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Arturs SilovsScoring
- 0:00SOKirill Marchenko Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOSidney Crosby Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOAdam Fantilli Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOBryan Rust Goal Backhand
- 0:00SOKent Johnson Goal Wrist Shot
- 16:543rdBryan Rust Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (12), Erik Karlsson (6)
- 14:543rdKris Letang Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (3), Arturs Silovs (1)
- 4:543rdDmitri Voronkov Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Sean Monahan (3), Kirill Marchenko (3)
- 1:553rdYegor Chinakhov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (3), Isac Lundestrom (1)
- 17:392ndDmitri Voronkov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (2)
- 18:011stAnthony Mantha Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (11), Justin Brazeau (4)
- 15:441stCharlie Coyle Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dante Fabbro (1), Cole Sillinger (2)
- 0:591stRyan Shea Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (4), Parker Wotherspoon (4)
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dante FabbroD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 12:30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Erik GudbransonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:18 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 11:31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Denton MateychukD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:20 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 19:45 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan ProvorovD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:46 | 0:35 | 4:17 | 17:54 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:43 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 19:04 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WerenskiD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:49 | 3:26 | 1:39 | 24:44 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor CliftonD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 15:52 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt DumbaD | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:39 | 5:02 | 2:02 | 20:35 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kris LetangD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:02 | 0:50 | 1:25 | 20:47 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan SheaD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 17:56 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 15:35 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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