FINAL
9
Pittsburgh
44-23-7 (1st Eastern)
3
Carolina
35-33-5 (11e Eastern)| Team Scoring | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| CAR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Goals |
|---|
| Pittsburgh - RUST (3), LEHKONEN (3), NICHUSHKIN (2), TIPPETT (1) |
| Carolina - CROUSE (2), BRATT (1) |
| Shots | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| CAR | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Pittsburgh - Cam Talbot (15 SV) W |
| Carolina - Alex Nedeljkovic (17 SV) L |
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 2 of 2 |
| Carolina | 0 of 1 |
| Financials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 18000 | |
| Net Profit | $950,400 | |
Game Summary
| 1ST PERIOD |
|---|
| J. BRATT CAR (HIGHSTICKING, Double Minor) 04:02 |
| B. RUST PIT (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 15:34 |
| J. BRATT CAR (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 15:34 |
| 2ND PERIOD |
|---|
| O. TIPPETT PIT (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 08:52 |
| T. HERTL PIT (ROUGHING, Minor) 09:43 |
| M. KESSELRING CAR (ROUGHING, Minor) 09:43 |
| L. CROUSE CAR (ROUGHING, Minor) 14:55 |
| 3RD PERIOD |
|---|
| E. HAULA PIT (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 08:57 |
| J. BRATT CAR (BOARDING, Minor) 08:57 |
| 1ST PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PITTSBURGH | 06:53 | TIPPETT 17 (HERTL, JOSI) (PP) | 1-0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 09:21 | RUST 23 (NICHUSHKIN, HUGHES) | 2-0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 12:19 | NICHUSHKIN 21 (RUST, ANDERSSON) | 3-0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 16:13 | LEHKONEN 18 (HERTL) | 4-0 |
| 2ND PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PITTSBURGH | 11:15 | RUST 24 (EMBERSON, STROME) | 5-0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 12:38 | LEHKONEN 19 (UNASSISTED) | 6-0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 16:19 | LEHKONEN 20 (MCDONAGH, JOSI) (PP) | 7-0 |
| 3RD PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA | 01:32 | CROUSE 10 (BJORKSTRAND, CARLSSON) | 7-1 |
| CAROLINA | 05:14 | BRATT 16 (EICHEL, SEIDER) | 7-2 |
| PITTSBURGH | 09:17 | NICHUSHKIN 22 (JOSI, MCDONAGH) | 8-2 |
| PITTSBURGH | 11:25 | RUST 25 (HUGHES, MCDONAGH) | 9-2 |
| CAROLINA | 16:33 | CROUSE 11 (CARLSSON) | 9-3 |
Statistics
Skaters
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Owen Tippett | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Ty Emberson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| Brock Boeser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Erik Haula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Josh Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Radim Zohorna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Steven Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Zach Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goalies
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | W | 22-9-3 |
Skaters
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Crouse | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Leo Carlsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jesper Bratt | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Moritz Seider | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Cam Fowler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Elias Lindholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Ian Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Juuso Parssinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Niko Mikkola | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Ryan Donato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Will Borgen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Goalies
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 17 | 22 | 0.773 | L | 20-10-4 |
| Matt Tomkins | 22 | 26 | 0.846 |
Game Notes
| Matt Tomkins enters game at 11:15 of 2nd period |
| Bryan Rust scores a hat trick |
| Artturi Lehkonen scores a hat trick |
Game Stars
| 1 | Bryan Rust | PIT |
| 2 | Artturi Lehkonen | PIT |
| 3 | Valeri Nichushkin | PIT |
Minor League Box Score
| Goalies |
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| Scoring Summary |
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| NONE |