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Vancouver Canucks 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Vancouver Canucks 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Shots on goal: VAN 24, PIT 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VAN 1-1 PIT; P2 VAN 0-3 PIT; P3 VAN 0-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 01:18 Conor Garland (assists: Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek) to make it VAN 1-0 PIT; P1 11:39 Connor Dewar (assists: Parker Wotherspoon, Noel Acciari) to make it VAN 1-1 PIT; P2 14:21 Tommy Novak (assists: Kris Letang, Justin Brazeau) to make it VAN 1-2 PIT; P2 16:18 Sidney Crosby (assists: Rickard Rakell) to make it VAN 1-3 PIT; P2 17:29 Anthony Mantha (assists: Evgeni Malkin, Justin Brazeau) to make it VAN 1-4 PIT; P3 05:56 Justin Brazeau (assists: Anthony Mantha, Kris Letang) to make it VAN 1-5 PIT. Top skaters: Justin Brazeau (PIT) 1 G, 2 A; Anthony Mantha (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Kris Letang (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Sidney Crosby (PIT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Kevin Lankinen (VAN) 21 saves on 26, decision L; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 23 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· PIT
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG Β· 11:50 TOI
Goals Β· PIT
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG Β· 13:33 TOI
Goaltending Β· PIT
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) Β· W
Season highs
Justin Brazeau Β· Season-high 3 points

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

VAN 1 largest lead P1 1:18 (VAN 1, PIT 0)
PIT 4 largest lead P3 5:56 (VAN 1, PIT 5) Β· 5-0 run, P1 11:39–P3 5:56
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:18 Conor Garland (Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek) VAN Β· slap shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 0
  • P1 11:39 Connor Dewar (Parker Wotherspoon, Noel Acciari) PIT Β· tip-in shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 1
  • P2 14:21 Tommy Novak (Kris Letang, Justin Brazeau) PIT Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 2
  • P2 16:18 Sidney Crosby (Rickard Rakell) PIT Β· wrist shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 3
  • P2 17:29 Anthony Mantha (Evgeni Malkin, Justin Brazeau) PIT Β· wrist shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 4
  • P3 5:56 Justin Brazeau (Anthony Mantha, Kris Letang) PIT Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· VAN 1, PIT 5

Linescore

123 T
VAN 100 1
PIT 131 5

Shots on goal: VAN 24, PIT 26

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P2 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

VANPIT
24Shots on goal26
72Shot attempts62
19Faceoff wins39
26Hits18
20Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals2
2Takeaways4
19Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes6
80.8%Save %95.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1131024
PIT614626

🎯 Shot Map

Vancouver Canucks1 G Β· 49 attempts
Conor Garland: goal (slap)Linus Karlsson: missed the netMax Sasson: saved (backhand)Drew O'Connor: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Marcus Pettersson: saved (wrist)Marcus Pettersson: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netConor Garland: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: missed the netLinus Karlsson: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Tyler Myers: missed the netAatu RΓ€ty: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Conor Garland: missed the netJoseph LaBate: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netMax Sasson: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: missed the netLinus Karlsson: missed the netLinus Karlsson: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: missed the netLinus Karlsson: missed the netNils Aman: saved (wrist)Joseph LaBate: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netPierre-Olivier Joseph: saved (wrist)Pierre-Olivier Joseph: saved (slap)Pierre-Olivier Joseph: saved (wrist)Aatu RΓ€ty: missed the netJoseph LaBate: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (slap)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 23Saved47% of attempts
  • 25Missed the net51% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins5 G Β· 42 attempts
Erik Karlsson: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (tip-in)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: goal (tip-in)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: missed the netFilip Hallander: saved (backhand)Harrison Brunicke: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Sidney Crosby: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: goal (wrist)Filip Hallander: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: goal (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: goal (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: goal (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: missed the netFilip Hallander: saved (wrist)Harrison Brunicke: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 21Saved50% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net38% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

VAN skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Conor Garland R 101+120119:51
Filip Hronek D 011002222:52
Elias Pettersson C 011+121116:56
Quinn Hughes D 000-120025:41
Tyler Myers D 000000321:04
Kiefer Sherwood L 000-114120:28
Marcus Pettersson D 000-111217:54
Evander Kane L 000-131217:20
Aatu RΓ€ty C 000-102017:01
Elias Pettersson D 000-123116:23
Jake DeBrusk L 000+111013:50
Drew O'Connor L 000-210013:08
Arshdeep Bains L 000001012:28
Linus Karlsson C 000-121112:19
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D 000-131212:01
Max Sasson C 000-111111:40
Nils Aman C 000-111110:32
Joseph LaBate C 000-126209:32
VAN goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Kevin Lankinen L 212680.8559:48
PIT skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Justin Brazeau R 123+122011:50
Anthony Mantha R 112+120013:33
Kris Letang D 022021117:02
Sidney Crosby C 101+110017:18
Connor Dewar C 101034114:24
Tommy Novak C 101030012:21
Parker Wotherspoon D 011+201222:24
Rickard Rakell R 011+110117:54
Evgeni Malkin C 011+141016:38
Noel Acciari C 011012116:06
Erik Karlsson D 000+200122:33
Bryan Rust R 000+130018:46
Caleb Jones D 000003317:59
Blake Lizotte C 000002017:15
Harrison Brunicke D 000012516:34
Ryan Shea D 000000116:30
Ben Kindel C 000000213:21
Filip Hallander C 000030011:40
PIT goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 232495.8159:52

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