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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, New Jersey 1
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 6, 2016
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Marc Joannette, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Andy McElman
Attendance: 15856
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 2226
New Jersey 0101
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
  0:39 Sergey Kalinin wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:20 Bobby Farnham penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Phil Kessel penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 1:20  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 1:20  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 1:48  
  2:44 David Schlemko shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  4:12 Reid Boucher shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  4:17 Reid Boucher shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 4:48  
  5:00 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 5:19  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 7:18  
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 7:47  
Tom Sestito penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 7:49  
  7:49 Jordin Tootoo penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  7:49 Jordin Tootoo penalty for Instigating - 2 mins.
  7:49 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Phil Kessel.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:42  
Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. Assisted by Kris Letang. 9:14
(1-0) 		 
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Tyler Kennedy. 9:41  
Matt Cullen scores. 9:52
(2-0) 		 
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 9:52  
Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:38  
  12:55 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  13:09 Travis Zajac shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  14:15 Stephen Gionta shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  14:15 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 15:27  
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 15:27  
Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:03  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:17  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Tyler Kennedy. 16:18  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:48  
  16:49 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 17:08  
2
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  0:16 Andy Greene shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  0:19 Sergey Kalinin wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:35  
  0:54 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Nick Bonino scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust. Assisted by Tom Kuhnhackl. 1:37
(3-0) 		 
  1:37 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  1:54 Tyler Kennedy wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  3:59 Andy Greene shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  3:59 Sergey Kalinin wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  5:21 Reid Boucher shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 5:39  
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 5:39  
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 6:07  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Tuomo Ruutu. 6:07  
  6:34 David Schlemko shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 6:34  
  7:52
(3-1) 		Kyle Palmieri scores. Assisted by Reid Boucher.
  7:52 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:26  
  8:27 Stephen Gionta wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  8:56 Sergey Kalinin wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  11:25 Evgeni Malkin penalty for High sticking - 2 mins.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 11:25  
Olli Maatta penalty for High sticking - 2 mins. 12:04  
  12:04 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  12:16 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  13:05 Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  13:18 Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 13:42  
Brian Dumoulin shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 13:50  
  14:04 Damon Severson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel. 15:23
(4-1) 		 
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Stephen Gionta. 15:23  
  16:01 Jordin Tootoo shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  16:01 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  16:43 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  17:55 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Trevor Daley shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:05  
  19:43 Stephen Gionta shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  19:43 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
3
Pittsburgh   New Jersey
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
  0:22 Reid Boucher shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  0:58 Joseph Blandisi penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 0:58  
  1:18 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  4:05 Tuomo Ruutu penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
  4:05 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Stephen Gionta. 4:54  
  5:03 Stephen Gionta wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 5:23  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 5:46  
  5:46 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 6:02  
  6:15 Sergey Kalinin wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Matt Cullen shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 6:31  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 6:31  
Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz. Assisted by Nick Bonino. 6:49
(5-1) 		 
  6:49 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:05  
Scott Wilson shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:09  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Stephen Gionta. 7:17  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Sergey Kalinin. 9:12  
  10:29 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Trevor Daley penalty for Holding the stick - 2 mins. 11:00  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 11:00  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:15  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 11:16  
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:22  
  11:51 Kyle Palmieri shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 13:59  
  14:00 Jonathon Merrill penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
  14:00 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Justin Schultz shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 15:11  
Scott Wilson scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. Assisted by Bryan Rust. 16:05
(6-1) 		 
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Tyler Kennedy. 16:05  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:26  
Ian Cole shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:37  
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Tyler Kennedy. 18:18  
  18:41 Tuomo Ruutu shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.