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Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Vancouver Canucks 2. Shots on goal: PIT 25, VAN 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 0-0 VAN; P2 PIT 3-0 VAN; P3 PIT 0-2 VAN.

Scoring plays: P2 05:24 Evgeni Malkin (assists: Tommy Novak, Egor Chinakhov) to make it PIT 1-0 VAN; P2 08:41 Ben Kindel (assists: Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha) to make it PIT 2-0 VAN; P2 17:22 Ben Kindel (assists: Justin Brazeau, Brett Kulak) to make it PIT 3-0 VAN; P3 06:29 Jake DeBrusk (assists: Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane) to make it PIT 3-1 VAN; P3 14:00 Teddy Blueger (assists: Liam Ohgren, Filip Hronek) to make it PIT 3-2 VAN. Top skaters: Ben Kindel (PIT) 2 G, 0 A; Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Teddy Blueger (VAN) 1 G, 0 A; Jake DeBrusk (VAN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Stuart Skinner (PIT) 30 saves on 32, decision W; Kevin Lankinen (VAN) 22 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Ben Kindel
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 13:28 TOI
Goals · VAN
Jake DeBrusk
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:54 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Stuart Skinner
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

PIT 3 largest lead P2 17:22 (PIT 3, VAN 0) · 3-0 run, P2 5:24–P2 17:22
VAN 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 6:29–P3 14:00
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 5:24 Evgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Egor Chinakhov) PIT · wrist shot · PIT 1, VAN 0
  • P2 8:41 Ben Kindel (Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha) PIT · tip-in shot · PIT 2, VAN 0
  • P2 17:22 Ben Kindel (Justin Brazeau, Brett Kulak) PIT · slap shot · PIT 3, VAN 0
  • P3 6:29 Jake DeBrusk (Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane) VAN · backhand shot · PIT 3, VAN 1
  • P3 14:00 Teddy Blueger (Liam Ohgren, Filip Hronek) VAN · deflected shot · PIT 3, VAN 2

Linescore

123 T
PIT 030 3
VAN 002 2

Shots on goal: PIT 25, VAN 32

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

PITVAN
25Shots on goal32
58Shot attempts66
28Faceoff wins23
27Hits25
14Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
2Takeaways7
18Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes0
93.8%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT813425
VAN8101432

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins3 G · 42 attempts
Kris Letang: saved (snap)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (tip-in)Ryan Shea: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netRyan Shea: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (backhand)Evgeni Malkin: goal (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (tip-in)Ben Kindel: goal (tip-in)Noel Acciari: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (snap)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (backhand)Blake Lizotte: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (slap)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: goal (slap)Erik Karlsson: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (tip-in)Ben Kindel: missed the netParker Wotherspoon: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netConnor Dewar: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (tip-in)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netBlake Lizotte: missed the netBrett Kulak: missed the netNoel Acciari: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 22Saved52% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net40% of attempts
Vancouver Canucks2 G · 52 attempts
Conor Garland: saved (deflected)Teddy Blueger: missed the netJake DeBrusk: saved (snap)Nils Hoglander: saved (backhand)Max Sasson: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: saved (slap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (snap)Linus Karlsson: saved (poke)Tyler Myers: saved (wrist)Max Sasson: missed the netConor Garland: saved (wrist)Filip Chytil: saved (snap)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Nils Hoglander: missed the netTeddy Blueger: saved (deflected)Filip Chytil: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Teddy Blueger: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: missed the netConor Garland: missed the netConor Garland: missed the netConor Garland: saved (wrist)Filip Chytil: missed the netBrock Boeser: saved (slap)Teddy Blueger: missed the netJake DeBrusk: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netJake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: saved (deflected)Jake DeBrusk: goal (backhand)Brock Boeser: missed the netNils Hoglander: missed the netConor Garland: saved (deflected)Brock Boeser: saved (slap)Filip Chytil: missed the netLiam Ohgren: missed the netTeddy Blueger: goal (deflected)Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)Zeev Buium: saved (wrist)Conor Garland: missed the netDrew O'Connor: missed the netEvander Kane: saved (deflected)Drew O'Connor: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (tip-in)Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)Filip Hronek: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: saved (backhand)Brock Boeser: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved58% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net38% 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
Ben Kindel C 202+250113:28
Evgeni Malkin C 101+150116:01
Brett Kulak D 011012024:04
Ryan Shea D 011030019:27
Egor Chinakhov R 011+101016:33
Tommy Novak C 011+110014:35
Anthony Mantha R 011+102012:29
Justin Brazeau R 011+213011:39
Kris Letang D 000012226:28
Erik Karlsson D 000+110123:57
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+113523:40
Bryan Rust R 000-122117:53
Sidney Crosby C 000-102016:43
Rickard Rakell R 000-105116:20
Blake Lizotte C 000-110013:58
Noel Acciari C 000-122013:56
Connor Dewar C 000013113:55
Jack St. Ivany D 000000102:54
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner W 303293.8260:00
VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake DeBrusk L 101053115:54
Teddy Blueger C 101+135015:31
Filip Hronek D 011+211126:57
Elias Pettersson C 011-115218:32
Evander Kane L 011-130016:21
Liam Ohgren L 011+100216:05
Marcus Pettersson D 000+102222:26
Tyler Myers D 000-110020:42
Drew O'Connor L 000031118:40
Brock Boeser R 000051018:10
Elias Pettersson D 000004017:26
Conor Garland R 000+141117:03
Filip Chytil C 000010016:59
Zeev Buium D 000-210115:41
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D 000-200015:05
Linus Karlsson C 000-220011:28
Max Sasson C 000-111109:39
Nils Hoglander L 000-111109:11
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Kevin Lankinen L 222588.0358:10

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