 000-214115:47
Justin Brazeau R 000-114014:51
Kevin Hayes R 000-142114:12
Ville Koivunen R 000020114:11
Rutger McGroarty R 000022012:04
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Tristan Jarry O 212391.3264:50
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Miro Heiskanen D 101030327:57
Jamie Benn L 101+241117:02
Wyatt Johnston C 011020022:39
Mikko Rantanen R 011040122:20
Jason Robertson L 011+230022:00
Roope Hintz C 011+211018:11
Esa Lindell D 000010428:53
Alexander Petrovic D 000-111319:00
Nils Lundkvist D 000+112016:15
Matt Duchene C 000-100215:55
Vladislav Kolyachonok D 000000115:54
Kyle Capobianco D 000-100214:30
Sam Steel C 000002113:11
Mavrik Bourque C 000-111012:40
Justin Hryckowian C 000-103112:25
Radek Faksa C 000012011:33
Oskar Bäck C 000-111011:12
Colin Blackwell C 000003110:47
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger W 272993.1263:36

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